Welcome to the Mountain City Council meeting. It's uh Tuesday, July 14th at 6 o'clock. Can we rise for the pledge of allegiance? >> I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, we have our agenda. Do we have any amendments? >> No amendments. All right. Uh, can I get a motion to approve the agenda?
>> Motion to approve. >> All right. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Got a motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. Those opposed. All right, that's approved. >> Uh, number four, we got public comments. Does anybody want to come up and talk?
Give you three minutes. >> Come on up. >> Thanks, >> Chris Carlson. F, where do I live? 5950 West Branch Road by own dirt on Tonka Wood Road and and a property on Spruce Road, just up the road from Sherry.
And I'm here to talk about signs like this one that are not compliant with city code. I like to call them mowing obstacles, which city employees experience every time they mow. And my [clears throat] other favorite thing is when some people pull their sign and
they leave the bottom behind. >> Yeah. I wonder how often your city co-workers have had to take their lawnmower back to the city hall, raise it up, and get that wire untangled from their blades. And I know that I can call the city and say, "Hey, there's a sign on this corner
and you'll dispatch someone to go get it down." But I don't want to pay for that, and I don't want other people to have to either. So, I thought about it, and I have an idea. Not that I would want anyone to pay a $200 fine, but I think if there was a $200 fine and [clears throat] the signs were gathered and these people
were contacted and say we have an ordinance and if this happens again, there'll be a fine. The problem self-correcting my street corner, well, I where I live, I've judiciously taken the signs down as fast as they put them up and it took about two years, but my
intersection now is 99.2% 2% sign free >> and it's lovely. It looks nice. >> So, do you own the corner? >> I do not. >> Oh, you just go over take >> I only take signs that aren't like Sherry's political signs. We can't. Those are, you know, if they're in if
they're in compliance. >> I I ask and I put them there, though. >> So, if they're in the sign is in compliance. I've had city people whose job it is to take them down invite me to help them. Um, I've done it in front of police officers because they know that they're
not in compliance. >> So, you're saying random people are putting signs on >> I'm I'm sorry. >> You're saying random people are putting signs on >> Well, for example, someone had a warehouse sale. >> Yeah. >> Now, these people don't care about the community, >> right? >> They just put covered part of it up,
>> right? >> And it says only. Does anybody want to guess what the first part says? This sign was put up last summer. I took it down today, >> right? It was in Spring Park, not Mound. But this sign [snorts] says one day only. >> This sign has sunf.
So these people don't care. Uh I recently drove to Rogers, Minnesota, and I saw all the same signs that I see in Mound and Minatrista and Orno and I drove downtown Minneapolis and I see all the same signs. Most of these people are not local. They put the signs up, they
forget about them, they leave them, they get pushed over in the winter, they get tangled in the lawnmowers in the spring. It looks like hell, I think. And I think most people agree with me. >> All right. >> So, there are I did some research. There
are cities that have done this uh added a fine to their city code. And like I say, I I don't want to see people find and or pay fines, but does anyone agree that they look bad when when you go to intersection, there's 10 signs, four on five on each
corner, so that's 20 signs. >> Yeah, >> agree. >> I think the hard part is enforcement. But yeah, I >> what what we'll do is we'll have Jesse uh look at that and get it back to us with a with an idea. I will say the political signs that people put in their own front yard's constitutional
>> realtor signs and political signs. >> Okay. Well, I'm just saying that people have a right to say really stupid things that I found out [snorts] a few years ago. Yeah. >> That people put permanent signs in their yard that we cannot do anything about for our I [clears throat] think it was our old attorney, but >> Yeah. No, I'm talking about the get your
gutters clean >> and your new attorney and windows clean, gutters clean. >> So, people are putting these signs in their yard on purpose. You've not. No, that's what I'm I'm saying that you're saying the intersections that are >> I love entrepreneurs. I love entrepreneurs. I wish them the best. But being an entrepreneur because you spray
mosquitoes or clean gutters does not give them the right to come into our community and put signs everywhere and leave because they had one job in the community and as they're leaving they're >> right. Right. If they're doing it without getting approval from the homeowners, that's the problem.
>> And they're they're in the right of way. >> Yeah. So even if I'm even if I'm a homeowner and it's too close to the road, it's not compliant, >> right? >> But so >> we do have a sign I know we have sign rules whether it's us specifically or it's the county or the state, but >> um we'll look into that and we'll we'll
see what we can do about it. >> Great. >> Appreciate it. >> Um can I start new three minutes on a new subject? >> Uh no. >> Give us give us a quick thing. What what do you want to talk about? >> I've been bugging. Who's your company that if I want to build a house I go through? engineering firm.
>> Minsburg. >> No. >> Holton Mike. >> No. I want to build a house. >> Oh, >> Safe Built. >> Safe Built. >> I've been bugging Safe Built for two years. I own some dirt and mound on Tonkwood. I want to build on those lots. And I had a question. I don't want to go
out and spend thousands of dollars having drawings done and present them and say, "Oh, we can't do that." I've been trying to get them to communicate with me and they will not. I literally followed them one day. They were driving through Mound. He drove to the city of Spring Park and pulled in there and I follow, he could tell I was following him. I said, "Don't worry, I'm not a
stalker." And I told him, he said, "I've been trying to contact you guys for a year and a half." He gave me his card. I called, left a message. Crickets, they will not communicate with me. >> Okay. Well, we'll have contact with Jesse and he'll get them. He'll get you connected or [clears throat]
>> Jesse's reaching for a card. >> You haven't seen a celebrity death match yet? um many many years ago. >> David Leman does. [laughter] >> All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Thanks, Chris. Thank you.
>> All right. Anybody else want to come up? >> All right. Hearing none. Uh number five, we got the consent agenda. Does somebody want to go through those? >> Uh do we if we want to pull something, do we do that first or we just read them all first? I would >> uh read them and then pull. You you can
you can [clears throat] pull one and then Well, why don't you >> You want to pull one or >> I'll just read them. Yeah. I just just a comment on the minutes. It's nothing important, but I can read them all. >> Just read them all and then we'll pull whichever one you want to talk about. >> All right. Um consent agenda item A, minutes of the June 23rd council
meeting. B check registry for May and June 2026. C resolution 2637 approve appointment of election judges. D pay request number two in the amount of $11,925.50 to Tanks Co. for um public works project
26-10. Um e pay request in the amount of $27,415 to KM Engineering for construction management supervision and inspections
of well number eight and F pay request number five in the amount of 1,138,736.70 to Minger Construction for water treatment improvements project 25-12. two
G pay request number one in the amount of $141,960.30 to GH asphalt for street and utility improvements projects 2601 and 2602.
Um H resolution [clears throat] 2648 support for Southwest Trails Association um for 2027 grant to Minnesota DNR. >> All right. So we got A through H. We're
going to pull [clears throat] A for discussion. >> You like to? Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. So we're going to p. Does anybody else want to talk about any of the other ones? >> Yeah. I'd like to talk about Let's see. I'm trying to figure out which one this is in. Sorry. Five F
>> F. >> Yep. >> So, we're going to pull A and F. Any others? >> Okay. So, can I get a motion to approve B, C, D, E, G, and H? >> Motion to approve. >> And can I get a second?
>> Second. >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Council member Heric. >> Hi. >> Council member Mcinany. >> Hi. >> Council member Pew. >> Hi. >> Council member Costellano. >> Hi. >> Mayor Holt. >> Hi. All right, those passed and we'll go with a first. >> Go ahead.
>> Um, honest just a just a typo. It says you were absent. >> Yeah. Oh, that's right. It did. >> You were absent. >> You were absent. >> No, it says you were absent. >> Well, I was absent. >> It says absent then it held over from the last one. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, I'm here. All right.
>> That was the big the big deal. >> Just wanted to document it, right? So, >> all right. Document that I was here last time. >> All right. So, that's that. Any other issues with the minutes? [clears throat] >> No. >> Hearing none, can I get a motion to approve a the minutes of the June 2020 3
2026 council meeting with uh me being present? >> So moved. >> All right. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. I. >> Those opposed. All right. That passes. All right. F. Go ahead.
