Good evening everyone. I am Mayor Shelley Carlson. It is July 14th, 5:30 p.m. The Morehead City Council welcomes public input on issues listed on the agenda of G general community interest, time and council permitting. Speakers will be limited to three minutes each.
If you would like to address the council during the meeting during the meeting, please fill out a form provided by the city clerk and we will call you up during the citizens to address a council item on the agenda. You'll need to state your name and if you are a Morehead resident. If comments were submitted to the clerk prior to the meeting via email
or phone. Those comments will be entered into the record. For more information on participation, please visit the council meetings page on the city of Morhead website at morheadmn.gov. We the Morid City Council collectively and with gratitude acknowledge the sacred land the city of Morid is built upon. We acknowledge the people have
resided here for generations and recognize that the spirit of the Dakota Ajiu mati and all indigenous communities permanate this land. That could I get a roll call please? Ryan Nelson. Nicole Matson here. Heather Nie Meyer here. Emily Moore here. Deb White here. Lisa Borggan here.
Sebastian McDougall here. Chuck Hendrickson here. Mayor Shelley Carlson here. And for those who are able, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Right. And city manager Molly, do we have any agenda amendments? May. Yes, mayor. We have one item under new business, a hearing related to Onyx
Bar and Grill's liquor license uh violation. Okay, that will be added to the agenda. Um with that, do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda? So moved. Second, Nissa Mayer. Motion and a second. Any discussion?
Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. Um and we will move on next to recognitions and presentations. The first I will turn over to Miss Lisa Bod um for the more
harder uh more heart recognition. Thank you, Mayor Carlson. Members of the city council, we're here tonight um with a recommendation that you honor Sarah Opitz with the Moreheart Award. Sarah works at the Lotus Center and with
recovery engaged community and she has undoubtedly impacted countless lives through her um unrelenting and selfless efforts. Sarah provides those in recovery with access to life-saving resources and meaningful support. She
fosters a welcoming, inclusive, and understanding environment in which those struggles with addiction can find community without stigma or judgment. Her compassion and encouragement speak to her incomparable character and empowers individuals to seek the help
that they need. Uh Kim Chaelt wrote in her nomination, "Sarah is an advocate for all. She has a way of gently but successfully leading others to advocate for themselves first, for their peers, community, and including everyone along
the way. She has the wind at her back as she continues to push forward for our community and special and especially for the marginalized and forgotten. There is not a barrier that I have seen, this is Kim's words, that Sarah has not
overcome. I have just barely scratched the surface of Sarah's accomplishments in her personal and professional life. If I had to have someone in my corner, I would definitely want it to be Sarah Opitz with her resilience, her vision, her compassion, her empowerment, and
encouragement along with her inclusiveness. And I had to nudge Sarah just a little bit to get back to me to accept the award because she said she was just a little overwhelmed with the recognition. And I did say that is kind of a
characteristic of those that are honored with the Moore. They are more about the community than they are themselves. So with that, Mayor Carlson, we present the More Heart Award.
[Applause] Um, good afternoon. Good evening. Um, I apologize, my voice is a little raspy. I did a clean time countdown and apparently usually I'm really loud, so
they um asked me to do all the screaming and yelling and I lost my voice. Um, but um, thank you. This is incredible. Um, I have a really hard time taking recognition. I think that's part of recovery. um understanding like I am an
accumulation of so many people and so many ideas and um and I just really am grateful to be a part of what um the Lotus Center has become recovery engaged communities and solid ground
uh what became an idea of many that has accumulated into a reality and we see the positive changes being made in some of the toughest neighborhoods in the Morehead area. If there's anything I can say about it is is that this is a miracle and it works. And if you ever
need to know how to find the answers to some of these really hard ask question or these issues that we see in our community, maybe the most broken actually have the answers that you're looking for. And we show it every day with the miracles of those that come out
and um have a passion to save the next person. So, I really just appreciate all these people who showed up. I have an amazing team and I have an amazing support system that I never knew would come from areas all over the city. Um,
whether it's my professors to um, you know, some of the boards that I come from. So, thank you for letting me be a part and I'm so proud to be a Morehead president. [Applause]
Come on. [Applause] and congratulations Sarah. I the Lotus Center is such um such an amenity to have in our community and I'm just really grateful that you're here. I'm
grateful that somebody took the time to recognize the incredible work that you and your staff are doing in the community and um also the fact that you have like the coolest hedgehog ever that resides at the Lotus Center and is is something that is maybe unique and
different than a therapy dog. It's a therapy hedgehog and you know you're you're paving ways with therapy animals as well. So, thank you. The next is um a presentation from First Community Credit Union. I'll turn this over to city manager Molly. Thank you, Mayor. And uh I'll just say,
Sarah, you are proof that we rise by lifting others. I mean, it's so nice to see you and your mom and dad here and everybody that that is surrounded this great work and community. Thank you. Uh so, so I'm here uh in place of our recreation director, Sean Brandenburg,
who had a baby, baby Miles, uh I believe on Friday, and he said he was going to be here, and so we told him, "You're not going to be here. Um, so that's how it goes. And so we're here to kind of recognize and thank um first uh community credit union um who
is supporting our cherish ballpark in Morehead. A historic field supported any number of amateur ball games, youth groups, Legion all the way through. Um however, it's a aging facility requires quite a bit of work in order um for us to continue hosting tournaments and
great great experiences. And so there was an initiative that started some time ago to work with the community to improve this field. And on June 30th, um the um last home game of the year, um we broke ground at Madson Field. Um construction began July 1st, the next
day, um with completed um renovation expected, um on, um for the 2026 baseball season. And so, um we're here to receive and say thank you for a generous $50,000 award from First Community, um Credit Union to help, um
with the Matson Field Grandstand project. Um, this will include naming rights for the Hall of Fame and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks. Um, Chris Howell, market president, um, in our community and Ty um, forgot your last. Sorry, Jensen.
Jensen. Yeah. Um, retail um, manager uh, is here. And so we're incredibly fortunate to have businesses like FCCU that believe in Morehead and we're so grateful for your support. And I'd invite you if you'd like to make any comments. Thanks for being on the team. All right. Yeah.
