This conference will now be recorded. >> All right. I'd like to call the New Richland City Council meeting for June 8th to order. All are present. Do the pledge of allegiance. >> To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Approval of agenda or does anybody have any changes that we need to or additions or
>> Yes. >> Well, I'll add the Broadway administrative. That's very long. >> Okay. >> I move to approve the agenda. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> consent agenda item.
>> Make a motion to approve this. >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Public comment. This will be the time if anybody would like to speak for public comment that's not on the agenda. This would be the time to come
do that one last time. Anybody that would like to go up? If not, we'll move on. All right. Request some presentations. Eric Clank. Good evening to everyone. Um, most of you don't know who I am, some of you do.
My name is Eric Kylin and I'm going to give you a synopsis of who I am just so that we got a good basis. My name is Eric Kylin. I'm a retired Army combat vet. I've been a part of two major wars, a peacekeeping mission and countless training missions in the period of 23
years in the army. I am no I am un not unfamiliar to conflict, but I didn't feel that I'd have to have come home and deal with conflict over some trees. I understand that you have ordinances and rules that they that you feel exist for the greater good. Yet, what I am
seeing is not a set of rules set for the greater good. I see a set of rules that will apply to those that you feel must apply to. The rules are only enforced when the person or household is not a part of your your social hierarchy. I
have witnessed your enforcer Drew harass my neighbor stalk him for hours on end waiting for him to do something wrong. while at the same time I witnessed him watch people drive by on their golf
carts, walk their dogs without leashes, and not once an eye, but then turns around and harasses my neighbor and witnessed him harass my neighbor over his dogs being in the front yard not on a leash. I'm sure there's a leash law in this
town like there is every other town in our in the United States, right? This is just a constant set of examples with this guy and you're harassing me over a few trees.
With that, I took a few minutes to walk around and look at everything on the boulevards of what has conceived the boulevards. There are trees closer than 35 ft to multiple curves and corners. Trees
closer than 30 ft. I don't know what's described in what your ordinance says is considered a small tree, a medium tree, or a large tree. All it says is that they're defined as small, medium, and large. Your ordinances aren't very clear or
concise. With that, I have a few questions, so please take note because I'm going to try and bang through this quick. There are cherry trees planted on Ash just north of the corner on Second Street Northwest. These trees are I don't know
if these trees are in the boulevard or if they're in personal property, but if they are, I would like to know how and what they did to get them there to have them planted in the boulevard. Does the city ordinance itself apply to
my actual property? That is a big question. And with all these trees that meet don't meet the city ordinance, are you going to intend to cut these trees down? I would hope not, but that's the the thought. If I'm not allowed to plant a
tree that fruits and bears flowers to help pollinators and a boulevard that doesn't have a sidewalk, that doesn't exist on any any other map. and I had called and
tried to figure out where the property lines were. I got given a email from his assistant saying that here is a a screenshot image of beacon which doesn't give you any
actual defining numbers. I asked for an actual blueprint said it doesn't exist. I would like to have that. Um, with that, I understand that the trees probably are going to have to move. I'll move them. I'll get rid of them. That's
fine. But I want to know what can I do to that boulevard because it's adjoining my property. There's no sidewalk. And area beautifification is a thing. And all I try to do is support my family and grow my own food because today's
market, today's food industry is a horrible thing. So I planted cherry trees and two apple trees which both are all four of those trees are half their size as what they will be. Now
with that, whose responsibility is it to take care of the the boulevard? Is it mine? Because if it's my responsibility, then why is it not seen that I can plant trees and bushes or shrubberies? If I can't do anything to this, then why
am I responsible for maintaining it? If I can't do anything to make it look nicer or to better the environment, then why can't why am I taking care of it? With that, the letter I received I want
to address is says that uh I violated city ordinance and the letter states that I had the city has no record of locates being performed to ensure that the trees were not buried over infrastructure that may have may have been affected by
digging, which I will gladly state that 811 was contacted and I did wait for them to be marked before I dug. With that, I would propose that the council reconsiders what they do, how they manage their police officer and
what he does. Because if he's going to harass my neighbor and he's going to harass certain individuals because of social and economic foundations, then he needs to back up and start harassing
everybody because it's ridiculous. If I have an issue with my neighbor, I deal with my neighbor directly. I have called the police one time because his dogs barked for three hours. And I was not concerned with the fact that the dogs barked, but concerned with
the fact that they were okay. Because any dog that barks for three hours means that somebody's not paying attention or something's wrong. And I even after that the next morning still went and faced him and said, "Hey,
I did this and this is why." With that, anybody who complained about the trees, if you didn't have the encourage, the courage, the integrity, or the honor and discipline to come confront me while doing this, shame on you. We are better people than
that. That is all I got. >> Thank you. >> Can I respond to >> Erica? I just want to mention that just because you don't have a sidewalk doesn't mean there isn't a boulevard there.
There's a right of way. I think I can't remember how many feet it is from center line of the street on both sides. Same thing in the highway. You notice it's I think it's 60 foot from center line. That's why you don't see anybody doing anything down in the ditches because that's all state right away.
>> County >> county has the same problem. The city has the same problem. Now, if you did have a sidewalk, you'd have to shovel it. And you do mow you have to mow the curb. That's part of the appeal of being a homeowner. But you don't own that to the
curb. >> Then why am I not allowed to maintain it and make it better? And why? >> You are maintaining it. I take because you mow it. So you are maintaining. >> I can easily stop. >> Well, you could, but you'll probably get
a a letter in the mail for not mowing, too. So once it gets to a certain height that's not, you know, and what the thing with your neighbor and that that's a whole different issue. But what you're here is for with the trees, right? >> Yeah. Mostly. Yes.
>> Okay. >> But but that's that's a long list of things. understand. >> I just I don't understand is why instead of somebody sending me a letter and accusing me of things that that's
very impersonable, that's childish and it's cowardous. If I have an issue, I show up in person. I spent many years facing conflict. I'm not unfamiliar with it and I will state it again that that is why I'm standing
here because I don't know why a few trees that help the pollinators and help provide for my family >> right >> are an issue. I understand that they're in the boulevard. I I I clearly get that
one right even though it wasn't very clear and concise with even the beacon. You have to pay for Beacon to get the digits and the numbers. And those that that information should have been public knowledge and when I came in and asked for it, it should have happened. It
should have been, oh yeah, here's the here's the actual demographic layout of your property. Right on top of that, I bought his house and it's the first house out of four houses in 20 years that I have boughten that I
didn't get an actual deed and abstract with. when I bought it, >> right? >> Which gives me which gives you that all that stuff. >> Didn't have one. Was told it was digital and it didn't exist anymore. >> Correct. Everything's going digital with
deeds now. >> Can I Can I speak to the >> I think he's not finished. >> So So when I got the beacon, it just looks like a square drawn around my property. So at that point I live in a
non-commercial space, a residential space. My my guess best guess is that oh the property line goes almost to the curb because nobody can tell me hide nor air
and the absence of orders I do. Right or wrong I did. I can correct it and I will fix it. But I don't understand why that's an issue when the trees are still in line with all the other trees on the streets
on Second Street. They're in line. When they're on when you go up Cedar, they're in line. Nothing is out of place. It isn't like I just went here and it wasn't dress right dress or organized or
squared off and looked chaotic with that. There is one tree that sits right in front of my deck and I tilled that grass up and I planted pollinator stock, right? It's a flower bed. I put rocks around it because
mother nature deserves to freaking have a chance to even in town. >> So, I didn't see the issue with a few trees that bloom and produce fruit because they help. We can discuss another day other things that I would like to have be able to
have in my backyard like chickens, but that's another conversation. Right now, I just want to be able to keep some trees. >> Can I speak to it? Yep. >> So, effectively, why the trees are an issue is because the city doesn't have money to maintain them. And like when
you move on and they're the city's problem, so we need to widen that road. need to dig underneath for water, sewer, whatever the case is. That money is now the city's problem. So, you would get the benefit. We get the bill. That's
>> do I pay city tax? Do I pay taxes on my property to the like to the county, right? And then you get a portion of that because it belongs within the city boundaries, right? Isn't that how that works? So, >> so the last I knew, and you can correct me, but when I pay property taxes, my
property taxes cover out to the middle of the street to help cover the cost of roads and infrastructure around my property, right? So, why is it then that the tree
is your cost? Because even the trees that are in the boulevard that already exist >> city >> follow me here. Just follow me here. But if the branches are broken or they're touching wires or they're they're falling down or they're touching my
house or it's my duty to maintain it because you just said Jody that it's my job to maintain the grass and keep it mowed and keep that space clean. Right. >> Right. >> As a citizen. So that goes along lines as the thinking that the tree is my
responsibility too. So >> point it is >> the city has also maintain those trees for many years too. Just like along the highway there was a tree committee there's a foundation. >> Why why does the city need 12 feet of boulevard on both streets?