Um, it doesn't look actually I thought this was part of the bill, but it doesn't look I was questioning the traffic control costs and I don't believe that this is and probably Matt can explain that. I'm assuming the
traffic control on phase two is that Bartlett or is that the stuff that's being done at the top of the hill in Rout Park? >> Phase two. phase phase two is where they have the oneway set up right now. >> Okay.
>> And so they Yeah, that's >> so I'm reading this right, they've estimated the total to be $64,725 to for the street signage and markings. >> Yeah. So the love song payments we typically do based on the value of the
work that is installed to date or been set up to date. So >> roughly roughly 75% is what [cough and clears throat] what they've done to date. There are going to be some additions to that based on some of the additional signs that we put up to that. So when we're all said
and done, it's not going to be 1.0 or they'll say 1.0 there, but there'll be lines at the at the end of the request. >> So this is the additional traffic control which is another $4,589. Is that a different phase or is that
still within the same project? It's the next page over >> the aesthet Okay, sorry that's 5G. Never mind, my mistake. >> I'm just trying to figure out what all we've spent as far as the cost for traffic control and the portable signage
and everything else that's been down obviously because of the impact to West Edge Boulevard. So, and I don't believe this is not part of this total yet, is it? That we're paying 1,ion137, but is that included? Because this total shows a million847, not a million137,
which I'm assuming. >> Yeah. So, that there is a type of that the dollar amount that's listed on the consent here doesn't match there. So, it should be one >> 1,137. together before an 82. Okay. I just wanted to
make sure we were clear on what we were what we were approving and >> because yeah, they're saying initially 863, but then the estimated amount was 64725 which may or may not include all of the expenses I guess is what you're saying because of the signage that we used. So they estimate yeah there's a
the second to last column is estimated quantity >> and so to date that comes to we're estimating 75% of that total has been installed place that was overpaid. >> Okay. Just wanted to make sure I was clear on that. >> Okay.
All right. Any other discussion on F hearing? None. Can I get a motion to approve F, which is pay request number five uh to Minger construction for water tube uh improvements? >> So moved. >> All right. Can I get a second?
>> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. I. >> Those opposed. All right. That passes. All right. Number six, we got >> [clears throat] >> uh Orno Police Department and we got our new chief here. Welcome. >> Good evening.
Thought I would pop in and show my face here so you guys could meet me quick and go over the activity report. And I really had to fight Sergeant Spencer over for this, but uh that's right. Um first of all, glad to be here. Um my name is Chad Centra, the new chief of
police here in Orno. Um just a quick background, if you don't know, I spent 17 years with the Orno Police Department, um prior to going to uh Robinsdale PD as a captain and spent about four and a half years there. and now I'm back uh back with the Orno Police Department as the chief of police. So happy to be back in the Lake
Area um and working with all you guys here. So, it's been a good transition. I've got just a little over five weeks in now. So, um but everything's going well. Um and I'm enjoying the uh enjoying the job so far. So, um as far
as activity report tonight, um nothing really stood out. We did have a burglary across the street not too far up here from uh business. Um, unfortunately we didn't have a whole lot of surveillance or evidence or anything that we could uh tackle a case on that. Uh, most likely some juveniles broke in and found an
open door and did a little bit damage in there. Um, but if we get anything more, we'll um certainly investigate that further. Um, mostly other stuff is pretty standard uh police activity um that usually goes on throughout the month um between traffic and um some
assault arrests and and assist and accidents. Um and uh yeah, nothing really stood out, I guess, as far as anything unless you guys saw something that um looked >> Mr. Mayor >> out of the out of the ordinary. >> Yes. Um since you're new,
>> maybe you'll have some new thoughts on this. Um we have consistently had high numbers of DWI drivers. Mhm. >> And and in your report, in addition to that, there are alcohol related like
people having alcohol in their car, um open bottles, um you know, all that. So rather than just accepting this is a problem or or that this is the way it is, do you have any thoughts or could you put some thinking to how could we
address getting our city a little drier maybe? >> Yeah. Yeah. Um well certainly obviously um our cops are active trying to you know curb some of that behavior um with just visibility and then active traffic
enforcement. Um >> unfortunately >> part of part of the education part of the the issue too comes with our our establishments too and and making sure that they're trained well. So certainly we could work with them a little better if they don't if we think they're maybe not up to speed or not doing a better
job of you know serving to people that probably don't need anymore um before they leave or actively you know with all the rides now too it's um you know it's >> it's unfortunate that we still have >> small enough everyone could walk home. >> Yes. Well people are just coming to Mount to hang out too right there. the
area going. But um >> yeah, I'd agree. Um you know, with all the education and and the things over my 20 plus years of law enforcement, it seems like the numbers just don't seem to drop as fast as we'd like them, even with all the lifts and Ubers and all the way to get around town now. Um but from
our standpoint, the active enforcement obviously does curb some of that. Um we don't mind seeing a bunch of cars left outside an establishment that serves liquor. That tells us at least we're doing some hopefully they're doing something right and we are um in getting rides home. But um but it's yeah it's
still an issue. Um but certainly like working with businesses I think is a good starting point. Um just some more education on their part because >> um sometime you know there's a lot of turnover at some of those places and people checking IDs and knowing when not to serve and all that stuff that goes into it. So
>> yeah, because when you know when I door knocked when I ran for office, you see a lot of the plates, the specialized plates for sure >> people and um you know we we know that this exists and we need to really start being more affirmative and how to um
maybe cut it down some >> because it also sets up the police for a bad rap. People say, "Well, all the police do in mound is stop drunk drivers, you know." >> Well, I'd rather >> I'm sure you do more than that. [laughter] But yeah, and I know what you're saying. >> Yeah. Um, yeah. And it's it's, you know,
especially during the summer time, a lot we get a lot of people out to the lake area and certainly coming off the lake or at the boat ramps and coming out to visit friends and heading home. So, um, it's not just our residents here in Mound obviously. So, um, but some of that stuff, yeah, like I said, we try to
be active out there as much as we can, but um, you know, I think that's a good point where we certainly could reach out to businesses a little bit and make sure they're up to speed on what they need to do. >> Okay. Thank you. Yeah. >> Does anybody else have any >> um in full interest of full disclosure?
I live on West Edge Boulevard. I'm the one that's been raising Loca. Um I still don't see any reported traffic stops for speeding. Have any numbers on that? Including the report that I got from Jesse looks like another report from dispatch, not from [clears throat]
actual tickets that have been written. >> Um I don't I don't have actual citations. And then um all the traffic stops I they don't have my they don't have the addresses there because uh >> so can you just get that together? I'm going to be at the police meeting tomorrow. So I'm on the police
commission. So if you can look into that I would appreciate it. That might be tough to do though before first thing in the morning. So >> you're just looking for actual stops on West Edge and maybe how many citations we >> because we're rerouting traffic. Obviously, we has, you know, huge increase in traffic and I know we've put
um >> radar equipment out there. >> Um I did look at that information that was provided by um the police department. >> Yep. >> Um >> I feel like it's still a little bit off. I mean, we're still running between 4,500 5,500 cars a day.
>> Yep. >> And I visually see that they're not driving 20 miles an hour. So, I've seen your cruisers come through. They're just traveling with the traffic, but I haven't seen anything being written. Um, and according to the neighbors that call me and reach out,
they're not seeing it either. So, >> okay. >> I would like to see some more enforcement, and I know that that's not necessarily the feeling of, you know, the entire uh group here, but um I think it's a problem and we've got the problem as well when it was 30 miles an hour. They're going 40. You know, and it is a
neighborhood road. It does seem like a freeway, but unfortunately for them it is not. So, I know I've had conversations with Jesse and um would like to have further discussions with Jesse about the speed limit on West Edge Boulevard, but that's a topic for another day.
>> Yeah, I mean, I think um you know, with the drop into 20, I think, you know, from our data, it's it's you know, it shows, you know, pretty close to that overall. I know there's some outliers. um our patrol has they know the issues especially with all
the extra traffic and and so their enforcement whether um writing tickets or just making traffic stops >> or just being visible that all goes into enforcement for us. Right. So um I can as a police chief tell them how many tickets to write. >> Oh, understand. >> Right. But um I can try to get those numbers for you in the morning to see
where we're at. Um, and even over the weekend, I know we had the one way on um, Bartlett or Commerce Commerce, I'm sorry, in Commerce. We had the oneway um, and we did extra enforcement out there to make sure people and um, we did arrest person for DWI and wrote some tickets for people going the wrong way.