Hi, I'm uh I'm Chris Hall, uh marketer president for First Community Credit Union. Um we are a credit union based out of Jamestown, North Dakota, but we have 26 offices in uh North Dakota and western Minnesota. We opened our Morehead branch about a year ago and
with that um we got a call from Slick Miller who I've known for a very long time and I was able to connect him with our uh leadership and they were willing to I believe this is the largest donation we've done in the Fargo Morehead area. We've been here uh 12
years. Uh so the 50,000 donation is is I think by far the largest one we've done and uh we are more than excited to to provide this money. And on a personal note, I am a parent of a baseball player
that played at Matson for uh probably four years. He graduated from high school. I was on the board for uh Morehead Babe Ruth uh years ago. So um I was really happy to get Matson looking the way it should look. So, we are more
than excited to provide these funds and um hopefully great things to come at Matson Field. [Applause] Get away from Mayor. Yes, sorry to interrupt. Um, if we could just go back to item number
three. We do need a motion in a second to approve the agenda amendments. Oh, that's right. We didn't do that. I will do that. Um, first I want to thank First Community Credit Union. Um, I do know that I was at the groundbreaking and the ribbon cutting when you guys
moved to Morehead and I know that there are a number of Morehead individuals that work at your bank and I I heard through the grapevine that they were all um trying to make sure that they could work in Morehead where they lived. Um, I hope you guys are able to resolve that uh inner turmoil. Um, but I I just want
to really extend our gratitude for the support for this iconic baseball field. Uh, Chris, you kind of mentioned it, how many people have so many memories growing up, either playing there themselves or seeing their kids play. We had um a a young child who talked about
how his dad played and how he was now playing on it. I think he's probably going to be the next mayor of Morehead um as soon as he gets to the age that he can be the mayor um Crosby Ingresol and and related to another Ingresol who was a mayor in the 70s. So it was pretty
cool to see so many generations come out um for that phase one celebration. So thank you so much. Um so thank you Cat. Moving back to agenda amendments. I have a motion to approve the agenda with the amendment um put forth by city manager
Molly. So move Nissa Meyer. Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. And thank you, Cat, for pointing that out.
Um moving on to the approval of the June 23rd, 2025 meeting minutes. Do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Okay, there's a motion in a second. Any discussion? Uh, Council Member White. Thank you, Mayor. I just had a um
request to amend it to add the attendance. It's just missing from that one. Do you have a So, a motion to approve amended. Um, that's a friendly amendment. Is that okay with the council members? Okay. friendly amendment to
adjust the minutes to um make that change. With that, uh do I have a I had a motion and a second with a friendly amendment. Um any other discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries as
well. All right. Moving on to citizens to address the council. Um we have a number of individuals. Um, the first is Martha Wheeler. Uh, Martha, do you want to come up to the podium? And I know you've been here
before, but I'm going to repeat it for the other people who are here to um address the council. Um, this is an opportunity for you to come to the podium. You'll need to state your name. If you are a Morehead resident, then you
will have three minutes to speak to the council. This isn't an opportunity where uh the council is going to ask questions or there's not going to be a back and forth. This is an opportunity for us to receive the information. If there's information that I maybe can respond to
immediately, I will. Otherwise, we will take your information and um a staff person will contact you afterwards. So, just want to make sure that the expectation is that it's not going to be a back and forth kind of a conversation. So, um, and this little lovely
contraption from, I think, the 1800s, maybe not, maybe 1950s. We didn't have electricity back then. Um, it'll be green for the full 3 minutes and then when it's red, you'll need to wrap up because that means your three minutes is done. So, with that, I will turn it over to you. Say your name and if you're a
Morhead resident. I'm Martha Wheeler and yes, I am a Morehead resident. And I'd like to thank the city of Morehead for supporting our first annual FM flutterfest at Gooseberry Mountain Park on June 17th.
As it turned out, we had perfect weather which contributed to the delight of the event and we were really happy to have several city council members in attendance. I know I saw uh Nicole and I and I and you were there, Emily and and
Sebastian. Thank you so much for for coming. We had uh 200 plus attendees of all ages and we had really positive feedback about the activities and the resources provided by local organizations like UFM extension 4 FM
food partners clay soil and water conservation dis district and the nature conservancy and we are delight we were delighted to have the use uh to have a waiver for the uh use fee for the um
small shelter. So, thank you so much for that from parks and wreck. We were also grateful to have native plants donated by the U of M extension master gardeners and we were able to plant the entire designated garden area about twice as
much as we thought we would be able to. Um and UN U ofM extension uh will also be providing educational signage so that park visible park visitors can uh learn about the vital role of native plants in
supporting native wildlife including pollinators and birds as well as being able to find helpful information on adding native habitat to their personal property. and Paul Fner was able to provide us with tools, compost and mulch
to beautify the garden. And then I've just recently met Steve French who was great to come out and visit with me and very supportive of our continued work on the garden. And our team has been able to spend hours on the site um to care
for the new plants and to improve the garden area um and trim the shrubs. And uh we we plan to have another event next year, our second annual, and look forward to working with the city to continue nurturing our community's
native habitat. Uh we're brainstorming ideas for a bigger and better FM Flutterfest during Pollinator Week 2026, including ideas for increasing citizen involvement in caring for the environment and even ideas for art.
Um, as I move around the city, I notice many public areas planted in turf grass, and I'm curious about future plans that the city may have in transitioning city-owned and maintained land to be lawn or prairie plantings. An example is
I live um near Morehead High School and I've often thought about the lawn uh that was installed at the underpass of 20th and 21st Street where it's very very steep and it must be difficult to mow and maintain. And oh that's that's
it. Thank you so much. Thank you so much Martha. And um we can have um our public works director get back to you in regards to your question regarding uh future plans because it's definitely something that we've looked at and it's
part of our our green step five city plans is looking at what we can possibly turn I just have no idea where we're at with that. Um next is um Anita Dwis. Um and Anita if you want to come to the
podium please. and then we'll need to have you state your name and if you are a Morehead resident and then you will have three minutes to present information to the council. Okay. My name is Anita Dwis and I am a Morehead resident. I live up at Crystal
Creek and my concerns today are about the um levy that was put behind our properties up there over the last summer. And there's some pictures here that
back in 5 years ago, they put a pile of dirt at the entrance to our subdivision that was supposed to be black dirt for the top of this levey, which never got used. And I don't know if you can tell, but where the map is there, the two
uh lots that are blue, one is mine and one is my neighbor, that's we were the closest to the actual work that was being done. And the next picture with the all the drain pipes, that was
actually put in my backyard. I was the only one that got that put in my backyard. As you can tell from the next pictures, they actually put it on the other side of the uh drain where the old levey had been removed. Then when you get down further to November where they
were all done, the spot that you can see all the water standing is in my backyard or behind my backyard. And I had contacted Houston Engineering and I also contacted the city as far as having somebody come out and verify the
elevations out there because they were definitely not right. Um the letters there, one of them is my email to Mike and then I got Mike's response and this and Tom's response and
the picture in May. you can see more how the water is standing there and it's no way, shape, or form going to be able to reach the drain. Instead of putting maybe 5 yards of black dirt there to fill that in, Mike chose to have a ditch
dug behind me. So, I have a 10-in deep clay ditch. Um, when they did that, they scraped all the dirt out of there. and the pictures previously where the trucks and stuff were going, that's where I now have a
clay ditch that they're trying to plant grass in. Um, when I asked why they didn't put dirt in there, Tom told me to my face that if they would have put dirt in there, the water would have backed up into my yard, which is completely false.