>> I don't it's a solid 12 ft. >> Well it's it's in the plat when when it was laid out it's 66 feet wide. And I just uh 33 from S Street. >> And so at that point, I don't understand
because at that point, like if you're going to widen a street that's already big enough for two vehicles to drive down plus plenty of space for people to park on both sides and then the go down farther on Second Street, past Cedar heading heading west, that road was
narrowed. So now my neighbor Brad across the street instead of having 12 feet of boulevard has like 16. >> I think we're getting fixated on the street. It's also the right the entire right of way is where utilities and
various other things go. >> What's the difference? There's 12 trees down that 30 trees down that street all in the same space. Okay. So, just for exercise sake, let's just say Excel Energy needs to reroute power poles and needs to run run things across that that
path. >> Okay. >> Is are you going to pay to remove them? >> Remove the trees. >> Mhm. >> Wouldn't that be what part of my property tax covers? >> So, so you get to unilaterally decide where your property taxes go unilaterally. Is that your perception
situation? No, I don't get to decide where my property taxes go. You use it for the streets. You use it for infrastructure and plumbing. And >> the the short version of this though is that by planting there, whether you realize it or not, you've made it the
city's problem down the road. >> Boulevard trees are usually maintained by the city and everything where that's why there's kind of some guidelines on what how far apart they have to be. Um, we have a tree board that kind of
surveys and that small, medium, and large. I kind of saw that as very vague, too, because I didn't know which ones meant what when I read the ordinance as well. And it kind of depends on the type of tree because on what size it's going to grow to be is what that small, medium, and large would be. There's different classifications.
And we there has to be so much spacing because of, you know, they're small trees now. And I know you said they'll only get about h another half the size of what they are now. They're they're 8 foot trees right now and they're going to get 15 ft at most. The cherry trees will get like 12, >> right? But there's we have certain
guidelines and I don't even know if most people like cities allow fruit trees in a boulevard because of the fruit that it bears. That would be something you could plant with inside your your property lines to have that. That's not saying
you can't have that to provide fruit for your family. Um, and then I I did drive by it as well and on the corner there's a couple trees that you had planted on the curve kind of the ones. >> Yeah. And I'm just saying those are ones
too we have there's setbacks that of trees can be planted because of cars driving down the road because eventually it can become a hazard blocking for people driving down the road. Granted, it's not like it's Highway 14 or 30 every day, but there is still that that
blind spot that can happen as well. So, that's why some of these are guidelines are set >> and I understand that, but at the same time, like I said, I drove around and there are multiple in it's 35 ft is what the ordinance 35 ft from the the
adjoining angles of the curve, right? So from the edge where two the two angle two streets meet on the curb 35 feet back right. So if you look on cedar there where my gas line comes in because
it's marked because one it was marked when I called for digs and it was also marked when what did they call them the people put in the fiber optic matter or whatever the heck they are. Yeah, >> and they dropped right through the
freaking that wild flower garden that I planted rudely and there's even rock barrier there and they still dropped through it which was disrespectful >> utility right away and that's that's the risk you want in the right way
>> with that though there's trees there already and what is it what's like okay I'll move the cherry trees I'll move the apples trees. But even at that, there are trees, multiple trees around. Just please let me
>> There are multiple trees just driving around the four or five blocks around my house that are closer than 35 ft to the corner. His He's got a tree in his front yard, but he lives on a corner block, too. Don't you, Jody? And that tree is exceptionally closer than 35 ft. And it
is a monster of a tree. So, so my question is >> is this is this a what's good for the goose is not good for the gander or >> or is this a a matter of we changed the ordinance because we think that this is
what's best and now somebody's actually standing up and saying hey this doesn't make sense because what previously worked still works and there's a stop sign at that intersection
going two ways. They have if they don't stop to check before they encroach into the intersection, that's a law violation on its own. So >> I think sorry
>> I think some of the trees in town over time ordinances probably have changed over time and some of these were planted before some of these and and ordinances have evolved over time because more trees are being planted. So it's not that we're trying to just
pick certain things. It's just over time when some of these trees when the town was very small, they planted things close. They're realizing, okay, now these are too close together, but instead of tearing them down because they're matured, they've let them grow. But going forward, anything new planted,
if it's in a rightaway would have to be brought to the attention of the tree board to see if it's qualifies to be planted and how many could be type thing. >> Additionally, it goes back to the some of those things are still standing because we can't afford to take them down. So if we're now responsible for
more things in the right way that becomes the the snake eating failed >> and until they become a hazard, we just they're helping the environment. >> Well, even planting new trees is helping the >> Oh, absolutely. And I'm not saying
planting trees isn't a bad thing. It's just they're they're too some of them are can be too close together. So, we just need to maybe work talk about something that might be a good thing to have um our treeboard matt and meet with Eric and come talk to you and you know
see what we can come up with a solution with it um on it. I don't know what everybody else feels about that. >> No, they're not wrecked. But if I had to just throw like that's why the question begs if I plant remove them and move them back in and plant
them in my own property. Does the ordinance apply to that or can I plant them wherever I please by they're on my own property? >> As long as they're not in the rightway, you can plant them because then they're yours to maintain. >> That's a that's a simple solution, right? I'll just move them. >> Yeah. >> There you go. Yeah,
>> but at the at the at the stake of it, like I tried to do my due diligence and obviously my due diligence failed, but that's not just on me. That that's that's on
his assist, the city administrator's assistant. You know, like why why can't you produce an actual drawing, a blueprint drawing like every other city has been able to produce giving me a detailed description of my property, how
far back the property line sits, how like all of that. I've had that every I've lived in Lee and Northfield. I lived in Northfield and was able to get that from the city. >> Would that be at the assessor's office in the county? >> That's a recorder's office function.