So, um, just because you don't see us or your neighbors don't doesn't mean we're not out there doing stuff. Um, no, >> I understand. >> And a DWI will, you know, if we get a DWI in West Edge, that's probably two hours off the road for that guy cover. So, but I will try to get those numbers for you in the morning. Okay. >> Um I think I think I should be able to get that. >> All right. Thank you.
>> And just for do you have a time frame that you'd like specifically? >> Well, I think we've been running traffic down there since June 1st, but >> June 1st a good starting point. >> I think that's probably around June 1st. I think it might have been June 6th or something like that.
>> Okay. I can start with June 1st. Uh July or whatever up to today. >> Do we only want West End or do we want the Surfside people skipping through illegally too? Well, I mean, I know they've been doing that, but I also sat and watched multiple people violate that rule as well. But
>> well, I would be interested in hearing I know I've talked to one of your officers. I saw him twice, one pulling one on OS Edge and then walked around the lake and then I saw him on Surf Side and I talked to him and I can't remember if he said he was writing tickets, but he's like, "We're definitely stopping people." >> Okay. Um, and I know that was like his
like assignment for that day, but I know we only have uh was it four to six active um officers on on >> depends on the time of day >> in the whole >> in the whole, you know, area. Yeah. One typically is dedicated to mount, right? >> Oh, yeah. >> So, we're talking
>> what 4,500 houses, lots of streets. It can only be so many places at once, but we'd like the data just to see >> and certainly I I understand the fr I mean, you're that's a lot of traffic going down, right? And unfortunately there was a major construction project. But I will start with June 1st and I'll
go up to today. >> I think today is supposedly we're rerouting traffic tomorrow back to >> noon. Yeah. >> Yeah. For for the spirit of the legs. >> Uh just noon tomorrow. >> What do you mean just noon tomorrow? >> Noon tomorrow. West Edge is done.
>> Yeah. I'm not going to totally agree with that. We've rerouted traffic now. >> Noon tomorrow. That was the traffic update was just >> front side is going to open up at noon tomorrow. >> Fair enough. >> And we're taking the west edge. >> Decent outliers that still will go down west edge, but it'll probably take a day
or so before they start disappearing and realizing that it's open. >> Right. >> We're going to we're going to put flashers saying, "Hey, we're open this these ways now." So, if you were doing the detour, you don't have to anymore. But, I mean, if it's kind of like in your brain for the last month, you might still do it a few more days before
>> you created that behavior. So, yes, you're correct. >> Yeah. and and it's temporary and we'll get through it and we need clean water and mountain so we got to get through it. Any other questions for anybody else? >> I have a couple. >> Sure. Go ahead. >> Um I usually bug Sergeant Spencer to see
if uh like are do you guys have any open positions right now? Are you guys fully staffed? >> So we we do have one open but um that's one of our cadets will be taking that and she will be ready in August to take her post test and then we'll start her training. So then we'll be full staff.
>> Cool. >> So we're good. Yeah. >> Um and then do you have any like I don't know if it's like fresh eyes on it or anything, but like do you guys foresee any huge like budgetary changes next year? Is anything changing largely for >> No.
>> Like the department? >> No. Okay. >> No, we're we're going to stay pretty much where we're at. >> Cool. >> Yeah. The only thing I'm asking for is one of my initiatives as a chief is a health and wellness program for our officers. Um, so I'll be trying to add a little bit for that. Um, and I'm meeting
some people on Monday for that. Um, so but other than that, we'll be pretty much standard. >> Nice. >> Yeah. >> Thanks. >> Tomorrow, are we talking about the budget tomorrow or not? >> Uh, we can go over Yeah, we'll go over some of that budget. Yeah. >> High level. >> Yeah, just some.
>> But then it was the next one's December. >> The next uh Yes, the next commission meeting. Yeah. Yeah. Be December. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Cool. So, >> anything else? >> And then, uh, you'll see a bunch of us over this weekend because there's some
spirit of late things going [laughter] on. So, we'll be around. I should be up there Saturday morning for a while, too. So, I hope to see a bunch of you guys out there. >> Awesome. >> And just don't feel feel free to reach out if you guys need anything. Appreciate it. >> Yeah, we'll have a city booth from 11 to 5ish. >> Okay. >> So, yeah, come and say hi.
>> Yeah, I will. All right. Thanks. >> Thanks. Have some cold water, right? >> Yeah. All right. Number seven, we don't have any public hearings. Um, I see there's a a person here. We did close our uh public comment meeting, but if if we can
get a motion from the council to re reopen that quickly if you want to come up. >> Okay. Are you guys good with >> share with you my waterity? >> You have to do something. >> Just just a just just a second. >> You want to sir, >> I've seen it. Sir, sir, can you go to
the podium >> here? Jason, I vote for you. Can see it. >> Thank you. >> Can you go to the podium quick? >> I'm going to keep it. >> Oh, yeah. We got We have There must be a motion first to to reopen the public. Uh >> No, we need you to go to the podium, sir.
>> Do you want to talk to us or give us your name? You need to do something about it. >> Okay. Give me a second here. Can I get a motion to reopen our public comment portion? >> Motion to reopen our public comment period. >> You got a motion. And can I get a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? All those in
favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. >> Those opposed. All right. The public comments reopen. If you want to come up, give us your name and address. >> Here you go. >> Can you give us your name and address? >> My name's AJ Shannard. >> Okay. What's your address?
>> 21105. >> What? >> 21105 >> of >> You said the address. That is the address. >> What road? >> What road? >> Uh, Village Trail. Okay. What? Go ahead and tell us. >> So, this is my water quality. You guys need to do something about my water
quality. This is non drinkable. This is terrible. >> The water softener guy was out and he said, "You have one of the best water softeners." He goes, "I can't do anything." He goes, "You need to tell your >> city, >> have you?" So, we are working on it. >> No, you're not working on it. This is like this for a long time. Long time.
It's terrible. >> That's why we're working because it's been there like that. >> This is very bad. >> We We do understand that. >> Okay. Do you see all the construction in town? That's >> Can we please not go down that rabbit hole? Cuz >> Can I talk about it? >> Not really. >> Listen, the pipes are this big. They need to be this big.
>> Okay. >> To fix that problem, we need to get the pipes. Your >> tone of voice. I'm just here for >> to fix the problem. We need to upsize our pipes. That's one of the things we're doing in August. >> In August, we're going to vote on a a new water treatment plant, and we're going to hopefully vote that through, too. >> And in a in a year or two, that should
be a lot better. >> In a year or two, this needs to be rectified quicker than that. I'm in a >> It's not going to happen. It's going to be about a year or two before this happens. >> Am I talking or are you talking? I love this. >> Okay, go ahead. Go ahead. >> I am in a new development, young man. >> Okay. >> We don't need any new waters and sewers.
Village by the Bay is new. That's what I have to say. I'm not waiting two or three years for this. It's not our pipes. This is terrible. So apparently you all have agreed that you all know about it. So please do
something about it quickly. There's got to be a quick remedy. >> You want me to respond? >> Yes. >> You can treat your own water with your own uh service within your house, whether it's water softener, reverse osmosis. There's things you can do on
our website. It's it's listed on there. City of mound.com or.org work now or >> I don't own a computer, young man. >> Okay. Well, then call Jesse at the city and he can uh you can come in. We'll print that out for you, give you resources for it. >> My wa I just told you my water softener
guy was there just now. >> Yeah. >> He said yours is fine. >> Okay. And you won't let me tell you about the water treatment plant we're trying to pass. That was a fixed citywide. So >> in a couple years you're going to you're going to in a couple years. That doesn't help it. >> I'm sorry. day
>> until until we fix that at a citywide level. You're going to have to do it. >> If you shake this up, then you really get to see it. >> Yeah, I see. >> I have the same thing at my house. Believe me. >> All right. Anything else? >> Oh, yeah. I'll make a comment on this young lady.