And I have the prints a little bit lower down there that show what the elevation to my yard is there. You can see where they scraped all the little bit of dirt that I did have. Then the next two show the actual um elevations to to my yard
prior to and after. The next one shows the actual level that my yard was or that drain was supposed to be. All of this is the um storm drain that goes from 43rd Avenue up to 49th Avenue. All of them. You can
hardly tell that anything was done there until you get to my yard, which if you go to the last few pictures are what I have now. Those pictures are five weeks since they planted that grass. That is
not going to grow. It's planted in pure clay. I would like to see that they do something to fix it. Okay. Thank you. And I know Anita um you and I have been kind of exchanging some emails back and forth and we appreciate the I think it was I think I counted 55
pictures that you had sent to us. Just so you know that they were all sent to all of those pictures were sent to all of the council um in order to my understanding was your question was um your request was to regrade and to regrade that um section of land which is
owned by the city. It's it's technically not it's your land but behind your property line um would cost about $10,000. Um and the city engineer did authorize increasing the grade of the swale behind from that 2 to 4 in to make
sure it drained better and increase the slope from 0.5 to 7. Um the area that was graded in late May it I mean that would have been the ideal time to plant is in May. um but we were able we missed it and so um the contract is going to be
held open until the fall and they're going to monitor to see how the seating takes place and if necessary in the spring they will receat it again. So um as far as our city engineering is concerned um this is part of the overall flood diversion project. Uh they're
going to monitor how the grass takes. If it doesn't, it'll redo it again next year, but um they're not going to be doing any other additional um uh adding of dirt or or regrading it. So, but we appreciate you sending us this
information. Um and and along with the pictures as well. So, thank you for that. Um and then there is one last individual that wanted to speak tonight. Um and that was Kumar Sharma.
Um and Kumar if you want to come to the podium and you'll need to state your name and if you are a resident of Morehead and again you'll have three minutes when it turns red you'll need to wrap it up. My name is Kumar Sharma and I am not the
uh citizen of Morehead City of Morehead. So um thanks Mayor Carlson and council member. Um my name is Kumar Sharma and I have my business partner Marti Barbari here. Um we are here to request the conditional
use permit for our business which is called FM Auto Sales in Morehead for the Boulevard Parking. We had this permit pre previously approved to the previous owner. When we took over the building, we automatically assumed that this has
been transferred to us, but supposedly it did not get transferred. It's so important for us to have this uh permit because the parking is very tight and uh for the customers,
for the employees, it's very hard to park and we cannot access our garages that way. So if we can have this permit, we would really like that because of um our business and our parking and um we
definitely since we took over, we have made great improvements to the to the building and our surroundings and uh we are here. We are very excited about the growth of city of Morehead. We are very excited to be part of it and uh we have
many other businesses in city of Morehead. if you please uh we ask for you to consider the condition use permit for us and we would really appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. And is this in relation to the item that is on the agenda?
That is correct. It's 10BR. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Just wanted to make sure um that everyone knew that you were speaking in regards to 10B. And with that, we do not have any other
citizens who wish to address the council at this time. So, um, moving on to public hearings, and I will need a motion to open the public hearing to consider actions related to the declaration of a hazardous business at 14074th Avenue North. Do I have a motion
to open the public hearing? White move to approve. Second, Nissa mayor. Motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. We're in public hearing. I'll turn it over to our community development director, Chrissy Lasheski.
Thank you, mayor. Uh the request before council tonight is to hold a public hearing and staff is recommending approval of two resolutions regarding a hazardous building at 1407 4th Avenue North. There was a garage fire at this property in August of 2024. Letters were
sent out regarding the removal or or repair of the garage to the property owner following the fire. Um, but according to the Minnesota Department of Health, the owner unfortunately passed away in December of last year. Notice regarding the timelines and this public hearing was also sent to the owner's
estates and the photos of the garage and the report are in your packet. The garage was deemed a total loss as a result of that fire. There have been no communications regarding the repair or removal of the building. Following the hearing tonight, there are two resolutions before you. The first is a
resolution declaring that this fire damage structure be considered a hazardous building under Minnesota statute 463 and ordering the repair or removal of the building. The second is to authorize the agreements necessary to do abatement and demolition of the
hazardous conditions the garage. Um if the resolutions are passed tonight, we'll do the required notices in the extra. Following those publish published notices, we would then request a court order to remove the hazardous structures. Um, if the court does approve that authorization,
uh, the demolition costs would be then assessed to the property and available to answer any questions. All right, we are in public hearing um, right now. Are there any members of the public who wish to speak to this agenda item?