>> Okay. because they did it for me. >> But it's been a function that I've been able to have and then like I've lived in Clark, >> you know, Northfield and now here and this is the only place that the city
itself could not produce that. >> Well, I I have your plat map and your legal description right here. >> So, why was that so hard? Like why did that take like eight months? I mean, Heather Heather wasn't the
administrator when when she started, and I don't know how long you talked to her about it. Was that last summer or was it >> I can pull up the email, but she sent me the email cuz I called and I asked and then she emailed it to me,
>> right? You can put your >> on >> February February 9th. I mean in all I didn't even have access to Land Shark then yet as the administrator. >> That that's perfectly fine. I'm just
saying like I asked for the information and I was told here this is what you get and I got a screenshot of Beacon >> which >> and that might have been just not knowing where to reach out to find that and you know
>> I don't I don't really have an answer for that because I wasn't part of the conversation but >> that is that's quite a lot. I'm just saying that I tried to do my due diligence and when you give me just a screenshot basically a Google map and with a box around it that anybody I
could have took the same screenshot and you're on the box around the hovering that's it >> and sometimes with Beacon too it's not exact on beacon it's off a little bit >> so who's who's to say that that was just a a drawing you know they went oh yep
that's the box that's your property And I assessed that that doesn't make sense because that means that my deck runs right up to the property line, which it does, which is ridiculous,
but it does. But then looking at that, that's 12 feet of my what I've perceived as my property that the city says they own. I pay taxes for and I have to maintain but I can't do anything to >> There's there's things that you can do. You just have to realize that they are
at the risk of being torn out if a utility company comes through like your wildflower garden. We would not stop you from having a wild flower garden >> in that >> in the rubber in the rightway area. >> Yeah. >> No, there they only get like 16 inches
tall. They produce flowers. They're good for the pollinators. I mean, they're not hurting anything. And I if the city if something happens where the the utility company has to
tear them out, like it it's not a huge issue, but those shrubberies don't get very big. And I got to move those, too, because that wasn't brought up either. But of course to a keen eye like
I planted two shrubberies right inside right in line with my sidewalk that walks up to my front of my house. They don't they get 16 in to 8 in tall and they produce flowers. Everything that we've done in our house on our
property outside has been nothing more than to help pollinators and to better make the property look better. I don't believe there's anything in our ordinances that that bar struck. Um, >> so I think that if we were to apply the
like the low fence rule like that you can't block intersections and have >> has to be a certain height height. >> Four feet tall. >> Yeah. Four feet tall. Yeah. >> And once again, like I said, I planted those I planted
>> right in line with the trees. Everything was dressed right dressed and looked professional and wellmaintained. >> Only concern I have is with snow removal when they come by and push that it's going to hit that. I I'm just not I'm not sure. That's the only question I have because I understand I understand
and I laugh only because I've watched I've made it a a winter through this city >> and I usually run around with my snowblower and blow out Brad and Connie uh fields and then Audrey and her
boyfriend John I'll go pl blow out their driveway and all three of the biggest storms that that we've seen this year. Your plows have left nothing but mountains and like five foot high freaking drifts blocking Cedar Street
from Second Street. Like I had to cut a hole through it just to get it so that I could get through. Like it it was it was pathetic. Like if they're going to maintain they don't even get that close. Like I snowb blow
out around my driveway and my mailbox so that the postal lady can get up to the mailbox because that's a nice thing and so she doesn't have to try and get her car up that close and get stuck which seems to be respectful to me. And I usually have to snowb blow about 4
feet of snow away from the curb into my own yard because the plow doesn't get that close. So, I don't know who your people are, but I think I think it's time to >> sit in front of you >> reconsider
why we're doing things the way we're doing because that like I shouldn't have to blow four feet of snow out of the road so that the lady can get >> I think we've got a little off scope here. >> Well, we have, but that that's it's
still the continuation of the thing. Like if you're asking me to maintain a a boulevard, I get the trees. I'll concede and that the trees will move. All right. They'll be gone and moved out of the
boulevard before July 1. Fine. >> Okay. And I leave the bushes because they're they're they're shrubberies. They're not going to get very big. They're pollinators. >> Which ones are those? Are them coming down your sidewalk? >> Yeah. The one's got little white fence. slightly elevated higher than the other
one. >> As long as it doesn't go anywhere or states, I >> don't think there is any. >> There's there's nothing I don't believe that says something about shrubberies, but I just want to stress that if it's damaged by plows or
>> C can we also maybe have Luke Matt into it as well, the >> the tree board just to kind of review just to make sure we have everything so we're all on the same page. Does that >> Yeah, I'll move the trees. >> Yeah. No, I know. But with the bushes too, just so he we make sure that there
isn't something we're missing that >> he's the tree. >> He's the tree board and everything on the boulevards just to make sure there's nothing because it's still in the >> boulevard like >> have him and decent human beings knock on my door. I'm home 5:30 every night.
>> Like like I get it like >> I have a job just like everybody else does, right? and I have kids to take care of and a wife and a normal life. But in reality, I'm just a simple carpenter, right? Like like if you look outside my what's now my shop, the the
um detached garage, there is a boat and lots of wood. Like I've got wood stumps there. Like if you look in my yard, you've seen the the planter boxes, right, that have flowers in it. Like I'm
just a simple carpenter, man. Like I I just like building things and making things look nice. Mother nature deserves a chance. >> So what we'll do is have maybe Matt and Eric, you know, work about it and talk
and someone maybe get your contact or your phone number just in case. I don't I'm assuming we might already have it, but just so that we can reach out to you if they can't come at night because of after hours type things. So um we'll just kind of leave it at that. How does everybody feel about that? Yeah. And um
we're recording, right? Live phone number is 507391702. >> 3910702. >> Yes. Like >> it it I'm always like that's one of my laws of Kylin is that
like always be reachable. Yeah. >> So >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Okay. Thank you. All right. No public hearings, ordinances, and resolutions.
>> All right. Our first resolution tonight is um a adjustment of the fee schedule. Uh this one uh is simply to add the $250 fee for uh house. I was looking at the fee schedule. I
noticed there's not we pay that $5 storm water search charge. That's not on here that I can see. Unless I'm looking it. >> Um >> I still think I can read it. >> I thought I saw
>> there's a capital improvement charge of $3. There's a capital improvement charge for water for $2, but I don't see one for the storm. That's right. >> I thought it was at the end. >> Yeah, there's unfortunately there's been a couple couple versions of this and the one I pulled may not have been updated from that one. I can reconsolidate.
>> Okay. Okay. >> Um but the the Leonardos, we need to set it an amount that Leonardos can pay get their thing. >> Right. >> But I can fix that. >> Right. Yeah. You got the you got the yellow highlighted one here.
>> Yeah. because that's the only thing we're changing on this at this time. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Make a motion. >> I move to approve resolution 2610. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Ordinance 262. 262 is the an ordinance enacting a code of ordinances for the city of New Richland revising, amending, restating, codifying, and compounding certain existing general ordinances of the city and repealing a prior code. Uh,
previously the council put in the effort with legal publishing. The books are in front of you and you brought them home and reviewed them. Uh that is the product that was paid for to basically revise our code of ordinances to ensure
that they're updated and modern. >> When was it done? >> Uh last summer. >> Last summer. >> So there is some stuff that has been passed since then that we >> but those will be added into it. The ordinances that are not in here that
they set up >> shoot off the PDFs and they will have uploaded in three weeks. Yeah, because it's still online, right? >> Online. >> Um, our current website. Yep.
>> So, we need to set a hearing date. Correct. For next meeting, >> I would suggest the next meeting. >> Okay. >> July 13th. >> Oh, >> so that would be for what?
for setting the hearing. >> Yeah. Set a public hearing. >> Public hearing so people >> people have a chance to talk about the ordinance that proposed. >> Yeah. >> I'll make a motion to set a public hearing on the July 13th
standard meeting. >> This is in regards to ordinance 26-0. >> I was just going to ask that. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay. Ordinance 26-03.
>> Ordinance 26-03 um is an ordinance uh amending the city code and adopting regulations for fences to address uh issues around town. Currently the uh the ordinance is lacking. It doesn't um define anything for front yards, what's permissible,
heights and such. So um I have a feeling Patrick, is that what you're here about tonight? >> I came just to come. >> Oh, okay. Well, um they they have a situation if I'm if I speak clear, >> you're okay. >> Um they have a situation right now where
neighbor fence goes full he pipe all the way up to the right >> and they have not communicated or worked with us. >> So they would we wouldn't be able to go backwards and fix that problem, but going forward we can make sure that that's not the situation. The purpose of this
>> still not maintain their side of the fence. I read the ordinance that we had and like I said, you can't grandfather anything in as far as that. But >> if a plugged in
>> doesn't mean the current regulation once this puts in we can make a change. >> Is that correct? >> But it doesn't >> even though it's already standing. >> No. >> Now what if it And I think I personally think
>> what they're making the point of is that's a safety issue. >> They can't see traffic when they back out. >> So my wife almost ran over somebody the other day because she could see them coming. Plus it's off property line and they have not maintained that side of
the property line fence. >> That's I can't give you a solid answer right now as whether we can do that or not. It doesn't it doesn't violate the sight triangle of a of a corner. Um, and I I I don't have a good answer for you
at the moment. We can >> I have an easy solution. Ask them to take the first panel that's from the sidewalk back and put it at a 45 degree angle so that when she's looking back out, she can see how >> there has been conversations.
So >> hearing that too, I imagine. >> Correct. >> I'll make a motion to set public hearing on July 13th for ordinance number 26-03. >> We'll second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Ordinance 26-04.
>> 26-04. Uh the first of two ordinances meant to work on golf cart situation. Um so 26-04 uh basically puts the onus on homeowners
um for determining if their backyard can be used as a trail. It also defines the areas where they cannot be used um or can and cannot be used. So establishing nuisances and things
like that you had a chance to read beforehand. So anyone along so that the stretch that we've been talking about and that prompted this is by along the creek there towards Highway 13. >> So anyone if they just said nope I'm out
>> then it's done >> instead of Is there anything that the city can do in terms of putting a rightaway in along their Jamaican trail? >> Yeah, but a rightaway is typically for everybody in town and not just for people that have golf carts along. I
understand but I'm just asking a question. I'm not saying that's the right way to go or not. I don't right answer. >> That would be a very expensive legal process to Okay, understood. >> Obviously, this would be the easiest way to go, but >> it's not it's not guaranteed to have the
outcome that people are hoping for. This is correct. >> It puts the power on the the property owners. If they don't care, they post a sign. Yeah. >> Then then >> I'm going to be as short as possible on one of my concerns because I'm going to be able to address it in the July meeting.
>> I would like to see a checklist for the police department to check a golf cart before any permits are given because I believe the permits are given and the people haven't proved. They just say yes, this, they're this.