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have a stroke or a heart attack. So, I'm just saying. So, okay. Thank you, Jason. Thanks. >> So, so what are you going to do about this? >> I just told you. >> You said in a couple years.
>> Why don't you reach out to Jesse at at the >> Jesse? What are you going to call it? >> Do you do you have your card? You want to give me a card? Stop by city hall and we can >> I can't I can't. >> You just stopped here. >> I can't. I work young man from 5:00 a.m. to typically 8
>> at night I get done. Okay. >> Typically nine months out of the year. >> Can you call him >> when >> Do you have a phone? [clears throat] >> Did I just I am busy. Nine months out of the year I am just packed. >> All right. >> I have two more weeks of summer school then I'm then I have some free time.
Maybe. >> All right. >> All right. Thanks for coming out. >> Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my beef. >> You guys, seriously, this is terrible. Obviously, you all know about it and you
should do something about it more sooner than later. So, Jesse, what are you you have some other resources to resolve this? Is that what I'm calling you about in three weeks? >> Yeah. When you call him, he'll walk you through it. Yeah. >> I just told you there's two more weeks left of summer school.
>> After that, then I have one more time. What are you going to do about it? I would like to know, heads up, what can be done about this? >> He'll he'll talk to you on the phone. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Does anybody else want to come up here? Three minutes. >> Let's let's chat later.
>> Thank you. >> Yeah. If you want to come up, you can give us your name and address and we can talk. Yep. But as far as the water system goes, >> uh 2986 Highland Boulevard, also at uh 2887
Holstead, and between the two places I've had water tested and the amount of arcics that have been found in that and also magnesium
phosphates and along with a lot of other I I've gone through three different treatment things. Um I bring this to your attention for the
fact that with these carcinogens have created cancer and several people right around the areas and um
hence why I'm here today. not only my mom, I've had siblings and friends and family members all within the area u just within the last 6 to 8
months and uh not only that but neurological disorders with the magnesium as well. Um, I just wanted to bring it to your attention. I'm sure you guys are well
aware of looking at all different numbers or anything like that, but it just seems like these numbers keep coming up. And it used to be just one, two times a year we'd have, you know, things changing. And then I know you
guys are doing a lot uh to change with the different piping systems and everything like that, but it it's um it's it seems to be much more of a
overall consistent situation of several people that I know and a couple of people that have been out testing our water and I've brought water tested in as well.
So, I just wanted to bring that to your attention. That's it. >> Okay. Have you uh connected with the city at all about the results? And >> um just this past week because it just over the last couple of weeks when
receiving a letter at one of the locations and then looking in and finding out that both of the places are so close, not knowing if um both are going through a different water
treatment system or not. >> They're both in bound. >> Yes. >> Okay. They're both coming from the same place. >> Yes. I had water tested um from uh two different locations in Mound and um actually had them tested through the
faucet uh through um just well I actually brought in six different testing >> to a different place as well as having two people come out and test. And so
they were saying that um especially the arson part of it and with my mom now just recently um going through what they call acute leukemia
and I've been bringing her for her chemo treatments. It just uh a lot of things kind of came into place and that's why I came here. today. And um actually my boyfriend's
father who is within just a couple of blocks um has he went into hospice over 6 months ago. But where he's at now,
no issues. And my mother is doing okay. And I've had neurological issues myself. And since I've been having water tested and just doing bottled water and
having it either boiled or otherwise, I've been feeling a lot better. >> Okay. Well, sorry for to hear about all the family issues that's going on. It's just and >> so I just thought I'd
>> well we re we recommend for the last basically four years to only drink bottle water. Don't drink your water. If you are softening it, you're doing [clears throat] the reverse osmosis if you're doing that stuff. >> And that's >> and you want to drink it, then go ahead and make sure you're testing it. >> Yes.
>> And then if you want to drink your own water, go ahead. Do whatever you want to do. But we suggest testing it. Otherwise, do not drink your water. And I know we sent out a letter a couple years ago. >> Well, and that's why I was here. And that's the frustrating part is um as far
as putting a reverse osmosis system in or anything, I mean, you're quoted 8 to $10,000. >> Uh I got mine for like 1,600. >> Well, you can give me the information afterwards. That'd be great. But otherwise, I mean, we've been using British systems. I've been boiling
water. I've been freezing water. I've been just since I've been doing that, I have been doing a lot better neurologically. My mother has been doing a little bit better, but
it's just there are so and there are other family member and or friends that have been going through and have been diagnosed with several different things with
drinking the water. and it it just it shouldn't be put upon us when there is so much money put towards taxes for everything else. And I'm just
wondering humbly >> your advice of what can be done to have these things be helped. Uh I have >> so number one
>> love I have a lot of other family members and great nieces and nephews and I worry about them as well. >> Right. >> Well for again for sure for the last about four years right not we we we've
been saying for four years don't drink your water if you have water. Six years >> in mound was that >> was that >> it's six years. It was before co >> it was 20 2021 in January February. >> I never got a letter saying don't drink your water and I don't think my parents
did and I don't think these other family members did as well. And um >> I mean there's been a lot of >> uh not only aneurysms, there's been seizures, there's been and then once they stopped drinking the water, but
they obviously must not have been informed. >> Yeah. >> The same as far as I mean, why would you be in the city and not be able to drink your own water, >> right? Well, and that's the whole issue the last couple years is what we're working on is our new water treatment
plant and our infrastructure for that. So, yes, to give you, you know, next steps is yes, don't drink your water unless you are treating it and you feel comfortable doing that and you test it, whatever. Uh, the other thing is I would say is reach out to the city. Um, again,
if you want to go down to the >> which is why I'm here. Well, I know, but [snorts] during uh the regular office hours, just you can go down there and talk to them. Um on our website, there's links to like Minnesota Department of Health where there's some uh good information. We also have like a water
tab that shows on there as well kind of all the things for the last couple years. So, >> I've had eight tanks of aquarium items and pretty much everything has died in the last two years. And I've been consistent with testing everything,
pH levels, every other part of it. But the carcinogens, that's what has taken them out. >> Well, and I just recently had >> if if you have some water levels like that, then I think >> our public's work director would love to
to see that and we can >> I have had Brian health department come out before the commissioner for the health department. We've gone through other homes that have done testing to and sometimes we've found things at home that we're adding to it. So, it can be
plumbing, it can be a service. >> I've brought everything in from Yeah, >> we do all the testing right at the source. >> That would be fantastic if you could do that as well. >> Give me this card. >> He's our he's our public works director >> and uh yeah, get a hold of us with your information and I'll connect with you
and I can also get Brian involved and we can come and talk to you. >> Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Number nine, we have no new business. Number [clears throat] >> Wait,
>> number eight. [cough] >> Seven. We public hearings. Uh number eight, old business. This supposed to be on under open Avon Park. >> Yeah, we talked about >> Okay. >> the third time we've been here.