Again, are there any members of the public who wish to speak to this agenda item? Seeing none, I would entertain a motion to close the public hearing portion of this item. So move Ner White seconds. A motion and a second to close the
public hearing. Um any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. We're out of public hearing. Any questions or comments from the council for Miss Lasheski? And if there are none, I would entertain
a motion to approve um 9B and C. So moved. Second. Motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. Thank
you, Miss Leski. Moving on to 10B. And this item I will turn over to um Robin Houston. Thank you, mayor and council members. Uh, this item is a resolution to deny use of a city boulevard or a private business. Earlier
this year, FM Auto Sales at 1702 Main Avenue uh was parking uh vehicles for sale on the boulevard. Uh this business was notified of the violation and did remove those vehicles immediately. We have a 1967 code on the books that uh
would allow this request if approved by um the council. The last approval that was requested in was in 2013 by a different business. There have been several businesses in this location since that since that time. Um however, the 1967 code that's in the it's in the
streets code um that has a b a separate boulevard section. It contradicts several other code sections that were approved after that time. Um, we did offer FM sales the ability to make the request if they could demonstrate the need for more parking and um, they
needed to provide us a a site plan showing how many cars they could fit on their existing site. Uh, but they did not provide that to us. Um, it appears just by eyeballing it, I did a measurement, they can do about 25 to 30
cars and still be able to keep clearances of their two overhead doors. Um, staff is recommending denial of the request based on the 1967 boulevard section contradicts other zoning and
parking requirements for car lots. Parking on a grass boulevard area lessens snow storage area for city uh maintenance vehicles. It also increases the possibility of damage to those vehicles sitting on the bolard from road
road maintenance equipment. Um it poses concern for utility equipment clearance because there is a utility box in that corner. Um, and it also reduces the aesthetic, uh, the boulevard aesthetic and adds a negative impact to the trees and the grass due to the weight of the
vehicles and also sometimes used vehicles leak leak fluids, um, from the from their engine area. Also, staff will be recommending in the future a text amendment to remove that code from the books because we do already have a
rightaway encroachment permit in a different ordinance. That is essentially the same process, but it's it's an administrative process that doesn't come to council and it has multiple um requirements like insurance um the the
things that cover the city's liability for using the boulevard. Lastly, um if you would entertain this request, I do have an alternate resolution with some um different condition recommended conditions for you to consider. And please let me know if you have any
questions. Thank you, Robin. Any questions from council? Council member White. Thanks. Well, I I had one question, but now you've got my interest peaked. So, do you want to tell us what the alternate resolution would be? Well, so
we did create an alternate resolution and it would basically allow um some vehicles not what they have been parking. It would probably allow about five vehicles because one of the conditions would be they would have to
park behind the trees and not between the trees because that can cause damage to the trees. It also would have to clear that utility box. There's also parking lot lights and street lights, so they would have to clear those. Um, it also would require that they get an uh
rightaway encroachment permit which would go back to those there's a fee required. There's insurance requirements for city liability. So, um, those are kind of the basics of the conditions and they're very similar to the conditions that we put on that 2013 business where
we did allow it. Um, and it just, you know, it says things like can't park on the sidewalk. We retain the right. you have to move the vehicles at any time we request those types of things. We just think because of the, you know, we don't have someone going through the
codes and I actually didn't know this code existed because in the in the used car um business you used to have to get a provisional use permit and it says you can only park vehicles on pavement. Well, I didn't know about this code
where it says you could park them on the boulevard if you got council approval. So, it is a contradiction to that code was has been in the I think the book since 2004. So we and we have some other codes I think I left it in your in your report
other contradictory codes um in the street in the street section and then also some of the other zoning codes for just parking in general. Well, I'll just say that was and you I always am so impressed by our city staff and I I think I I wasn't aware at your
psychic abilities too because that was kind of my question is just I was wondering if there was some area of flexibility looking at it because I you know I think one is we need to have access to our utilities and the other issues you raised were you know um in terms of pollution and things like that
but they can't just use the whole area. So, I was trying to see if there might be some areas where we could have some flexibility, and it sounds like maybe that's a possibility. It does concern me though that the um business owners didn't respond and provide the um
requested site plan, but you you know, my if we could do things to try to help them to have some opportunities to expand, um I would be in favor of that. So, I I'll open it. you know, I want to hear what other council members thinks, but that would probably be my my
preference is if we could allow some, you know, uh maybe go with your um alternative with the addition that they need to also work on that providing that site plan. Any other council members? Um council member Matson.
Uh thank you, Madame Mayor. Um Robin, you said right-of-way encroachment permit. Did I get that correct? Yes. If we vote to deny this boulevard parking request, can they still apply for the rightway encroachment permit after this?
Technically, I think they could, but it's an administrative permit and we would probably deny it based on whatever. If you denied it, we would just base our staff denial on because again, they're not proving the need. They haven't pro if unless they can pro
prove a need for it, then you know, we would have to take a look at it. Usually the right of re-enroachment permits are not for uses like this. It's uses for businesses that don't have area and they need to put their s their sign in the
rightway. Um we've approved those. We've also approved, you know, rightaway encroachments for displaying furniture on sidewalks, those that type of thing. And then it covers our liability. Um, I guess they probably we they could
request it, but we as a staff are recommending denial of the use of the boulevard for this type of use. We just we don't like it. It it is very contradictory to several other codes that we have on the book and we, you know, we want to be consistent with our used car um lots because we do have a
lot of problems with code code enforcement. So, if we could be consistent, like everybody has to park on the concrete, well, if somebody drives by that particular business, they're like, "Oh, they're parking on the grass. I can park on the grass." And then it kind of leads down a road like, "Well, they could park
on the grass, so I could park on the grass." But we could, you know, that process would be open to them, but it would probably the same result because it's an administrative permit versus a going to planning commissioner counsel. Council member Nisser. Thank you, Madam
Mayor. Uh, Robin, to follow up on what you had just stated, uh, the business owners would have had to submit that plan that showed the need or an alternate layout to be able to meet the request. Correct. We were asking for
them to to demonstrate need so that we could bring that to the council that, hey, they're they're showing that they can only fit 20 cars on the lot and they would really like to fit 30 cars on lot. We never got that information from them. Um, so we just deemed that they did not meet the um, they did not demonstrate
the need. And like I said, I looked at it from a planning perspective based on how much room do you need to park a car. And I just, you know, eyeballed it. I think they can fit more cars than they have ever had on there before. And they've also never shown us like, let me
see you park 20 to 30 cars on here and you know, how tight is it? So that's something that they could probably, you know, if you wanted to entertain that, they could still do that. Okay. Thank you. I just wanted to clarify that that plan not being there is uh not having the need or showing the
needing and that's why the staff recommendation is to decline. Thank you, Council Member Borggan. Thank you. I just kind of want a few more facts. So when did FM Auto Sales, which was Mr. Chararma, when did they
purchase this? Oh, let's see. They got their um their light their they get a temporary license with zoning approval. I think that was last year. Last year or this two years? Two years. Two years ago.
So, did the city then send them notice that they were in violation by parking on the boulevard or how did we get to where we are today? So, normally we're not proactive with code enforcement, but if somebody's driving around and sees something or if we get a complaint, so somebody noticed that they were parking
on the boulevard this year. So, but as this picture is actually from last year, so no, it was not brought up last year. So, they have been parking on the boulevard probably since they started the business. If we, you know, we go, we went through the aerials and some businesses used the boulevard for
parking even though they weren't supposed to. Some did not. Um, there's a couple photos in your report that show that people would park on that property. It used to be a it was built as a auto body or an auto repair shop and through the years it's been auto repair or car,
right? Um, in 2013 the city did the city council did approve a permit for parking on the boulevard, but it was conditioned to that owner only. So, I would assume it was not communicated to the next owner that you can't do that, right? that could have
been why they continue to do it. I just wanted to kind of clarify that. So, they've been there for a couple years. We've had a complaint. It opened the door to, hey, you know, this was never approved for your business because this permit didn't go with the sale of the
business. So, this is a violation. I guess my question also is if we were to consider the alternative thing that you're talking about, could they put cement where they would be parking rather than continuing to
park in the grass? Uh we do not allow uh paving of our boulevards unless special circumstances and I don't think this would meet those. There's utilities in that boulevard, so we would not want pavement over the Okay. over those areas. All right. Um, and just for your information, the
only place that based on the conditions that I wrote up that they could park, um, one of the conditions is they have to park behind the trees between the trees and the existing pavement. So, it' really be at that corner of First Avenue and Main Avenue. So, that I think they
could park like, you know, four to five cars there and still keep the utility box clear. But we would not want to see them going further and parking between the trees because those trees and the grass, they're already damaged. So, we would like to get some time to get that healthy and make it look better. But
they would, again, they would get five, four to five more vehicles, but they can fit, eyeballing it, 25 to 30 vehicles on that site. And how many I I don't know. I think their plan was 30 vehicles.