They're this. Do they actually physically go out and take a look at the car show proof insurance? >> Well, the there's other things. You got to have a small SMB sign on it. You got to have a light on the back of it. You got to have >> You don't have to go. >> Yes, you do.
>> No, you don't. Not on a golf. >> State law says that you go look. >> I did. >> I did too last year when I talked about a harder golf. I would like to see to have a checklist that is checked off for each thing that they need to do per
state law. >> Absolutely. You go up to the DMV. >> The DMV doesn't check your vehicle insurance and there you go. Then if you break a law, then it's up to the police to >> We don't need more government case. We need less. >> And the thing is is then that puts more responsibility on our officers and more.
>> We we have one officer on duty. That's what they're there for to check for stuff like that >> at the time that they get it registered >> with the city. >> Okay. >> I don't think the the DMV doesn't go check your vehicle. >> Why would the city do something different that the DMV is going to do?
And they're set they're supposed to do that. >> I won't say another word. >> None of the other counties do that inspect vehicle >> or ATVs and golf carts and >> proof of insurance. That's it. >> Yeah. And you have to have that for the to get a permit here. >> We I think we'd be turning people away
quite often if who's not in the office to do the inspection. We only have one officer. >> One other question, not in regards to that, but about about this ordinance. >> If that were to fail, is there any recourse that the city has to allow a
vehicle or a golf car owner to get to cases or to the will for that matter? On a golf cart? I'm just asking the question again. I don't know if there's a right answer, wrong answer. I know the state highway >> short of spending a lot of money we don't have on a bridge we want. >> Yeah,
>> be a big bridge. >> You could be Florida and they just drive right down the sidewalk. >> They do in certain places. They allow that, but that's also a state highway. It's a state sidewalk, too. So, they're going to fall under their guidelines for that, too, because we can't we don't have jurisdiction over Highway 30. Also,
regarding this ordinance with being in this here, we also have to remember the city also has property along this line if we're going to be saying we're going to be liable, but people are crossing it or not or if we're going to be putting signs up. I mean, those are things too that we all have to look at because the
city would if someone got hurt, we would be liable then. So, those are all things we have to look at, too. But this is the first step first. >> Right. Exactly. I just Yeah. Don't know the right answers to the questions I brought up. Just something to think about. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to set a public
hearing for ordinance 26-04 on July 13th. >> Second. >> One second. >> Josh. >> All in favor? >> I >> You're just quiet enough. I have a hard time.
>> Ordinance 26-05. >> Okay. 26-05 um repeals um polarized golf cart use that's currently in the uh ordinance and uh replaces it with more golf cart UTV
and truck use in its place. um expands what's available and then also codifies the safety concerns that that Jason has um without without an inspection obviously but uh
this is we point to this and say this these are the things that you have to do to operate camp if they violate that then revoke their their I ask >> I have a question. I'm curious >> if the council
>> I'm asking I'm asking to ask a question to the council. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> When you scrolled back up, it said something about kids wearing protective gear while in golf carts and ATVs and stuff. >> ATVs. >> Just ATVs. Is that what it meant?
>> ATVs. Yeah. Okay. It it that take >> let's say yeah >> I was just curious did not apply to golf carts >> and this is going to be also in July public hearing for >> yes we need a motion to do for July
>> we're discussing that >> yep >> I'll make a motion that we have this in the July meeting as a public motion I think I'll Second. >> All in favor? >> I
>> Okay. All right. Department reports. I have ambulance report. >> Here it is. All right. Report. Uh, nothing new for crew. Uh, counter is waiting to hear when they'll install.
She'll let you know so we can get that done. Uh, working on training for the next meeting going over all the equipment. Um, >> upcoming events, they're going to be looking out for Farm City Days and Waldorf days. Um,
>> I guess Waldorf is expecting a big turnout this year. So, she's working to make sure they have coverage. Who has nothing for >> I got a question. >> Sure. >> What's a Cooper Sam? She said, "I'm working on getting the yearly Cooper Sam turned in."
>> Retirement. It's the retirement that offers. All right. >> All right. I >> make a motion to accept the ambulance report. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Fire department report.
>> Um, four fire calls, two medical calls, six total calls. Training was new techniques and technology to cut cars and gain entry. No additional information. >> Okay. volume. >> I will make a motion to accept the fire department.
>> I'll say six. >> All in favor? >> I >> police department report. >> Uh police department responding to 109 calls for service for the month of May. Total calls through May 519. Total calls may
break down. Um most of the calls requiring additional follow have been completed. Um water balloon battle was a big success. Kids had a great time. I was out there watching watching them have fun. The fire department wanted to thank
you. They had the trucks out there were hosing kids down. I told them crank the pressure up but they wouldn't. Uh and then thank you the community for assisting providing water toys for the kids for the little ones. Uh there is no requests at this time. All
right. >> Make a motion to accept the police report. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I care center. >> Good evening. Whoops. >> Good evening. >> Evening. >> It's a wonderful day at the community
center care center. We are doing well. Not as well as I'd like to be. Our census is down obviously, but um you look at our our annual average at 35.93
currently today we're at 32. So been taking some hits. However, as you scroll through that, uh, the managed care, Medicare, pretty good numbers, uh, through April and
they kind of shorted up in May. But as we look at the financial piece, um, we got into, uh, revenue of 459,000 in April, expenses of $446, uh, $13,000
income. We feel pretty good about that because we use 50% less agency hours in than we did in the month of March. Uh the lower census of course allows us to staff fewer people. Uh so instead of having
six, five or six people on, we can have four. Uh still provide the same quality care that we had in the past. Probably better quality care because they're our own people and they know our residents. Uh which is nice. uh our
uh staff population is growing. Uh this last month's uh month of May, I think we hired five more people. So, we're doing well there. Um as you see, uh referrals in April, we had 70 referrals. We accepted 19.
Uh we admitted six. 13 of them 13 of the 19 went to other facilities, home or passed away. Uh three passed away in the hospital and 49 were denied. The denials
uh our new uh point click care service piece that we bought into uh doesn't really say exactly why uh it was dyed, but you look at 11 of
them were for financial reasons. They were all Humanana and Humanana is the worst insurance company because they take money back. Uh we don't want that. Um no other home in the area will accept
Humana either. Um there were three that were specialized services that needed should have been kept in the hospital. Uh they needed somebody bigger than us.
and 35 were high risk whether they were violent drug offenders, alcoholics, uh one to one, chained in bed, whatever kind of thing you can come up with. We saw the gamut this in the month of April
and we saw it in May, too. So, the great thing about it is the staff at the care center are doing a great job. The tough thing about it, they're doing such a good job. They're sending people home because people are getting better. So,
kudos to the staff. They're doing wonderful work. Uh just makes it very difficult when you don't have people filling in the other side. >> Uh nursing home week was a great success. Uh they played games, had lots
of different types of music, tons of food, more food than we could ever stand. Um, our audit is finally complete. >> Nice. >> I don't have a hard copy yet, but I know it's done. >> Uh, >> means we can do ours.
>> The PAR thing. That was bad. Did you? They Something happened with uh the reporting of the uh PAR and the reporting of the agency staff and how they how it read the numbers in our uh
PBJ. what it stands for, but uh payroll based journaling. So when Lindsay reports that information in the PBJ, for whatever reason, uh the auditors, it thing didn't match up. They didn't
line up appropriately. So Lindsay had to go back and fix a bunch of stuff. So so thankful to have her on board. She's awesome. Uh vulnerable adult reports made by the facility. Haven't had many
of these for a while and I've pretty disappointed to have these two for sure. Um, one resident was found drinking rubbing alcohol in a restroom in her restroom. >> She was sent to the hospital. Uh, she
had no injury. Um after and while she when she went to the hospital, of course, you go into her room to clean up stuff and we found a half a bag of gummies,
THC gummies. So, did she take the gummies before and then drink the alcohol? Did she drink the alcohol and take the gummies? Did she take them a week before? Who knows? So, that was a big issue. She has since uh she went to
the hospital, family came and and helped get her to uh she was a younger resident, helped get her someplace better for her. Um she is in a small group home. Uh I'm quite certain that she is
probably having the time of her life there. They take them to movies and they do all kinds of stuff. She was very incapable of doing those things. Uh the next resident was found consuming a THC candy bar brought in by a friend.