>> Okay. So before we do that too, before we do that, can we like I'm just we're on agenda item number eight, but I want to make sure we're like recording. >> Yeah. Are you recording green light up there? >> Hey, uh >> I did see that dude on usually. [clears throat]
>> Okay. Uh Avon Park play equipment. Uh Ryan, it's coming up. >> Welcome. >> Oh, see my kid mayors, members of the council. Uh I'm Ryan Preach, public works director, [clears throat] city of bound. I'm going to uh go over uh
options for playground sets for Avon Park tonight. And I'm going to sit back down and operate my computer, >> take notes. in one part. Um, we uh took a took a survey earlier this uh year and then uh
took that survey data back to three different uh uh companies. Flagship, which is uh Landscape Structures, MWP, which is game time, and Northland Recreation, which is known as Little Tex
Commercial. quotes were uh requirements were new playground equipment installation, a new surround around the play area, uh and the fiber mulch that goes in it. The budget that was given to them was
$80,000 for all that. Uh the things that were asked for uh from the surveys or the top things that came back were were the shade and caregiver seating swings, slides, and climate
structures. Uh so I'm going to go through all three companies. Uh each company is labeled one, two, or three. And then they have options A, B, or C. We have nine total playgrounds to
look at. We will move along fast and we can go back to any one you want at the end. >> Was there a favorite from parks or >> Yeah, I was going to let you look at them and then tell you what parks. >> Okay. [laughter] >> Recommendation was >> the question [clears throat] and in the
survey everyone said they wanted a bench for elders to watch >> in the shade. Is that included in this or is that something? >> Some of them included it. Some of them did because of the cost of their playground, but then I also have an option at the end for a shade structure
and bench and what that cost is too. >> Thank you. >> So, uh flagship or landscape structures. This is uh 1. Slowly go through the pictures. If you want to look at anything again, I
can bounce back. That's kind of what the layout would be. This you can see the current layout of the playground at Avon Park. So, um almost every single one of the uh the structures is going to require more than more of a fall area
than what we currently have. Um and that's for all the designs that were shown. Oops. Uh, 1B, one seat. As you can see, some of them put like the first shade structure was over a
bench. They decided to put the shade structures over the playground in this one. So they kind of >> played around with what they were the requirements. I will add that the parks lead requests that we don't have a tube like this that
does a U shape because we have that at one or two other parks and we're consistently spending quite a bit of money replacing it because fireworks go off in there or they melt it or they damage it because they're out of sight
and they can do what they want inside of that tube. and we are spending upwards of $6,000 per year to replace parts. So, something to take into account. Okay, this is MWP recreation game times
2A. A little bit smaller of a layout. They were given the same budget, but they came in with a lower price playground. This is 2B. Similar. They do have the the bench and
the shade structure. uh 2C. Uh this is 3A by Little Types or Northland Recreation. Three feet and 3C. Here's a layout of all the pricing of uh all
the options. Um beyond this, I have uh color options that we can go over. Um, [clears throat] and I will add now that we've looked at all of them, uh, parks re the parks
commission recommend recommendation was, uh, the 3A playground, which is this one. and they would like to stick with the color pattern that they did at Chester Park last year with the blue and white.
Um, I do have a mockup of that also for you guys to look at. So, kind of leave it up to you guys and if you want to go back and look at anything if you have any questions. >> Council have any questions for Ryan?
>> Good. Good. Uh, you put it together very well. It was easy to get through and make a make a choice. >> Thank you. So, one thing I would add to this is I I talked to several parents and grandparents and there's a question about like all these slides and they get
hot and the kids can't use them in the summer because they're too extremely hot like they burn. >> The survey came back slides things that came back and they're not metal ones like >> when I was a kid. Yeah. They're all plastic.
>> Sliding down toers. Shall I remind everyone it's almost 100 degrees outside. But um but [clears throat] what my thinking is is we and this 3A and I do like that one. Um we've got a small slide for small children, right? And then we've got two larger slides. Um I
know we're trying to look at the cost of this is pretty close to budget, but we also need to add a bench with a covered area on, you know, to it. I don't know what the cost is per slide or I mean is there a way to take a look at that just so we could get it under budget but also add the seating with the shade cover.
>> Well, I do have some I do have some room in the budget because we we are budgeted it's either 110 or 115 for the complete park. The I was holding back because I want to replace the back stop that's in the in the park which is a fence and
that's 30 plus years old. That would be nice to go to a black coated fence and something updated. Um, and then a walking path to get a ADA from the street up to the But >> do we know what the ADA path is going to cost?
>> Uh, the one that I did at Chester was just under [clears throat] 6,000. Yeah, $6,000. >> Okay. >> So, uh, the that was for the path the the ped ramp. I [clears throat] want to say it was45, but I I I don't remember right off the
top of my head. I want to say it's right around there. >> So, we're we're in the range of about $10,000 to get the pass. >> Okay. >> Um so, this is the the price for uh a
shade structure like this uh was 5,900. And then the benches that we put in at all the other parks with the armrests that are like the recycled, >> you know, brown 4x4 style um are about
$1,500. >> And >> these um shades, are those are those removable? Are they canvas? to the plastic >> that that is like a a stretch fabric that's >> weather resistant and you'll get
anywhere from 5 to 10 years out of it is what they expect. >> That's good because the plastic ones the bees get up in there. >> Yeah, we do the plastic. >> Yeah. So that's good that that >> sorry >> as far as handicap >> structure
[clears throat] and availability because would love to be able to be there with their >> other people as well. >> We're putting the ADA which is the ramp that you just talked about, right? Yeah, there'll be an ADA ramp from the street
with a walking path up into the play structure to make it handicap accessessible. And the fiber mulch that's used is ADA approved. >> So why blue and white? >> That they liked it next to the lake. The
parks commission liked it next to the lake and liked the theme and thought it kind of blended in with the mountain blue and light colored theme. So that was just the recommendation they had. >> Okay. >> I
I will say I think it's a little bright in that neighborhood and >> I would concur. >> I mean I love >> I like the green. >> I like it as is. I when I [clears throat] went through the slides I was like 3A. Absolutely. That's the one >> that will blend into that.
>> It blended into the grass stand >> cuz it's wide open. So I mean it's very visible. It's not like it's a tucked away kind of situation. >> I do. I like the green >> coloration as well. >> Um, on that bench, do we have a armrest in the middle or is it just a big
>> on the outside? >> Okay. Can we look at pricing one on the inside so we have a less likelihood of someone sleeping there? >> We can we can add them. They sell the armrest and they're attached to it. >> So, we can put one in the middle. >> Okay. That would be lovely.
Okay. Is that it? You want us to decide? >> That's all I have for if you guys want to talk about if this is the one you want and what colors you'd like to move forward with and we can get it ordered. >> I'll [clears throat] make a motion. Oh, go ahead. >> Go ahead. You want to go first?
>> No, I was going to make a motion. Go. >> Oh, I just had a question on [laughter] >> Yeah. Hold me. Hold me up. I just had a question. I should know this process, but I don't. Um, does the parks commission usually decide and then we like approve it later or is it something
that like the parks >> recommend recommend we decide? >> They don't decide, they recommend. So last year and this year I I took the designs brought to parks commission asked them for the recommendations on what playground they wanted, you know,
they wanted to recommend and then what colors they're looking for and then >> Okay, bring it to you guys for the final decision and let you know their recommendation. >> Okay. >> All right. I got someone else. >> Okay. Great. >> So, I'd like to make a motion that we go
with 3A and that the color is green. >> Like as is on the picture. >> Yeah. As is in the picture. That's what people liked, right? >> Mhm. >> Okay. You got a motion. Is that all we need for approve this thing?
>> I I haven't said anything. >> Oh, you want to say something? Okay. >> Yeah. I I'm 100% for 2B for many reasons. The cost >> Oh. the natural colors. I'm not into the bright colors. They really look dated to
me, especially that blue, which I think was really pretty down at by Alan Alas at Chester Park, but I don't think it has any place at at this park. Um, but again, true B, I like everything about it. I think just because we have it
budgeted for 110,000 doesn't mean we can't start saying, "Hey, we almost get the same amount of amenities." >> Okay, so you're right. >> We're 50. >> I do like the slides better there. >> I like the slides. I like both the um
shade structures and I love all the swings and most kids like swings. >> Does that include that? That cost does include the seating in the canopy, correct? Yep. >> I was going to ask if we could change the color of these slides. I'm not wild
about that. That looks a little >> Can you go back to the >> seven to me? >> Different color. >> Okay. So, that's got swings. It's got slides. It's got >> overhead slides. >> Okay. Can you go back to the other one
now? 2B. >> Yeah, >> 2B is the shade structures which >> two of them. >> Yeah, >> are we doing shade structures? >> Not we're doing benches and >> Well, these are included. >> But that one comes with the bench already. The other one we'd have to add the bench. >> It's a very valid point though because I
know that was something they asked for was the bench with the cover. >> Everything they've asked for is here and it's $59,000. The the only thing I would say as it's been a while since we were at the park, but like that part seems like it
it'd be good for like toddlers or like small kids, whereas the other part uh 3A would be more bigger range. Bigger range with little, you know, like my kids probably would run around play on it now. Whereas like
this seems like my kids probably would be like I'm too old for that. is to not if that's the target we're going for or whatever but I think uh 3A is more >> yeah it's >> could we change
>> probably longer term >> 3A is in budget too it's just more expensive >> right >> a lot more >> that's what we could we the colors so we don't have this variegated >> it just looks really dated >> variegated slime colors
>> chartreuse and What am I going to do? >> 3A. >> 3A. >> So, you see where it's like really, you know, the >> Yeah, the green. We just do one color green instead of 15. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And let me go to the end. >> Little T.