Other questions or comments by council members? Council member Hendrickson mute here. So, if we were to, you know, um take up this alter alternative um ordinance resolution, would that that'd have to go through the council, wouldn't it?
Yeah, I could I could hand it to you. I have copies here. Um, so if you're going to entertain uh not entertain the denial but want to approve it instead, then that would have alternate conditions appro uh subject to that approval. Um,
yeah, I I agree with you. And Boulevard, I mean, those are, you know, it's there's damage to it and cars drive up on it. And I think I think it is a good um compromise for five cars and at that spot. I think that'd be a good spot for them. So yeah, I'm open to the alternative
resolution. I'll be calling on council member White. But um but first I do have a question in in this boulevard. This is city owned land, correct? Correct. So whose responsibility of it when um the damage is done to the trees? the damage is done to the grass. whose
responsibility of it is I mean is is this laid out in this alternative resolution that um that the owner then will be responsible for um ensuring that if that tree dies
that it gets replaced and the cost is is um having to be replaced by that auto owner or how how do how does that work? So we could so in this resolution which would
be a council approval there is a condition that they still have to go through the rightaway encroachment permit. So we could put some language in that permit or in here also that if you create any damage to the trees or the trees have to be replaced they have to be replaced at your cost. Same with the grass. If we were going to limit the
area to the corner, we could put in a condition that you must re, you know, in uh receded that area that's been muddy and rutdded like between the trees. We could add it here, but we could also work with them in the the rightaway encroachment permit because I I just don't think that um the
rest of the city should bear the costs of uh a business who is using our boulevard, our shard boulevard um to like we shouldn't be bearing the cost if they're the ones doing the damage. Um, so I guess I would maybe make that
suggestion to council if that is the route that you decide to do that that gets added. So that's not additional cost and um um expenditure from our public works department. So Council Member White, I just wanted to go back to again the
issue of the requested site plan. And so I, you know, I feel like right now I really appreciate all the work that you're trying to do to make this work. And again, I think we really want to support our local businesses, but we don't have um the information to
demonstrate the need yet. And so, I wouldn't be comfortable even acting on anything tonight without that. So, I wonder if there's a could we um perhaps table this and you know give you some time and uh if the if the um uh owners
were willing to follow through with that and also again maybe talk about some other compromised things where they would take on responsibility for any damage um you know um and maybe have a few more spots so they could expand. But I just until we have that information to
even even demonstrate that this is um warranted I wouldn't feel comfortable acting and we can certainly do that. Um but we have been requesting that information for many months. This I think started in February. I think the code enforcement notice was in February. So we've been
asking for the site plan since we've been speaking to them. Could we just Could we ask the owners tonight why they haven't followed through with that? I think let's just leave the motion on the table. Um, you know, this is something that our staff can um, you
know, demonstrate. I don't think we need to do the Q&A back and forth. So, any other council members have any questions or comments? Council member Borggan, you know, I'm not I have nothing against this business, but I think we have
a code about not parking on the boulevard. And I believe that if we start making exceptions and we're going to have other people wanting exceptions. And I am concerned about the aesthetics. I'm concerned about the trees. I'm concerned about the grass. I'm concerned about the utilities.
And there hasn't been a showing of business need and they were given an opportunity to do that and they didn't. So I would suggest that we go forward today with denying the request. Is that a motion? That's my motion. Okay. Okay. Is there a second for that
motion? I'll second it. A motion and a second. Uh discussion. Council member White. Yeah. You know, um typically we always have an opportunity to have questions and responses from the business owners. So, I would like to have the business
owners have the opportunity to just explain as they're here in the audience to perhaps address why they haven't followed through on responding to the request. Well, I appreciate that, Council Member White. Um, I did make a an statement
that the owner had already had the opportunity, but in order to appease you, sir, if you would come up and only answer that question specifically, why you have not since February submitted this information, please do not um go on with any other additional answers
besides that one question. Thank you. Thank you. I think all the information they need, we had been requested to them. I don't I'm not sure what information she's asking for and don't about those damaging tree and stuff. I I
don't see any damages in that lot. We've been taking care of the grass all these years. I've been in that location for over 15 years. Work for Sam Adam as well. Now we taking over. We're only asking for a little help. Okay. So sir, you haven't really answered the question. The question was,
there was a request made for you to give documentation that showed the amount of cars that you would need and demonstrate the need and you did not provide that to our planning department. Can you please explain to the council why you did not
provide that? Uh, far as I know, we did reply everything they need. I don't know what's exactly missing they were looking for. We did email it to them. What are we asking for and what are they looking for? I'm not sure what's missing in there. Okay. Thank you, sir. You can. My pleasure. Thank you.
Any other questions or comments? Council member Matson. I am totally neutral on the on the question. Um, is there any harm in waiting till the next council meeting to make a decision on this?
We already have a motion and a second on the table. That Okay, council member, sorry. Go ahead. I mean, I'm just asking Robin like is there any harm, anything that would change in terms of are we is there like a 30-day clock or something that that
would automatically be approved if we didn't wait or something along those lines? Uh, there is no clock, but like I said, we've been working on this since February and we deal with a lot of used car lots that have similar problems. So, I would just say I would prefer you
approve it or deny it just so we can move on to the next project. Council member Hendrickson, could we um well deny it tonight and then you could work with him? I mean, you've tried to work with him over the last four or five months, but I mean, if
they're willing to work with you, then maybe we can look at this resolution again. But I think I think we're I think it's right to deny it tonight because they haven't provided the business plan or anything like that. So I agree with um Council White and um so that's what I
you know deny it tonight and they can come back because there's no window. I mean there's no there's no window. They can come back if they wish to. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Council member White. Thanks. Just I want to make sure I'm
absolutely clear. So, if we were to vote no tonight, they could submit the same request. They can until I uh repeal that ordinance. Okay. And then after the ordinance is repealed, it would just be a rightaway encroachment permit and that's an
administrative approval. But we can wait, you know, if they're going to submit to council for a request where you would have to approve the vote, you know, we can obviously wait on that text amendment. Um, but it would just be the same thing. And we have emails proving that we've requested this information
and it was never provided. So, um, and it was in an email also verbally requested on the phone. Right. And I trust you. Again, I know the amount of work. I just if there's ambiguity, misunderstanding, I would rather if it means just putting things
off for one month just to see if we can get some clarification. But again, like and if we still have the same situation and it doesn't seem warranted to have it, I support staff. But I my preference would be to just wait for one month in
order to try to clarify some of this. But I I think if they already have a chance to come back and reapply for it, it's not going to change anything. Why wait if especially if it's already been motion made and a seconded? It's just a matter of semantics at that point of
they can just reapply later. Well, wouldn't there be extra staff work too if they're basically if they're then you're denying and then they have to go through all the paperwork again rather than us just hold putting a hold on it for one month. It's to me it seemed to you know if we're doing the same result but having to put extra work into it by
having them go through the whole application process again. Wouldn't it be easier to just delay by one month? So we have a motion and a second. So let's you know we're we're let's call a question but okay the question's been called. So motion in a
second. We need to um The question's been called already. So yes, my hand was raised and my I didn't see it. The question's been called. Can you take a roll call, please? Um could I have the first of all, could we discuss parliamentary procedure? She
did have her hand raised and I did motion to table. Uh sorry, I was muted. Mayor, my understanding is that because the questions been called that ends the debate. So council should act on the motion in the second on the table.