Resident called and said, "Hey, bring me some pie." So friend brought him in a candy bar. Well, there that was really bad. on the directions on the package said take one square
two hours later take another square. >> I don't think so. He ate the whole thing. >> Oh boy. >> He was hiding gas prices. >> So uh he was ill afterwards. He vomited. He had a terrible hangover but recovered the next day. Uh thank goodness he did
not have he didn't go into shock because there were also peanuts on the candy bar and he's allergic to peanuts. >> Oh. So he mobbed out a whole whole bunch of stuff. Notice to family and friends, please do not bring in or subject our
residents to THC, marijuana, CBDs, none of that stuff because there's a whole set of rules we have to go by through the state of Minnesota who would allow it and the federal government who will not allow it. Not
allow it. And the federal government is our biggest payer source. >> Yeah. >> Absolutely don't want to lose that. >> So until I figure out something else, it's not allowed. >> Are you having grandma happy hours?
>> Did the state approve that? Governor Goofy, as slow as he is, doesn't he needed to visit a nursing home 35 years ago when they started doing happy hour, we've been doing happy hour forever and
nobody ever said anything. >> Okay. >> But yeah, we have happy hour a couple times a month. >> Let me know when it is. I'll be down there. >> Thursdays 2 o'clock. >> Bring Jimmy Buffets. >> Yeah, >> you bring Jimmy. You can sing to me about
>> Got your music now. >> City days, man. >> Any questions for me? >> I've got one. >> Yes, sir. >> MSU's got that future plan where they're putting in the big stadium and all sorts of stuff. And they were doing what?
Well, not doing they decided to talk about it. the part where elderly people live with Young's college students and they I asked them, "Would you like to talk to Bob?" Bob, you brought that up. They say, >> "Yep, >> give him a call." >> Cool. >> So, they might be calling you.
>> Awesome. >> That'd be cool. >> Yep. I thought it was our ACPN payment. Is that based on our 45 bed license? >> No. What?
>> Oh, no. No, no, no. That is the ECPN. >> Yeah. >> No, that is uh I I don't exactly know where they get that number. A lot of it is based on >> whatever it is. >> Isn't it a formula? >> Why do we have to pay the state
>> anyway? Is it $13,000 a month? >> You guys pay the state and then we pay you, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> That's do property tax state. >> Okay. I thought it was based on so many you have so many beds too. Well, there there
could be a piece to that, but revenue >> I tried looking it up online, but >> revenue from years past and property taxes and how big your >> I don't believe anything DHS tells me now anyway. So, I
>> it's really hard to but yeah, that's a it seemed like a great idea probably when they did it, but now it's just kind of a watch. >> Okay. >> Yeah. you >> well for you. >> Why don't you sign a chip?
>> I signed it. >> All right, >> I'll make a motion to accept it. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> All right. Sh. >> Hi, guys. >> Hi. >> Hi, >> okay. We uh the well pump 2.166 million
gallons. I brought in 4.213 million gallons. We just have a tad bit of eye here. >> All the permit required test calibrations were done on time. I had my curb Krueger, my region manager, cover for me while I had some time off with my
son. Um, backflow pre I had just had it inspected in January was leaking profusely. So, uh, they came and refixed that. It was after a water mane break. They get clogged. This happens. So, got
it fixed. I do monthly cyber security training that's required on my part. So, I do do that every month. The Napa lift station when we had that lightning deal >> um throughout pump two. Now, we we got
it running. It is running at the moment. Keep your fingers crossed. But I don't know what you guys want to do with that. I mean, it was the night of that big lightning deal. So, >> does everything replace or what? >> Yeah. >> Parts in it. Parts. Um,
>> you have gave you the quote. >> Um, >> was that last week or last month? >> Um, >> couple weeks ago, >> the 11th one. >> No, you gave us the estimate last month or just recently. >> No, I just recently did.
Um, here's an extra one if you want that. And did you have it on there? >> I didn't get on there. >> Sorry. You can pass this around. >> This is for the parts >> for it.
>> $9,61367. >> Yes. >> And that's to repair it or to replace it? >> Um, repairing would be like 38,000. >> Okay. Replacing it. That's what I kind of figured. But >> is that labor install? >> Um, you have to look on there and see
what that says. I can't quite remember includes >> says stuff. >> Travel time, mileage, install, bump, and start. >> I'm communicating with uh LMCIT about getting this covered as a as
a strike. >> Okay. car insurance potentially just be out >> the deductible >> deductible >> that be great >> and then if you need anything more from me just let me know
whatever I need um I repaired the skimmer arm on the primary clarifier I got to see how I do that >> um >> the fact that she hasn't drowned is incredible like she is down like
in the >> in the pond trying to replace something that was not made for one person to replace. >> It worked pretty good though. My system. >> It It was impressive. >> At least I'm pretty I'm sure I can fit on the catwalk. I >> was going to say she's hanging off of something. I'm sure
>> sometimes I wear her life jacket usually, but this time I was on the catwalk. Um let's see. Uh the return pumps. Our return pumps are Chicago pumps from 19
oh gosh before 1988. There's three of them down there. You use two at a time. Use one as a spare. Well, the VFD and the one is from 1988. >> What's a VFD? >> A variable speed drive. So, I can run the pump set. I can go from 0 to 60
hertz. So, I can run them how I need gallons per minute. Um the one went out on that lightning deal, but we don't think it was a lightning surge. Um
it just went out like you can't the buttons don't turn anymore or anything. So th those ones are from 2011. The other one is from 1988. They have long live lived their existence and um
I'm I'm using one right now and I'm just switching pumps every 15 to 24 hours. So >> get a price on >> twice a day. Um yes, I sent that to I think >> Ory send it
also did not make it in. Yeah, those are a um there's nothing that you can do have to have VFDs from the bumps and I think they're about $1,000 and I don't know what are 40 >> three of them. >> There's three of them. I would need at
least one immediately and then get the other one running. So, I mean this is you're going to eventually have to have all three. It's just one of them things. I mean, they've lasted I mean, a long time. >> I would get all three. >> Yeah. >> What's the price?
>> And you you can't run your plant the way it's supposed to be run without these pumps. That's the whole purpose of these pumps. So, >> um, but yeah, but I'm doing it right now and it's kind of a long process,
>> but it's it's it I could work for it for three more days till he gets one. And I'll be going to safety training next week. Tuesday, uh, Wednesday and Thursday. It's annual safety training that I have to go to. >> Are you sure that's not tomorrow?
>> I know I had that mixed up on there. It's next week. Sorry. It's next week. And Empire will be coming to town. I haven't decided what days um will be best for them to come. That will be determined. And it's basically the
southeast side of town. And then from Dollar General to 30, the Willows down on Cypress Balsam and Aspen South and 30. >> That'll that'll complete our >> That'll complete that. There's one other
spot up here on Third Street um that they never finished from the lift station to the end of the road. >> And I think there might be a few small sections that they haven't finished. And the current would be the very last one, which would have to be next year, but
that's on a different bid. If you guys remember, >> they put that separate and not in there. But that's like the the main um force main from town to the point. So, >> do you expect anything to happen in any
of these televisions to be a major repair or anything? >> Yeah. Um the >> it's the oldest parts of town like um each of those streets to the very first manhole
>> would be the first ones and then after I don't know 1950s or 60s they put the rest of it the streets on but those ones are on the original map from 39 >> from 30 to the first man. >> So we could be looking at some repair
bills. Well, I mean it's the whole I have >> you got you got the whole city with so many that I mean you you really got a >> you're developing a plan because >> okay >> got a whole bunch. >> So if you >> if you look at the screen there all
those white call outs are >> issues >> are issues that need to be repaired. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So we're just going to have to take it one at a time, one pipe at a time. It just gets you gets you the ability to make a plan >> because
that's why we tell >> you. So >> part of it's with our insurance too that they like us to have a plan. >> We do like you to have that >> PCA loves that you have it done >> with a plan. >> So yeah, but yeah, that's all I have for
you. Any questions for me? >> Yes. >> I saw you out with spray paint. doing some beautiful painting. They're different colors on the Are those chalk or is that paint in the street? >> Green. That's my >> green and orange and white. >> No, I don't do orange or white.
>> But are they chalk, but they wash off with water? >> No, them are for marking >> paint. >> So, they're going to stay there until they dry forever. They'll eventually >> But it's for you know, you're marking them for a utility. >> Yeah, you know, I know what it's for. It's just I was curious they'd wash off
easy. No, it takes a little while, but you want >> through the winter. >> Maybe. >> Maybe. >> Some that do, some that don't. >> Yeah. >> Sometimes depends on the sun. >> I want it to stay on there for at least a month.