>> I used Little Tikes. I had a feeling Little Tes was going to be the one that you guys would like. I just was guessing. So, that this is their color palette. >> So, >> you just go like two back. Yeah. If it was all green and brown, it blends in really nice. Mhm.
>> Oh, one more. One more. >> I like going with the one that >> One more. >> One more. >> That one. >> That one. >> So, see it like just a normal green. >> Yep. One >> instead of four greens. >> Is that Would that be better? Sorry. >> It's a really bright green, though. >> Well, could we We could doll it do a
dollar color of that. >> I mean, it's so subjective. I I just think natural in that area with the park being right in the center of sort of the circle >> where it would be less >> less notice background is going to be the grassy field. >> Yeah.
>> And the trees around it. So everything's going to be green. So I think it will blend in. I mean >> obviously a lot more blended than the white blue >> cuz that would really stand out. >> Yeah, >> it does look good at Chester, but the background there is the lake. So it kind
of >> and and Alan El's logo >> and the boats are all white so it kind of all fits in there. >> It looked really nice down there. >> Can you go do a more dollar green? Back to the color options. >> Yeah. >> So what's the in the second row under
color options? Is that like a hunter green? I can't read that from here. Nor can I read this on here. So >> So this here is the plastic color option. >> Forest green. That's what it says. Sorry. >> That's a slide. >> Yeah. >> Yep. So like,
>> so I think what we're seeing there is these two alternating. >> So maybe this or this could be the entire slides. >> So maybe the darker green. Is that what you're saying? >> I think it's I think >> forest green. Forest green.
>> We do forest green and then slide and then the rest. >> Do you want to go back to the three? >> I'll go back. So they do have it looks like this is the forest green. >> This is the lime green and this is the middle green. So >> you just do forest all the way. >> Yeah, there's a lot more to do on this
one. I mean >> I like it. >> What's the warranty look like on Little Tikes equipment? >> You know, I have it off the top of my head, but the the lifespan was 20 to 25 years.
>> Okay. But a lot of cities see 25 to 35 out of these, >> right? Probably depends on the moving parts and all that fun stuff. Yeah. >> And you can do the ballpark, the ADA, and the park for what we budgeted. >> I've not priced out the fence yet, but
>> you think you can. >> That's what the goal is. >> Well, I don't know this with the darker slide, the forest green slide. There we go with that. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> And then we need the park bench and >> and then it looks like it's got accent
colors of like a light bone color. Is that what we're comfortable with? >> Yeah. >> Oh, you mean on that little sign thing? >> Well, just the f the staircase area. >> Oh, >> yeah. >> Like a brown >> the brown and tan. I mean, I just think that would look >> So, this is the actually the color theme
that we have in a lot of other parks. >> We have the the tan the brown foot pads. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And then we usually went with the dark hunter green on the slides on a lot of other parks. That's pretty traditional in a lot of parks that you know parks and cities >> and it's timeless.
>> Yep. >> You know, you're not going to get tired of it. >> Well, it blends in with anything natural around it. So, >> all right. So, we're doing exactly that except for the slide. We're going to change to hunter the whole thing. >> One, one color hunter. And do we need to
approve the bench and the canopy at the same time or does that separate or how's that work >> before we go on? >> Mhm. >> So wait >> canvas colors >> canvas >> top of that over that uh
over that uh call it we want to see a tan. What's that third one from the right on the top? >> All the shade fair. Is that what you said? >> This is >> Do you have a picture of what any of
these look like? >> I think you want to stay with the dark one on the >> top just because >> I mean it's just I have this >> that's that do engineer design. >> What do you recommend? What doesn't get like stained by stuff >> with [clears throat] the color pattern we're going with? I would either do
olive or I would do cinnamon, which is this. >> They're brown. >> They're both >> cinnamon makes sense, but olive and any of these dark colors are going to be really hot. They attract the light. >> I I would go with the a dark green
like olive, I guess, would be or the Arizona, but I don't know how dark Arizona would or dirty the Arizona would get. >> Where's the Arizona? Oh, this right here. >> Yeah. Or desert. Whichever one would >> complement the bone color.
>> Can you point out Arizona? >> It's right. It's right here. >> The second row. The second one in Arizona. Right here. Yeah. >> So, the post colors, are they sand or beige? Because that's what we would be coordinating with, right?
>> Yeah. >> I don't know. I kind of like the Arizona then. Yeah, I do too. >> The Arizona will weather good. We'll get two sun bleach. >> No. Uh they have I think a 10year shade
um warranty on the fabrics that >> performance fabric. >> Is it performance fabric? >> I don't know what it's called, but >> you know that cinnamon is nice, too. if it would probably look good with the the base, the floor area that it might be a
nice contrast. >> Keep in mind the the benches that we have are top here. They're dark brown like this. >> Not that material, but they're they're dark brown. Kind of similar to this color. >> And they're wood. Are these benches or
these the metal ones? >> You're sharing. >> Are these the metal benches or the wooden ones? the recycled like plastic that are brown. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Like the ones we did in Lost Lake. >> Okay. Type. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> I I agree with Cinnamon. I think that
matches the >> It would look kind of classy if you can use that term for a >> playground. A playground. But I think it would look nice. >> Well, it would complement the Yeah. the other colors in the structure. >> It looks good. >> You could do a feeding list in a pl
[laughter] the >> So, we good on cinnamon? >> Okay. >> Yeah, I like cinnamon. We're good. >> All right. So, we got that for the shade and the bench. You already are using the >> the brown >> the darker brown, right? >> Yep. Yep. >> Okay. So, then we just need a motion to
approve 3A with the forest green slide. >> Sherry, do a motion for part of it. Do >> you want to model your >> Okay. I make a motion for 3A with color scheme using um cinnamon >> forest.
>> Forest green on the slide >> on the slides. Cinnamon on the >> shade and do we have one more? >> Olive, right? >> Bone metal. >> Was it posting accents? >> Okay.
>> I'll be happy to second that for you. >> All brown. Oh, sorry. >> Brown. >> Brown. Okay, it's Brown. >> Okay. Did that work? >> Yeah. And Michelle second. >> I'll second it. >> She got a second. Okay. Any other discussion? >> All those in favor, please say I. >> I.
>> I. Those opposed. All right, that passes. >> Good work, Ryan. >> Thanks, Ryan. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Um, number 10, we got announcements. [clears throat and cough] >> Well, I was out of town at a family reunion, so >> Yeah.
See this? You didn't see this bar yet? >> No, I didn't. >> There you go. We don't have our minutes yet, so I don't know. Okay. Uh, nothing else? >> No. >> Okay. Uh, counc. >> Uh, I went to music in the park last
Thursday and it was just >> just great. >> You know, I was there early. I wasn't there for the whole time till 8:00, but it was well attended. I think everybody looked really comfortable down there on all the picnic tables and the, you know,
the wall that you could sit on. >> Yeah. >> Um, and we had the couple of food trucks. So, I think everybody really enjoyed it, too. >> So, it tests that the park works. >> Yeah. Yeah. It it'll it was a really nice location for it. And I think everybody seemed to really enjoy it and
so it really made me happy because, you know, that's what we're hoping for to get >> people down there to enjoy it in the center of town. So, I think that's going to fit the bill. And that's how that got. >> Okay, I'm going to piggy on that since we just talked about uh it was amazing.
I didn't see you there, but I think I came a little later. I was about I rode my bike down about a half hour, then my family went me there >> and >> well, I was walking around taking pictures and >> then I spent a lot of it up on the roof because you got great pictures, you know.
>> Uh Daruma was there and I missed Duma. So [laughter] we had we had to be back. Oh, it was amazing. And it was so so much cheaper in the food truck. So, >> it always was. >> Yeah. That's why they're back in the food truck. >> Hey, man. Love it. It was It was great. >> Portions, too.