We have roll call please repeat the motion so we know what we're voting on. The motion is to um the motion is to approve the resolution to deny the Boulevard parking request. So it would be move to approve 10B.
We're to deny. Move to deny. Yeah. Oh, I'm I'm so sorry. If we vote yes, we're voting to deny. To vote no is to not to to not vote to deny. What is the result of of not voting to deny?
Kat, if you want to go ahead. Okay. Thank you, mayor. The resol the resolution, the item on the agenda is to deny the parking request. So, if council approves that, they're approving the denial of the request. And if we do not approve it, what is the result?
If you do not approve it, um, see if you deny the approval, it doesn't it doesn't automatically move mean that it's going to be approved. So, it would be I mean, essentially a similar thing. It's not your your denial of it doesn't mean that it's necessarily just approved.
I'm still not clear on what the result is, though. I mean, it do that does this still an open an open um request from the business owner. We vote again some other time. I don't understand what happens if we vote no. What is what the result is that
nothing happens. I don't I guess I'm very I would defer to Robin. I guess the I mean essentially they could like she said they could still submit paperwork. So if the motion fails the three I think it's a three-4 vote for this item then
the the resolution is just dead. and it doesn't do anything and then they could come back at a future council meeting and make the request again. Okay. Do you want to do a roll call vote? We're doing a roll call vote. Council member Wait, you can ask the question after the roll
call without Could you just clarify when you say that? Does that mean that they would have to refile the paperwork or There's no paperwork. It's not an application. It's a very Their current request would still be standing. We would just resend all the emails that we've been sending. You know, we've asked for items 1 through
five. You've not provided items 1 through two. Please provide those by this date and then we'll take it, you know, take it back to council. Thanks. It's very helpful. Okay, we are going to do a roll call. There will be no more comments or questions until we get this roll call done. Please do a roll call.
Nyer, no. Madson, no. Borggan, yes. White. No. Moore. Yes. McDougall. Yes. Hendrickson.
Yes. So requires six. But because one is missing does that. So it's 43. I think you missed somebody. So I miss somebody. So failed. It failed. Mayor. Yep.
Okay. So that motion did not pass. All right. Thank you so much. All right. Moving on to where are we? Well, we do have mayor and council reports and then we would have new
business after that. So, mayor and council reports. Are there any council members who um have reports to make? Council member Nisser. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um I would like to thank um the Klay County Fair participants, planners. The board spends
um a great deal of time putting this event together. I had the opportunity to volunteer as a member of the Klay County Extension Committee as um a judge's assistant for the Klay County Fair last Thursday. It was beautiful weather and it was an absolutely outstanding weekend
uh event Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And so it takes a great deal of work from extension staff uh the board volunteers and all of the children who come together with their exhibits of all sorts from creatures to art creations and all. And so it was an outstanding
event and I appreciate it having um such a wonderful impact on all of our Klay County um community. I also want to raise up um Sarah Opitz um who won the More Heart Award tonight. Um she is uh an outstanding individual to be
recognized, but I also want to acknowledge that um the Lotus Center and the Rec Center also have a need um for some support. And if you were um drawn to her as an individual or the Lotus Center or the Wreck, you can find donation information. you can drop off a
check or donate online to help keep this um shining star in Morehead um viable and accessible to many individuals. Um I also had the opportunity to attend the groundbreaking for a Matson memorial field with many many individuals. I know
the mayor mentioned the future mayor speaking um at that event uh the youngster of the Ingresaw family. Um it was really outstanding to see and I appreciate the donation um tonight from some of our financial partners, but
there is a great uh need yet to uh in increase funding and make Matson Memorial Field even more awesome for generations to come. So look for um donation information on the city of Morehead to support Matson Memorial Field improvements um which we just
broke ground on last week. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Nissmeer. Um, other council members, council member White. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to just let people know um that we're having our next conversations with council members event on July 22nd. Um, this one we've
expanded it. It's um being organized by council members Matson, Moore, myself, and Nissa Meyer. And um this is one of the fun ones that we get to do outside. So, it'll be in the small shelter at Gooseberry Park starting at 6:00 right next to the playground. We'll have
refreshments and just a again a nice time to get a chance to chat with people um get to know you, hear your ideas. Uh and of course the month after that we'll have our night to unite so we can u visit with people more then. Thank you.