>> Would they stay on it for >> months? I'll make a motion. >> Oh, okay. I'll ask him to send. >> So, we need a motion, correct? For the the repairs, >> but this one >> the um Well, if the
>> insurance just let me know right away because that'll be a big schedule day. >> Yes. >> And then or you'll send that over and maybe I mean we'll I have to get them put in. I mean, I don't have a choice on the BFD.
>> Do we do a motion up to a certain amount and then >> Do you have a rough idea? >> He said they're about a thousand a piece. >> So, three of them you need >> 4500 or something like that. >> Well, depends what his labor is, >> right? I don't know what his labor is. >> And then if it's more than that, shoot
an email and see that way. I will I'll message him in the morning and tell him to send it over, but I can't wait a month because I'm 15 hours and change. >> Why don't we approve up to like 5,000 >> and then if it's over that I could just send out an email to us and approve it.
>> Perfect. >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I >> unless someone wants me. >> Sorry, I'll make >> another day. I'll make a motion to accept the uh people's service report.
>> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> Thank you, >> Eric. Who was the motion in second? I'm sorry. Me. >> I second or the first. >> Hi, Eric. >> Hi. How are you? >> Great. >> How's everyone?
>> It's good to have Braden back. >> I bet. So Mike was gone last month and now Brad's back soon. So we got the whole got everyone again. >> Perfect.
>> Yeah. Oh, we burned the dump uh on the third. Karen Fence, did they ever call? >> They left two boys. >> We're having some problems out there at the Legion Field with um it's because of the frost.
>> Both. Both. So they're too new to >> just leave alone, you know. So >> uh head generator services uh coming uh work on the generator. Uh Olsson's uh fixed uh the hydrant. It's just a
farmer's hydrant down there on 7th Street. Uh that one actually froze up on us this year. Um, same old flakes ready to go. Um, put two cameras out at the compost site. >> Hey, can we back up? See all the lake is
all them trees taken care of and all that stuff that we took off. >> Looks beautiful. >> That was last winter, wasn't it? Most of those were >> Yep. Then we put black dirt on over the top and seeded everything. >> Okay. It's hard to tell. >> I'll take a drive out there. I'm
curious. Okay. Thank you. uh put two cameras out at the compost site. We have a couple more on the way. >> Um good idea. >> It seemed to >> It's a great idea. >> Does it seem to help at all so far? Did people I mean >> it's only if they listen to the meeting,
but wonderful. >> Ty, did you get a chance to tell them about that branch I saw? >> It's got picked up I do believe before we got to it. Well, I mean, there was a a branch in front of it. Looked like an old stop sign made into a sign. Just
inside the gate, there was a branch from a tree. You can't read the sign. I just figured it might be cutting or trimming. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Right on off to the left when you pull in. >> Yep. Right about 20 ft after the gate. >> Okay. All right. We'll look back into
Thank you. When it when it comes to the dumping, the illegal dumping, I know we we talked um is there some does it just be an ordinance that we need to pass to update the >> So, we have a fee for illegal dumping. >> Yeah, it's I don't like what the exact
term is for the dumping, but there is a fee right now of $100. Um I would recommend upping that to help cover the cost of the cameras and >> and the service and and all that. >> Yeah, it's ridiculous. And that was going to be something I brought to you guys next month with the
fees. >> Yeah, it's unbelievable how much is just garbage that's getting thrown out. >> To the point where like I'm getting reports of coyotes and things in the south end of town that people said they've never had that issue before because of the meat and stuff thrown
down. >> Yeah. >> So, they got to eat too, you know. So get we're getting a whole new set of problems by people using the down throw. >> So get aggressive. >> This may be up subject to anybody ever
seen coyotes out there? >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cuz I know we've seen we seen pretty much everything out there. >> Target practice. >> It is time.
>> Couple of sandbags. So, um I did have a couple people have asked me if we're getting any more cold winks and uh I won't mind going getting another $500 if we can find somewhere to get that from.
>> Say that again. Get what? >> It's gold mix. It's >> Oh, gotcha. I didn't understand. >> We've already put down about $1,000 worth. There's still some more holes. Obviously, it's >> it's within your purchase. >> Yep. But do we have money for it? I
mean, >> we'll look at it tomorrow. >> Okay. See if we can find >> Sounds good. >> That's about all I have. >> What's your last comment? Finish up last year's road project >> down there. They're still coming back to
fix. >> Finish the top layer. >> Put the top layer down. >> Where at? Oh, >> the new street project. >> Sorry. Y >> did it possible share the br their candy bar with you? >> Wow. Are you pretty much just using one
well now or? >> Uh yeah, as of right now I am the other one's still like >> I'm I'm still waiting for uh he has been in here a lot lately. Um he thinks by the end of the week we'll be able to
switch over to well number three actually. >> Okay. >> Two two got to go to two. >> The number one's pretty much toast is >> we don't got a brand new motor in it. Everything we just got some things we
gota we all have to negotiate. That's kind of that was kind of my um that was kind of my second >> phase >> phase. Um, >> are all these wells on the same aquifer or no? They're different levels, right?
Should be all the same. No. >> And there's nothing wrong with the wells. It's just the equipment that pumps >> [ __ ] sila, right? >> Yeah. So, one of the shafts is there's a hole or something. >> But that could be taken care of by putting another >> That's quite an easy
>> concept anyway. >> It's junk. >> Oh, okay. So >> looking for ways to fund decommissioning it. >> Ca help with that. >> Ca not directly knows
to >> but that's one of the things we're talking about trying to package it with something else because it's it's below the threshold for some things. put together. >> It's just it's very expensive no matter what we do >> to put a new well in probably 300,000 to
>> to >> um fix it or >> last I heard they said 60,000. So like just trying to weigh out our what we should do and what we shouldn't. So, >> we talked about the farmers and actually
having another fire uh sorry, not fire, have another um farmer's hydrant out there, but they need theirs treated. We can't send we can't send the rust particles. They'll plug up their tips.
>> They want nothing to do with it. >> So, there's a lot of things going into it that we're not quite ready for yet. >> Yeah. Where are we at with I know last year we approved for them to come paint the bottom part of the water tower. Is that
still >> I believe that's next year. >> Next year. Okay. >> So if anyone ever goes to Rochester, uh I think it was Cassen. They've got kind of exactly what we're going to do. So if we go to Rochester towers,
>> sure. >> Looks good. We'll cover that milk that we say is blue. >> I think black would be better >> because then you wouldn't see anything. >> Well, the problem with black is that it
starts to show dust once like dust kicks up. So, you get you get a whole different thing showing up versus the building. >> That can wash away with a rainstorm >> on the bottom of the tower. You're not guaranteed. side. >> I don't have it on here, but do we want
to talk a little bit about the bleachers or >> um I have that coming later, but we can we can move that up if you like. >> Yeah, >> if there if that's permissible for you. >> Yeah, if you want. >> Yeah. Let me go down and share park.
Yeah. About cool. Adobe is the best software that doesn't work. >> Okay. Come on now. What page is it? >> That's somewhere probably down in the in the 70s. >> Okay. And I can keep scrolling.
>> It's probably right now. Let's get it to >> cityress. There we go. Page 73. >> All right. So, do you want to see it up? >> Go ahead. We together in this one. There's been community complaints uh about the shape that the bleachers are
in. Uh we went out and inspected them. Uh and there's a lot of things that are wrong with the bleachers. Um the wood is rotting out, dry rotting, deteriorating, >> soft, whatever you want to call it, >> splinters. The bleachers themselves um
like we're were grandfathered in to use them. >> Came from Darts Park. I know they're not >> Dark Park when they got rid of the school bring them >> and Mark Clark I think were the ones that did it. I don't even know if the
city had anything to do with it back at that point. >> They kind of used to do things >> they did a great job. >> I remember the day that was >> it's been a long time but there what's what's out there? Eric estimates that uh
$6,700 just in wood. There'd be paint, hardware, labor to to repair. Um, frankly, the bleachers are too large. They're never they're never full. their current guys.