>> Um all those chairs and benches and everything that we put out was amazing. Yeah. >> Uh we ended up sitting actually we got a spot. I was surprised cuz like we got to get down there and get some food and get a spot. >> And there was actually more spots left over. So, >> yeah. So, how did Dar did someone invite them or they
>> Yeah, music in the park. >> Oh, okay. They they did. Okay, good. They had that and then they had kind of a >> Asian >> not not to ruin it. It was >> fruit bowl thing or whatever. >> It was a bowls kind of thing. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. At the farmers market now they have a guy who does um what what is it like pancakes with fruit >> crepes. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But that Daruma truck was packed. It was kind of all Everybody misses Daruma.
Yeah. >> Um, the other thing too, so I I talked to uh the director Laka of Music and Party. >> Um, and the one comment that we got too and you could hear it if you were there. It was the sound is amazing. I mean,
I'm, you know, obviously the better location is Surfside for the park and blah blah blah, whatever the lake behind it, but this is so much better for sound. Like how we put that there and how the sound travels towards >> the city street.
>> Yeah. Towards the the park and away from the lake. It was >> here. >> It was great. >> You could hear it up here. We're walking on the parks commission. >> Yeah. I mean, it was clear as day. I mean, I was I spent most of the time at, you know, the picnic table by the room right up by the the trail and man, it
was it was really really good. So, uh actually talked to one of our old council members that might be here or maybe not be and uh we were talking and we're like, you know, this is what we envision Mound to be. I mean, this is like if we can do
more of this and I know that we've talked in our workshops and this and that. It's like, >> you know, maybe 2027 is finally the year. It's like we we get you know more serious about like you know packing these things and doing more >> festival to get even fest of the lake to move there. >> Yeah. >> Well again I know it's tough you
fighting with the lake but if we can specify certain events down there >> sure >> it's going to be >> yeah that's what the idea >> good idea. So >> with all the electric too I mean it's just ease >> for for everybody down there. So great job.
>> Yeah. Thank you. All right, council. >> I don't have anything. >> Okay. >> Um, no other than we've got the orno police department meeting tomorrow at 8 a.m. So, >> benefits. >> And to see everybody at Spirit Lakes this weekend starts on Thursday.
>> Are they going to be selling lures again? [laughter] >> Mystery boxes. >> Mystery boxes. >> Uh, okay. So, we're going to send out a special water edition newsletter.
Um, as everybody on the council knows, we've been, this has been a subject since 2021 once we got the alert that we had maganese. Uh we've always I guess known council members in the past that
we've had not great water um just quality in the first place, but uh it's just never been a been a thing to put a water treatment plan in. So that's what our our goal is um to get that done. Uh so we're going to put out a a special
newsletter. It's only going to be four pages. I'm still working on the actual design with Leila and Jesse >> and all the words and the whatnot, but so far I think we have a pretty good rough draft um [clears throat] inside of here just again so you guys can know and
then if you want to tell me to add something please tell me now. Um we're trying to get going on this like this week or early next week. It's in people's mailboxes so again people know. Um, I think one thing that we learned tonight is, um, we should put maybe a
little letter or a little note just again, don't drink the water, >> right? Um, and then also, uh, you know, what to do while while you're waiting, right, for the next two years. >> But, I mean, I drink all I I I drink
water. That that just seems so fear-mongering. Well, saying uh you know in 2021 that we >> we don't want to drink the water maybe first. >> We're we're trying to phrase it appropriate not scaring you know people
too much but at the same point like we just heard tonight some people just still don't I mean if they don't check the internet they don't check um I mean all the newsletters we sent out for how many years. >> Yeah. I mean, you can't, like we've been talking, we can't force people to, you
know, take the words we're saying to to people. But >> point is, >> I think you need to be really careful with that because it's, we know it's pockets in mount that really suffer, >> right, >> greatly. And then there are other areas in mount that have absolutely no problem at all. So, I think we need to take that
into consideration when you're writing this. >> Yeah. Um, and I I I do think that's a good idea to list the options of >> what to do. >> All as you just told both the guests up here tonight. You know, again, remind
people where they can go to get their water softeners and filtered water. And >> and in this, are you going to put is this the time we're going to announce the cost if Mound residents decide to >> Yeah. So,
>> inside of here is the cost that we're going to that's going to cost um what we're writing here is $2.08 per month. Now, that's on top of what's going to increase anyway of 775 because of our water rates are going to go up next year. Right? So, this
>> I think you have to show people how you're coming to this math because that doesn't sound believable to me at all. Well, that's what we just talked about. >> We wanted to outline to separate like if we can fit it in here without making it too much information, but >> that the water bill was going up anyway.
Here's how much it's going up for the average user and then this much is the water treatment plant. >> Like, you know, kind of al together. I don't know if we can lay that out and understand exactly what those metrics. >> Yeah, it was like, you know, your water bills going up uh with whatever for ease
of math, it was like 10 bucks a month. $3 of it is the treatment portion. It would be going up seven. >> Maybe we did nothing, right? >> Let me just read this one. >> I mean, that that just doesn't seem like >> are there going to be any buried costs anywhere >> in the fees and those
>> franchise fees? Remember, >> so I think part of this is going to be we can only say so much on a newsletter, right? >> Um the point of this is how do we get people, hey, this is what we're doing. We've been doing this. here's some, you know, new information. By the way, you
want more, go online. But again, do it in a good enough way where it's like we're being transparent. We're showing people what's going on. Um, again, that's some of the, you know, the the numbers that we're putting in there. The other thing we do say, well, why why do
my utility rates keep rising? Well, in the past, we haven't really done anything and we're 5 million in the hole. So, we're trying to hit all the points that we've talked about for four years about up here. The main reason I want to go through this is water treatment plant decision timeline. And this is like the most important part. Now again, once we go live on this,
we're gonna we got to stick to it. Um, so right now, August 25th is the date where it says presentation and final design and the request to bid the project will be presented to the city council.
Bidding the project means the city will receive quotes from construction companies to build the project. Basically, we're just, [clears throat] you know, go out to bid just like we do for every other thing, right? We're not approving it. It's just >> But if we haven't gone to bid, how are
you coming up with the $7 a month and or is that just within the 62? >> We already came up with all that in the spring when we did all the budget stuff. >> We're going to bring that plus our design, plus everything else and say, "Okay, here's what we need to do. This is how we're going to go out to bid."
And then we're going to say, "Okay, yeah, go ahead. you guys go out to bid, right? And then September, the city will receive the bids back. State statute requires that the city accepts the lowest bid, right, to move forward. Now, again, that's just we're
going to give them time. Now, October 13th is what we're putting for the date. The city council will receive the bid and vote on whether to accept a bid to build it or not. So, the two dates that really matter, August 25th, we're we're saying, "Hey, let's move forward on
bidding." Now, just because we bid doesn't mean we have to do it, right? If it comes back and it's like triple the cost, like, "Oh, crap." You know, it is what it is. October 13th's really the big day. That's the big day to circle on your calendar. >> And is this going to be like a public hearing of any kind or
>> I mean, you know, the public's allowed to come to anything. So, >> I understand that, but but are you going to be sending a letter out to >> This is the letter, right? So, I think you need to make that really loud and clear that whatever date it's either August or October, come to the meeting
because this is your chance to pin. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. It says right here, city council will receive the bid and vote. >> And that's October 13th. >> Yep. October 27th, staff staff will present an updated utility rate study
which will determine utility rates based on if the city council has chose to move forward with the water treatment plant. If they don't, then they'll change the numbers. Uh December 8th, the city council will adopt a budget and final
tax levy for 2027. This includes the formal adoption of whatever the rates are if we >> when's our preliminary adoption of the budget. >> Um >> remember we have that first one that we kind of say
>> this is this is just the utility rates. This isn't the budget like >> yeah but the budget's going to be running alongside of this or >> this is the utility rates part of it. Yes, the levy we're gonna typically it's like September and then >> yeah then we uh pass the final one in December.