All right, other council members. All right, seeing none. Um for mayor reports, um since June 23rd, I've participated in 23 meetings and or events. um assigned board meetings are on June 10th was the triple RDC board
meeting. Um a lot of discussion was spent on the cost of keeping the downtown Fargo site as a backup dispatch center versus what it would cost to sell that site. Um more to come on that. Um the MCC JPA board meeting was held um
just kind of a normal meeting where we approved land sales. Um and with the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, we had a um a meeting not on our normal meeting time, but we were able to resolve
non-compliance uh non-compliance contract dispute with our P3 partner. Um and even though it was a $57 million um contract uh agreement that we reached, we ended up saving about $400 million. So, it was
a good result um to the the challenges that we've had ongoing with our P3 partner. There's also a new colonel that is being appointed to oversee the US Army Corps portion of the diversion project. Um but wanted to send a thanks to Colonel Swenson who met with myself
and other area mayors um in regards to the work that we've been doing with him um since he was in office. Um other notable events that um I've attended uh was able to participate on a panel presentation at the League of Minnesota
conference the modern mayor impactful community leadership with um several other mayors. That was very well attended session. Um, also wanted to give a shout out to Kelly Coun and Mike Reitz who presented on training the civic pipeline which was a discussion of
our Morehead Citizens Police Academy or Citizens Academy um who did a session at the LMC conference and Derek Le Point also presented on a panel on redevelopment projects in a city. So there were a lot of folks from the city of Morehead that were presenting and um
I think we were the most well-represented city with panels and and sessions. Um let's see here. Also July 2nd through the 3rd, uh there were a lot of individuals in the city of Morehead in
regards to a friendship city signing at MSUM with the city of Zaho in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Uh, Mayor Gundar Shiko was here in town along with several other dignitaries from across the country across um, Canada, Germany,
London, and um, obviously uh, the Kurdistan region. We also did a tree planting in Gooseberry and exchanged flags. And the group also met at the safe city night at at um, Hopkins Elementary where uh, they were able to speak with our public safety personnel
and had a lot of questions um, regards to that. There's also interview done um that I did on their national Kurdish television the next day. Um and then July 10th uh participated in a new group called the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Group. So thank you to Council Member Nisser for getting the city involved with that. That's an organization to really raise awareness, recognize, celebrate, and meet the needs of u military families um such as sending care packages to deployed individuals,
but also assisting them with um a wide range of services, deployment readiness, family assistance, and resources. And then um also was a dis uh it's disability pride month. Um, and several of us were able to meet with uh local
disability advocates and community members and got to participate in a speed date with your elected officials. So, that was council member uh Nissa Meyer and council member Matson. Um, and that is all I have. So, I will turn it over to city manager Molly for uh city manager reports.
Mayor, a lot of the items on my list were up u mentioned, but there was one also from the League of Minnesota Cities conference. Thanks everybody that was able to join us there. But that is the um GreenStep city award where Morehead was recognized as a step five city um which is the highest designation for there were a couple items that really
stood out. The LED light conversions that is happening on the street lights continued increases to our tree inventory and then kind of the leadership around reductions in greenhouse gases or work work with the local utility and others around a regional initiative um to do that sort
of thing. So, just wanted to lift that up a little bit and and frankly thank everybody here that works together on that and the team, especially Ethan Jon that helps organize and communicate all this stuff. And I think you were going to mention about Kelly and Caleb receiving an award as well.
Well, they haven't received it yet. Oh, being nominated. We'll get there. Spoiler alert. Coming soon. I thought I was supposed to talk about it tonight. Never mind. Okay. Re redact that from the council, please. Never mind. Nothing happening
here. Um, okay. We do not have an executive session, but we do have new business um on a hearing related to the OnX Bar and Grill liquor license violation. And I will turn that over to uh Lieutenant Duff. Yes.
Thank you. Good evening, Madame Mayor and members of the city council. Uh tonight we're here um for the third violation for Onyx. I'm just going to recap the previous uh violations. Just so bring it to your awareness. On November 30th,
2023 at about 5:30, we did a compliance check um there where we send underage students in with officers. Um they are using one of our body cameras to record the contact. Um they were able to to order uh two beers. they were open set
in front of them before they realized that born in 2006 would not allow you to be into into a bar. So there was a violation uh for the first one. Second violation occurred uh November 25th, 2024
and this started at 2:50 a.m. Um it ended up being a bar check. Uh one of our officers noticed several cars in the parking lot. Business appeared to be open as usual. She walked inside. Um, first thing she saw was two people
smoking a hookah pipe off to her be her left and then she saw a table with approximately eight people sitting around it um consuming out of plastic cups. Um she started trying to find out who was in charge that night. Nobody was
in charge. Um eventually a person did come forward um and explained that it was a private event. Officer Hermes explained you can't have private events um after hours at a at your establishment because of the license. Um
while she was doing that um there was another person while the person who said he was in charge actually had a warrant for his arrest. So as they were going to um go and clear the warrant, he took off running out the back door and they had to chase him down um and capture him.
The third third violation just happened June 29th at 2:34. They had a large event uh present. Sergeant Weedmire and Officer Turning were there dealing with vehicles that were getting towed um by neighboring business for parking in their parking lot. And at about 2:50, um
Sergeant Weedmire saw an individual walk out the front doors with an open beer bottle. As he confronted him, the individual put the beer down. Um it did uh contain alcohol in it and then had a con confrontation with him. Later learned that this was someone who worked
in the kitchen um but was fired on the spot by um the manager there. Um Mr. Santal was present. Um they went through at about uh 3:10 and there were still a number of people sitting around inside
not actively cleaning. So the issue is after 2:30 the only people who can be in a liquor establishment, a bar, are people who are actively cleaning. You can't be sitting around visiting. There can be no alcohol, um nothing out on,
you know, you have to actually be cleaning. There's two set uh separate incidents where this was not occurring and I'm available for any questions. Okay. All right. I didn't know if you were come done or not. So, um, and
really what we are here to do is to either approve or deny the the violation. Is there is a suspension that was sent out by the city clerk where they would be closed for 3 days since it's their third
violation and that would take place this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Okay. Uh, questions from council. Council member Borggan and then council member niece mayor. Just for clarification because I do have the ordinance in front of me. It's a
three-day suspension and a $1,000 administrative fee. Correct. Correct. Okay. That's all I wanted to say. Council member Mayer. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I was curious about um the rules and regulations. So, when you um receive a license, the um
details about understanding that those present in a liquor establishment after 2:30 a.m. need to be cleaning or leaving. Um is that clearly outlined for folks when they apply for and receive the liquor license?