>> It it may be advantageous to rip them out, replace them with the money that we would spend on maintenance um with like four four tier uh bleachers that are aluminum pressure washable
and more ADA compliant. People can access them a lot better. >> Go a lot more simple. We don't need a lot. So, >> and a 20 a 24 foot uh four tier one on
one website that I saw was six grand, but if you go with two shorter length ones, we'd be at like seven grand and have more seating space if that was a concern. But Eric and I went and toured um the Maple River uh
athletic complex and you can see here what >> that's her that's her baseball field. That's simple, right? >> It's just simple. >> That's pretty new though, isn't it? >> Yeah. Five years, maybe. >> So, I mean, they have two like bar height like meeting tables. They've got
a couple like standard seating tables that have three seats that people can sit and eat and watch the game. Their bleachers are the 24 foot ones, I believe, um that are the four deck ones. They don't require a back rest or a a
back security support. Uh It was really nice. The apron is there so it's like wheelchairs can get to and from. Uh I've spoke with uh the superintendent said, you know, your your
contract is coming up in 2027. Bleachers are wfully inadequate. You know, is there anything the school can do to to help us remedy this? And he's like, yeah, let me let me talk to my improvement committee and all that stuff. So, he's going to start working it from his end. But I
I think that it would be if if we wanted to spend any money to fix the bleachers as they are right now, I would recommend taking one completely out of service and fixing fixing one of them at the very most. But what I would really recommend is taking
both out of service and replacing with aluminum bleachers that are easier to maintain cuz I think we're how long those that would last five at most five seasons. >> Oh, for >> but on the bleachers right now
>> paint every three years probably >> and replace the wood. >> Yeah. >> As necessary. I mean we're I think in the long term city saves money by spending the money on the waiters. >> I don't know.
>> We have there too. I know what most of us have been around them. There's no steps. So you get elderly. It's not ideal at all. Um, >> and if nothing else, if if we were to take them out of service and cut them
up, sell them for scrap, people can still bring lawn chairs and such to sit in that area. So, it's not like the functionality of the area just goes away while we trying to figure out what to >> what to do. Well, we could probably get through this summer baseball season, right? >> Oh, absolutely.
So we could probably come to him this heard back from the school to say obviously >> baseball to see what everyone's idea was because >> yeah that would give us time to get a plan. >> What about if we included it with the plan they want to do for the park see if
we get a deal >> that that's contingent on the dish stuff before they can really pull the trigger on that. So we'd be waiting >> for that. And I know the school has been wanting
to get rid of them for five to 10 years. >> It's >> Yeah. They got a willingness to take on some of the cost burn. Absolutely. I said, "Well, they're yours to go. >> We spend a lot of money on fencing. We might as well spend some on the bleachers less on bleachers than spend on the
right." >> Yeah. >> Heck yeah. >> Oh, that's I wonder the right page before load. Yeah, that's >> I'll make a motion to accept the uh streets utility report.
>> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> All right. Thank you. >> Economic development authority in rating. >> Did it did he put it or not?
in there. >> It's in there. >> Yeah. >> 49. >> Mhm. >> I'm 47. >> Oh, there we go. 49. Uh, the EA meeting conversation with Miller Holmes, which we're going to talk
about a little bit. Um, he met with Mike Bak. Um, investigate insurance cost for for Bob for the medical transport providers. I believe that that was uh grant research uh communication with the engineering company about ISG for the odd fellows
building uh looking at what they what we've done at the second floor of the the library building and then um the preparations for the June 30 or commercial club meeting um that went really well. big turnout. I think 14 companies were
represented there. >> Everybody's excited that having it in the evening. >> Mhm. >> See, fellow's got a collaborative Yeah. >> And then the trainings and meetings that
he attended that Yeah. gets >> there's no action required on Okay. Wait. Okay. The uh March and April check register and the May check register in there. So other went the extra mile and got us
caught up on all that. >> I don't >> You don't haven't seen >> Oh my gosh. Mark to this day. Neither one of them have questions. approve. >> Sure. >> Yeah,
>> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I >> All right. >> Give me a second to catch up. >> I mean, I looked at them beforehand, so there was nothing of >> it.
>> All right. Let me know when you're ready. catch it up to you. >> Okay. >> One of these days I'll be quick. Um conditional use permit um for 316 Broadway Avenue North. Uh the planning and zoning commission met for a public
hearing. Um officially use the property at 316 Broadway Avenue North. Uh members of the public were present to speak on the topic and have their concerns addressed. Um after some discussion, the commission will unanimously to recommend uh to the council that the commissioner use permit be granted allowing green artists to use the properties of house
workers. Uh it is now on the council to approve or deny their permit. >> Make a motion to approve the conditional use permit at 316 Broadway North. >> I'll second that.
>> All in favor? I >> I >> Okay. >> All right. >> All right. So, I wrote this memorandum in advance on the assumption that they would approve the uh homestake edition
builder homes that EA that um they reviewed the plans and applications. Uh there was a substitute pre-approval letter that I didn't include because it had some uh information on there that was personal and potentially risky to include in the packet. Uh but there is
verification that they can afford to undertake the the project. Um EDA recommended the council that approve the plan submitted by Miller Homes and convey conditional deeds to the properties of block one, lots one and three, ensuring that the homesake edition restrictive commitments are
followed. Uh we noticed in the um EDA meeting that the application that they submitted for it um didn't express those exact lots. Uh it says block three lots. >> Can you explain where those are at? >> Um so the lots that we had that we had
discussed uh if I can point it out. Uh >> the one on the corner by the gardens or is it from that? >> Um here we go. So it's these uh so there's three lots here. The middle lot is currently constructed on new mer is
that so it's the ones on either side the ones that we discussed. >> Oh that's way on the on the south edge right the application they filled out has block three which is right behind the HUD >> on two of those lots. So he's got to
clarify on which ones they actually want. So you're looking across the street from Mike Myers and north of the Hudson. >> You're the side by side of Mike. >> So there was there was crosswires in communications. So what they put on the
form um block one or lot 1 C2 doesn't exist, but there's lot maybe it's one and two. >> They have one and two and it's block three which is right behind the HUD program building. >> So >> I guess down on the corner. So the the
EDA um to they don't really care particularly which lots get used for it. So I can iron it out with them um which lots they specifically want. Um and you know you have the authority to approve that they they get approved and they can
pick the lot still so we don't have to speed bump this. What I'd be looking for is permission to uh move along with this with uh Jason Moran to we can have a process to conditionally transfer the deed for mentioned properties
or whatever properties we're choosing. >> They're also if it goes well they're doing two this year and next year it' possibly be four. So >> two two. So >> there's mine, right? >> Yes. >> This one and this one. >> These two or it's these two that he's
going to clarify >> because there's water pumping station >> right here. That white dot >> and let me show you the elevations and >> I kind of figured that's what you're talking about, but I just saw the picture. >> Oh, there it is. Okay. So, this is the elevation of one of them. The other one
is more or less identical. It just has a uh back here um there's a a bump out for a sun room and the patio door is a different direction. >> The floor plan >> basement.
>> So >> you didn't try and sell four of them, huh? What type of salesman are you? >> I'm in public government. I'm not a salesman. I wouldn't be driving a Hyundai if I was a salesman.
>> Um, so they're three-bedroom, two bathroom. Um, I I toured uh basically this model that was seen here over in Ellenale and it was it was impressive. I I think if if I made the half joke if I brought my wife with me that I've been
busting out my checkbook. It was really well done. >> Now, this isn't any type of HUD stuff. It's just they're selling them to the normal public >> building. I think it's a great idea. >> Yeah. >> All for you. You just need a motion to approve the permits
>> uh to uh direct myself and the city attorney to begin the process to conditionally transfer the deed for the properties. And this qualifies for that free lot. >> That's what this says. Yeah. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> All right. >> All right. The administrative report. Yes. Um >> Did you have something else? Water.
Rural water association. You're not that far yet. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. There's a memorandum >> operations for non operators. >> Yeah, >> that's the class. >> Um, so I attended another class with MRWA up in Glenco this time. Um, so
basically learning what water and wastewater operators do and how to best support them. Um and basically the big uh takeaways were that the city gets utility related finances set up to become eligible for some of the potential funding sources.
Um what it amounts to is that the the amount that ABDO tells us that we should be charging the amount that MRWA says that we should be charging. ABDO is looking at the how do you make it balance MRWA is looking at the how do we maintain and grow. So, I'm going to have
MRWA um come in and help me look at our rates, try to figure that out. And then next month with the uh uh the fee schedule, looking at bumping the um capital improvement for water and sewer. We
we we would need a heck of a magic wand to fix it today if we were to do that. So, we need to start building up a fund that can manage to make these repairs and improvements. I think the only way we're really going to fix what's wrong is either bonding or through grants. You
know, these these extra charges that we have every month are just basically just for maintenance. >> But to really do reconstruction on the infrastructure, I think we have to look at a major major bonding issue. >> Uh put us back, you know, more in the hole that we already are in order to
really fix the problem. >> I I don't disagree. um to qualify for some of it, we need to have like a certain balance of um right and what our rates are. Our rates have to match uh
like 1.2 and 1.4% for water and sewer uh of the like household median income. So like there's like some like crossover there. And if we fall short of that, they say, "Well, you're not charging enough. We don't get this." So there's we charge.