>> It's just going to be a real confusing schedule because we're be doing budget one week, you know, and then the utility. >> I I have a concern, too. So, when is this letter going out? [clears throat] Um >> uh well, it should have been out a week or two ago. So,
>> okay. So, are we going to give the residents an opportunity after they read through all this and kind of digest everything that's going on? That's when I think we need to say, "Okay, at the next meeting, come in and we can discuss it." I mean, are one of these dates that date? Because I think
>> August 25th, >> so like a comments period. >> That's when we're going off for bid. So, they Oh, yeah. We'll let people comment both times. >> I I think we should make that known because, you know, we've had some meetings and nobody shows up. So I think this the final chance.
>> Yeah. And I think we've all way overthought this in some aspects. I mean, Minatrista passes it overnight. No one even talks about it and thinks about it. We've put so much time, care, energy into making sure we do this very very lightly and conservatively.
>> Well, we have a different demographic. >> Yeah. But we also have way cracker water than Matrista. >> Well, we Yeah. >> So, I think this should be a slam dunk. terms of my point instead of Minrista, you know, passing overnight and their water rates go up. Ours are, yeah, please do it. Let's fix our water.
>> I remember we we talked about this too like months ago when we had >> another meeting about the water and I commented like there's only four people here and we're talking about $30 million. I mean, >> right, >> the fact that people don't show up, I don't think that means people aren't paying attention. It's just that they're like, >> "Please keep
>> No, keep going. >> Some people know we're doing things behind the scenes. We put in the newsletter." They're just like, "Keep doing it." Now finally they see the construction and they're going of course some people think it's road construction which is not it's water construction for our water treat plant in the future >> and it's a good thing and it's like well
now everybody knows something's going on in mountain and it's really yes because we're working on water infrastructure. So the point of this letter is not a bad thing it's a very good thing. It's transparency. It's we're not doing a this you get this and if you want to toss it in your trash can that's your
that's your deal. If you want to read it it's all about watering. It's boring. just watering. >> The next one is going to be a fun and all about everything else. But >> are you gonna be putting in um this particular newsletter, >> you know, things like um what we've talked about a several times, we've
asked the question now that we're doing the water plant, if we didn't do it, the the new water plant that we're building, would still be a benefit to our residents? I I mean, I think those are a lot of questions that keep I keep getting. You mean the water
infrastructure like the pipes? >> Yes. And [clears throat] and and help people understand that whether we did it or not, this still because I get that a lot from the >> 10 million part. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> It it's it's still enhancing our water and our residents in how you know I
think we need the who, what, when, where, while how >> and how [laughter] >> you know I think we need to address those things. >> Ryan, do you have something to say? >> Something. >> Yeah. Go ahead. Um, I've personally been on four water mane breaks in front of Surfside. So, yeah, that water man
needed to be replaced. >> So, it it's benefiting the city either way, but it's upsizing the flow to help with pressure >> and obviously the plant. It's it's transmission line
between the two sides of the city. >> So, yeah, it it does mention it in here. >> Good. uh specifically says a $12 million infrastructure project that we're doing right now uh includes replace replacement and upsizing of water transmission mains from the tower on
Evergreen Road down to Bartlett up shoreline project is paid for by uh state and federal and it also ensures that this will run smooth for the eventual hopeful water treatment plan >> and out of all that money have we
received have we started getting the Are we sort of billing to get the money back? >> We've received uh I just was looking at today about three and a half million um submitting tomorrow for another 1.4. So we're going to be pushing 5 a.5
million by the end of the month received. And so like just for instance um the Minger construction pay request in here for 1.1 million. So that was approved tonight. we'll cut a check for it within the next few days and then
that will be part of the next pay request and we'll usually see that within about 15 days. So any any of the water treatment improvement bills that you've been approving at the council level have been submitted [clears throat] back to the state for reimbursement and have been received. >> So we've actually received money back
then. >> Yep. >> Yes. Okay. >> One one.3 million. Is that what you're saying? >> Uh >> tomorrow. Well, yeah, tomorrow that because that that also includes um 99% of the engineering from Bolton and
Mink um related to the water related to those projects. So >> in the meantime though, are are we having to front all the costs and then we're going to be reimbursed? Is how is this >> that's why >> we So the majority of what the city fronted was with the was for design of
the water plant and that has to this point been almost all nearly reimbursed. The the little bit here towards the end as we get closer to bidding that will get reimbured later. the vast majority of what has been fronted or everything that had been fronted has been um reimbured. So,
>> okay. >> So, anyway, my big point with this is keep your uh keep your date clear for August 25th. That's when that's going to be a big date. We're going to get the presentation of the final design. The request to go bid the project will be
presented at the city council. Again, we'll have, you know, people want to come and talk. We we'll give them time to do that. And then October 13th, that'll be the big date. Uh whether we're moving forward with this, >> can we get the pretty little sign out at the end of the road here saying city
council meeting this date to discuss water treatment, whatever, however you want to verbalize it. I don't know. I'm not a writer. >> We have whatever you'd like. We can >> I just think to so that we can make sure that we're definitely disclosing this. And >> we disclose this for four years. >> I understand. But you can't leave you
lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. So I mean, >> Right. Yeah. We've handed out uh I was down at uh at the park last year handing out things for what >> I was 10 hours. >> Yeah, I was >> in the hot and hell >> temperature and we had seven people that show up and I think out of the seven I I
invited four of them. >> So there three people that randomly came. >> Four people I told come because they >> I mean it's really disheartening. >> I emailed everybody that emailed me in the last four years and I said you want to come you want to talk about the you sent me pictures of your stuff. Please come here. We're going to be talking
about it. And then, you know, we we handed out the the thing at the deal we put on Facebook. We I mean, we can't, you know, make people show up. We can't make people do it, but I think they're counting on us to get it done. And they're counting us to do the right thing. And the right thing is moving forward and getting this thing done and
hope to God the project comes back and it looks good. So, >> and and mayor, just one more question for Ryan. Is this, and I think we've asked this before to Brian Simmons and to Matt, but once we get this all up and running, if we go ahead with the
treatment plant, will this be taken care of that the rusty water, not just the manganesees, but the rusty water, >> the manganesees and the iron, the what you see in as you call rust is the iron in the water. And that's what the treatment plant will address. >> Like I've said before, it's not like
flipping a switch. We're not going to see perfect crystal clear water instantly. We'd have to flush out this whole system, which [snorts] will take a year to to possibly even two years before we get that all dialed in. And I'll be working with the health
department regularly making sure we step up the treatment plant in steps so we you know enter enter the new chemistry into the system and not have any issues. So, >> is this going to help us maybe be able
to say, "Okay, turn off the fluoride spigot that comes from the health." >> We we have a permit to be at the lower rates, but we legally have to stay keep the fluoride in the system. >> I mean, it's killing us. >> It's a state thing that's required
>> in Florida. I mean, crazy. But you had said but you had said at one point if you're at x amount of number you >> of what >> of fluoride you know if we meet that level then we don't have to put any more
in didn't you say that maybe I misheard you >> or maybe it was wishful thinking >> no I didn't basically we have to have the fluoride >> what the rate that we inject now is what we have to be at and that's that's the minimum amount
Okay. >> All right. So, that's all I got. Um, do you guys have any besides Spirit Legs as we can >> No, it's 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Uh, staff will will be there before that. 10 to 4ish. >> Well, tend to question mark, so to speak. I mean, I guess if people stop showing up, then maybe it might close
early, but I think it's 10 to 5. Um, >> I was just going to say, so I did get a phone call from the um, music in the park people and they would love to come back for the August one there and it happened to be today. So I'll tell you all that I was just going to say yes, but so that's I think where we're going
to plan to do it again. They thought it was just unreal. >> Yeah, I talked to him and I said, I know you're going to want to preference it will be down there and he's like, you know, this is really good, but we said we'd love to have you back up here if that's what you guys want. So we did it there a couple years ago and you know we
all brought our you know chairs and everything. >> Do you know what their like what their their budget is for that like for bands and stuff? >> No idea. I could ask. >> All right. Do you guys have any other comments for you guys? No. All right. Hearing none. I'll take a motion to
adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> All right. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? >> All those in favor please say I. >> I. Those opposed. All right. I have return.