I can take that. Yes. So, it's um our city code uh 2313 discusses hours and days of sales. You don't have to have a 2 am license. That's an additional license that you can apply for. They had applied for one. Um, and that just opens
up the hours to stay one, you know, closing at 1:00 a.m. versus 2 a.m. Okay. But yes, it is it is stated in our liquor specifically in our city code. Thank you for uh being very clear and clarifying where those details are provided um when um licenses apply for
their liquor license. Thank you, Council Member White. Thank you, mayor. Um, Lieutenant Detloff, could you just walk us through the the next step? So, you know, if there was with this a three-day suspension and a fine and um but then
they would have their liquor license re afterwards, but let's say so, am I first let me just am I correct about that? They would be able to come back and have their liquor license after that 3-day suspension. Correct. Yeah. Um, so this would just be
a progression. Um so they have the third violation um within 24 months. Um and if they continue on
um there will eventually be a 5-day suspension and then I believe the final one is a revocation completely. Okay, that's really helpful because I think, you know, we're looking at these are some serious charges, but it also doesn't mean we're shutting down a business, but it's a good wakeup call to
say, hey, there's some changes that need to happen and and if the business owner can work with uh if there is any ambiguity, make sure that they are fully, you know, uh understanding everything that needs to um happen in order to make sure that something like
this doesn't happen again. then we can continue to have that business thrive in Morehead. But um but this would be something that you know again recognizes the gravity of the situation and is really calling for some changes
and to clarify this is their second violation. So there was they did the same thing. Third this is their third violation of their liquor license. Okay. But this behavior occurred the second violation. Were they open after
hours? This is the second time they've been open. Well, they have not had every cleaned out by 2:30 a.m. Okay. Thank you. Uh, Council Member Nissme, thank you. Um, Lieutenant Dentloff, can
you uh explain in addition to what happens next? So, you said um it was the third violation in 24 months. Will the clock restart after this three days or will the previous violations still stay on the record? And so if they have
another violation, I'm not going to do the month math, but um if they happen if it happens again, um I know as a former bartender, there were often um kiddos sent into establishments just to make sure that bartenders were following our
education that is required um in order to serve liquor in our community. But I'm curious if um not clearing things out, any sort of license violation, would that clock restart or would it um continue to add from the previous
violations? So once we hit November 30th of 2025, that first violation would drop off, but the clock doesn't restart. You look back 24 months. So, as we get past 24 months,
once it gets 25 months, then that first violation comes off, the other two would still remain. Marvelous. Thank you very much, Council Member Hendrickson. Um, not just with this establishment, with any other establishment, if they violated three times, you know, the, you
know, the after hours and serving underage with any bar, do you step up patrols there? Do you check them more often as you go on since they have violated it? We do our best uh with staffing. We are it is increasing. Um but we we still
have a challenge at that time of day to um have the adequate staffing to check on all these. Uh we do encourage officers to do bar checks. Um it's just depending on call load. You council member White. Thank you, mayor.
I know that we have the owners in the audience. I just wondered if we could have an opportunity if there's something they had questions or wanted to make any comment. Good evening, Mayor. Good evening, uh, council members. Um
me I believe it's it is a great responsibility that um that I have to run onx buying world. Um I'm I'm a little bit nervous because every time I come in here I'm trying to do the best that I can for the business to drive
here in Morehead. Um, and I and I believe um, as the owner of Onyx, I'm working um, very good with the Morhead Police Department. Um, I have no problem when they come over there to come check inside to see what's going
on. Um, like I told uh, Lieutenant Develop that I have some of my family members of police officers. I know how it is. um you know like um that that accident that happened the first time I wasn't there but my bar manager was
there so we were guilty I take that the second time um when they walking there it was um after 2 yeah it was after 2 uh 2:00 a.m. It was because and I told him that it was because of my brother that come from
Haiti that I haven't seen for 10 years and I didn't at the time I did not know and then I have him at the bar and then um me and some close friends and I was there um me and some close friend was there and we were uh drinking and we kicked everybody out you know it was
like my cousin my my family member that live here that you know like um that was end that time um some were cleaning up. Some were drinking a little bit. The second violation, but the third violation, I'm here to contest it because it's not, you know,
it's not accurate. It's, you know, and and um yes, there was an accident that happened. Some guy that supposedly work in the kitchen. I don't even, you know, I don't even know him. He was um helping somebody that day and he have a bottle
of um alcohol in his hand. And some of the guys, they leave the bottle and they call, you know, like um they they go grab But I don't know. I don't know if it come from the front door or not because I noticed the police officer was in the church parking lot waiting and I called them uh the week prior. I said,
"You know, we having a big event. Um if you guys can um send a couple squad car Bionics around 145ish or so to kind of control the quad a little bit." And I understand I talked to the um to some of
the uh police department that they showed on staff. I understand that. But you know, you guys can swing by around because me I prefer to have the police there. I even you know ask the um city of Morhead if they can send a squad car there. Even if anx have to pay for it, I would like the police around there
because you know people don't act a fool after they drink. You know how it is. And you know as bar you know like after you get few drinking you you going outside and you don't want to leave the parking lot. I'm doing the best that I can putting my security over there. I said, "Hey, make sure the people leave the parking lot and all of that." And
after I have talked to the police officer outside, um, we went back inside because the the place is a big place. So, we have to clean. We have to clean it. Usually, I'm almost every every weekend, especially Friday, Saturday. Um,
like I'm there like till 4 in the morning. Not only I have to clean the inside, but I come outside, clean the church parking lot. And I know you guys seen it because you guys driving by all the time. You guys see what I'm doing there. You know, I'm I'm sweeping the church parking lot. I'm sweeping my other neighbors parking lot, okay? Because I don't want no problem with
them. And um and you know the Mohead office, we used to park in the church parking lot and you guys know what happened and it wasn't you know it wasn't my fault and I have I have you know I take responsibility for that but I have to take care of that. Um, but what happened on the 29th, it was, you
know, the guy's I found out he's he's a drunk. I don't know where he come from. He come behind the building with a battle in his hand. He said he was waiting for a Uber. Mr. Santiel, we're not talking about the one gentleman that you're talking about. We're talking about if you were opened beyond 2:30 and allowing people to come
in and go absolutely into your establishment. No, absolutely. Because that is not in accordance with what law enforcement is reporting. Okay, let me let me answer that. Absolutely not. We were open but um I have about you know like 10 to 15 staff that you know not all of them work there. Some of them
are my family member helping me clean the place. We I have talked to the police outside and go back inside clean up the place and then the police come in the the the police officer was like five or three or four of them coming to the building. They have talked to me we have talked and then um everybody that was in
there was cleaning up tried to go home. So it wasn't there was no open battles. There was nothing like that that was going on. And that's why I'm here. Like if I if I did something I know I did it. I'm ready to take the responsibility. But this time we was not um uh we was not joking and then I was not open after
hours and there was only one time that happened. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. And uh Lieutenant Detlaf if you could maybe provide us some insight into what was into in the police reports. Um, it's my understanding that uh the information
from law enforcement was in direct dispute to what Mr. Santiel is describing. Correct. And it was captured on um body camera with the individual walking out the front door with a with a brown beer bottle in his hand um at 2:50 a.m. So,
you're also not allowed to um take any open containers out of the business. Um, so at 2:50 when he came out with that beer that was still cold, um, that was that is the third violation. He did not come from around the building, the corner of the
building. He came through the front door and it's captured on body camera. Thank you. I have a question. What are we What is the ask here? Is there Can you explain that to us, please? here. Thank you,
Council Member Morgan. Yeah. So, essentially the ask here is um for council to either uphold the sanction as provided in the city code, which is the fine in the 3-day suspension um or
um or if if they don't, like Lieutenant DL said, it would just it would not constitute the third violation. A motion to uphold the city code. Second. Motion and a second. Any uh further discussion?
Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Any opposed? That motion carries. So that sanction has been upheld. So thank you Mr. Detlaf or Lieutenant Dloff and thank you Mr. Sentiel. And with that
it is 952 and we are adjourned. Good night Morehead. It's been a long meeting.