We we need to make sure that we are so that we can qualify. >> Yeah. Nobody wants to pay any more than they really have to for water and sewer. But if we don't do enough and up it up enough, she's having problems, but he's having problems fixing what we got. So, we're in that the thing is capital
bonding or grants. So, I think we should raise them even though I don't want to spend it more money than I have to. You got to bite the bullet sometimes. And >> hopefully there's that one grant for sewer stuff. we can try to put a plan together so we can write something for next year to help us. We have some time
to get that figured, but we have to do some of these steps to make sure we're >> complying with those things. >> One of the things just to preface this for next budget cycle I'm asking for is uh $40,000 to do a street survey so that
we can overlay what the shape the streets are in with the shape that the sewers are in. Because if we can probably extrapolate what shape the the water means are in off of that. And so if we pick the streets where the water and sewer's the worst and the streets
the worst, package all that together and and do it all in one one swoop so that we're like we're hitting the worst of it as we go. And sometimes the ones that are the worst of it might have a little bit more grant opportunity if we can prove X Y and Z boxes are checked. Mhm.
>> So that's going to be okay going a big way towards doing that. That's that's next year that we be looking for that money. >> Asset uh management system. This kind of touches on what we were just talking about as an aspect there. Uh no action
required on that. Um met with Minnesota Valley Council of Governments. were a member organization and there was um you know reminders of what uh services they offer and then we also discussed admitting another new member uh to the
council. Somebody you might be familiar with is trying to is trying to gain entry to the council of governments is trying to get prairie in there. Um, >> so I'm sure we're all aware of the compost dump situation. Um, Eric and I
decided that it was best to order four cellular connected game cameras, metals and batteries. Uh, two of them have come, two of them have not yet. Um, there's also a monthly service fee for keeping the cameras active. I think it's 25 for the first camera, five for everyone after that. Uh, so the total
expensive so far was just under $610 in equipment and $40 a month in fees give or take. And one of the cameras will be temporarily placed at the water tower um just to ensure security in the interim. Um, and they recommend revisiting the
administrative penalty for dumping discussing rates for non-residents using the dump as a possibility. No action required. Um, as of June 4th, 2026, to the best of our knowledge, Radio Link Internet has not attempted to access the water tower or nuclear equipment. Um, based on available
information about develop link, the city attorney and I have been discussing what to do if radio link internet does not remove the equipment. Unfortunately, it looks like the city might be on the hook to remove the equipment and building a sole proprietorship that filed for bankruptcy protection for for removal
may not yield positive results. um after I believe it's 6 months 6 months after the order to remove date has expired um it could be considered legally banned property um and so it would have no claim to it. Uh so in theory we could
remove it and we wouldn't necessarily be worried about damaging it. Um, we also discussed uh if another carrier like your T-Mobile or your Verizons or something moved in, we may be able to offer them a a discount for the first
year and remove the equipment just for safety sake or perhaps when the painters come paying them extra to to do that if they're licensed and bonded to do so. But part of that paying for pocket, I don't know
what we're going to get done in the short term. >> Have we thought about soliciting more different carrier? Um, is that something that is >> I I have thought about it. Um, send out emails to the the major carriers and just kind of get their their temperature because some of them
might say, "No, we're covered well enough." And who knows what that's going to look like. Uh, I would like to wait to do that until after we determine if the equipment's been removed or bank. >> Yeah. >> Just so that we can try to utilize that as a possible. >> Yeah.
>> But in the future, I will come to you guys and ask for permission to to start soliciting for that. >> I talk about the bleachers of Legion Field. >> Where is it? >> You want me to talk about that again? I I'd caution against us taking it down
because, you know, you could claim it was damaged and all this. We don't need anymore. >> Although we we we wouldn't touch it until abandoned for sure. And we we wouldn't touch it. >> I know. >> Yeah.
>> Eric has an intense desire for self-preservation. We might have to try to get an estimate so that we could budget for next year because that would be probably a next year thing. >> That's I imagine probably going to involve uh the engineer to come up with
a plan to remove potentially. >> Yeah, I don't know. >> All right. Still looking at pictures of bleachers. Um so potential structural issues at city hall. Um the wall where the back entrance to city hall is rapidly
deteriorating. Um given how damage the block is, uh I don't think this is going to be a simple um por cement in there and hope I think it's required engineered solution. Um I would like to engage [ __ ] to find the solution. Um and
we'll update the council of plans and cost estimates as more information becomes available. Okay. Need a motion on that. >> Is that something that >> I mean it's going to cost us to have Bolton and Mate come out and do that. Is
there any type of cement masonry people that might have that engineering background to give an estimate for their I'm just throwing things out here first before we go the route of an engineer. But, you know, I've seen it. It looks pretty >> I have pictures up there right now of
>> Yeah. what the base looks like. It's my my right >> I had something similar happen in in the basement of my old house and they had to basically attach plates to either side and jack it up and and do a repair
underneath. So it wasn't just >> No, I I know it's an expensive thing. >> I had to pay I had to pay engineer to >> come up with the whole thing. That's why that way. So,
um if you guys want to set a cap or if you want me to just go out and gather information, whatever you would like me to do, >> where would we pull that from? What what is that? Our building budget or for this building, what do we have for funds >> um
>> to do this? So, we could potentially pull some from operating expense, but our operating expense is already largely tapped out because of the um the search for my my position. Your operating expense, the building fund, I don't know
the balance of present. I can give that information right to you. >> Let's have you bring everything to the meeting. >> Okay. >> I think that'd be good to know kind of what we have sitting for funds >> and to know what it might cost. >> Yeah. and see what
charges it. Is there a basement underneath that section of building that um we have two standing dead trees in the city park um that should be removed soon. Um, air would like them removed before uh far city days for
safety and aesthetic reasons. Um, they're considerably more dangerous to move than live trees as they can fall unpredictably. Um, I would like to contract a professional service to remove these trees and practice stumps. Um, there's no cost estimate, but we'll
go with the best least expensive option and not spend more than the amount the council sets with an authorization. um trees of that size. I looked up what they were costing the local area and we can do both of them for 3,000 or less. >> Does that sound right to you?
>> Does seem a little high, but I think we can go down. >> No, >> we can go up too. I'll make a motion that we direct TY to look this up and go up to a moment $2,000 to remove the trees. >> I'll second.
>> All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Um, okay. Next up is Oh, picnic shelter. Did not get added to the uh agenda. Apologies. Um, we can address this now
or we can wait till another time since it wasn't on the agenda. Your >> discretion. Is there something that you want to just bring to our attention and we can go from there? >> So, we have a a claim out with the insurance trust. Um, a tree fell on the
uh the picnic shelter field in one of the spring storms. Uh Chad recommended that um we basically just remove the shelter, leave the pad in place. Uh the see if I pictures in
this pictures. Um if you look at it, it has a hump from all the the frost heave that's lifted the the building in awkward ways. One of the the posts is would you say 10 in above where it started.
>> Put it on a floating floating pad. I don't know why they ever did that. Um so yeah, it's actually going up and down. So it's >> the one down by the playground, right? >> Correct. >> It's just a shelter over the top and
post >> all the time. >> Usually, you know, young moms with little kids playing on a playground and they got a baby over under the >> but finding good because of how racked
it is. Um, I think Chad didn't even want to touch it because the humps and all that he couldn't guarantee workmanship on it. So, we might have a challenge in doing >> that's part of a claim that we're So, we'll get some money for the damage of
it where we would have it for the repairs or to tear it down. >> Yeah, >> I say go ahead. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Because we could always at some point later decide to do something different later, but for right now. >> Is it on a concrete slab? >> Yes.
>> And the concrete slab is going bad, too. >> No, concrete slab is wonderful. >> Oh, so you could put something back there in the future. >> Okay. >> I'll make a motion that we uh go ahead and have the removal of that due to the
insurance from League of Minnesota Cities. Correct. >> Yeah. I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> Anything else? T >> um I think we are to the heart of the
meeting where we go into recess. >> Okay. All right. We are going to go into a close session right now. So, we'll thank you everyone for coming. >> Thank you all. Thank you.
>> See you next month. >> Take care, guys. >> This conference will now be recorded.