WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=LPmBUs5Z1y0 Part: 1 1 00:00:02.639 --> 00:07:21.680 This conference will now be recorded. the goal of protecting uh public health, safety and general welfare welfare. The uh the current uh ordinance is lacking in a lot of uh definitions and dimensions. uh under the current current 2 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:38.400 ordinance like nothing prohibits somebody from building a a full height fence all the way up to the right way in the front yard and various other aspects. It also strengthens some definitions as well. >> Now this would be for fences going 3 00:07:38.400 --> 00:07:53.199 forward. Everything else is grandfathered in. Correct. >> Yform. Was this vetted by planning and zoning or did they not need to see it? They don't need to see this one. Okay. thought they might as far as property lines and all that 4 00:07:53.199 --> 00:08:16.800 stuff. Okay. >> You all right? >> Yeah. [snorts] >> Okay. >> M I may I speak to this motion >> or this topic? >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> Um my name is Bob Wson. I live up the 5 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:32.719 street and I'm not opposed to the fence ordinance per se, but in there there is a um I think it's item number five or section five of of the ordinance states that swimming pools need to have a fence 6 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:50.480 4 feet tall. And according to Minnesota uh administrative rules, it defines a pool as being anything that includes I mean it could be a cattle tank, it could be anything. It could be as little as a waiting pool. And I I would be concerned 7 00:08:50.480 --> 00:09:07.360 about that because, you know, I mean, if if someone goes to Walmart, drops 30 bucks on a waiting pool, sets it out on their yard, and all of a sudden they're in violation of a garden saying they need to put a 4ft fence around it, it seems a little ridiculous. And 8 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:22.959 my I've got two neighbors that both have pools. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Hector inherited his pool from whoever he bought the house from. and he's it ab butts a patio that goes right to the property line. No problem with that with that because quite frankly my garage 9 00:09:22.959 --> 00:09:39.440 goes right to the property line too. Petra and I get along just fine. Um his pool stays up all the time. Um building a fence around it to include that patio would be virtually impossible the way this everything's sitting right now. 10 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:54.959 my other neighbor um Kevin or my neighbors Kevin and Fawn. Uh Fawn's the librarian down now. Um they put up a pool every year or most every year. They didn't do it last year because like Kevin said, it cost $300 to fill the 11 00:09:54.959 --> 00:10:11.680 thing up. Um to think that they would have put up their pool each year and then have to erect the fence around it, it it just seems ridiculous. and and it looks like mostly it's just a matter of of um like I say unintended consequences 12 00:10:11.680 --> 00:10:27.440 to to the language. uh Minnesota law. I I I looked it up and according to the rules it takes and it it makes specific allocations for private pools and public pools. And you could either add a public 13 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:44.480 pool uh fences, which would make perfect sense from a city standpoint for uh protection of the of the populace and stuff, or even change it to inground pools because I can see where you wouldn't want people you know, running 14 00:10:44.480 --> 00:11:01.839 across someone's yard trespassing >> fall and then drowning. >> Yeah, >> but but I mean, nobody's going to trip and fall into a pool that's standing this high unless they're deliberately trying to get into it. And Right. >> And it seems like it would be an an unnecessary inconvenience for people 15 00:11:01.839 --> 00:11:17.519 that I know. >> I know Hector has the steps have a lock on it, padlock where they can lock them up on there because I've been in that pool before. >> Oh, okay. I I I I never went over to look at it, >> but I mean there's different things that people could do besides a fence if it was an issue. I don't >> Right. 16 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:33.760 >> Yeah. Anyway, I I would suggest just putting in either an inground pool or a public pool, which would >> comport with the the Minnesota statute that governs that sort of thing. Um, but that's that's all I got. >> It says there additional requirements may apply under state law. So, 17 00:11:33.760 --> 00:11:49.680 >> well, the only additional requirements according to state law are for public pools. >> Okay. But that's that's neither here nor there. >> Fix. >> No, >> I think that's a very reasonable. >> Yeah. >> Change. That's something we have to take 18 00:11:49.680 --> 00:12:05.093 to Jason. >> You can you can you can elect to omit section five or or whichever change to in ground >> in ground and or public. We don't have public pool. So that's >> unnecessary unless it's on the list. [snorts] 19 00:12:05.093 --> 00:12:21.519 [laughter] >> I don't think so. Oh. >> Oh, >> just add in swimming pool fences for in round. >> Yeah. >> Just add that in. I think that's >> make motion. 20 00:12:21.519 --> 00:12:35.440 >> So, make a motion to add that to section five. Is that what we would need to do? >> That's what I would say. Yes. >> Okay. >> I'll make a motion to add a stipulation for inground fences under section five pool. 21 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:57.839 >> Ground pools. in ground pools of 26-3. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> thank you for bringing that >> to our attention. Yeah, >> thanks. >> Appreciate that. >> Ordinance 26-04, 22 00:12:57.839 --> 00:13:16.480 an ordinance stopping operation requirements for recreational vehicles. Right. Didn't we just vote on changing the ordinance, not accepting it? >> We just voted on changing the wording 23 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:34.480 it, but we didn't vote on accepting the ordinance. Correct. >> Right. >> So, we have to accept it now before we go to 2604. Right. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 26-03 as amended. 24 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:55.360 >> Yeah. With the amendment that he had there. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I [clears throat] success four. >> All right. Uh this ordinance adopts uh updated operational requirements for recreational vehicles uh RVs, ATVs, 25 00:13:55.360 --> 00:14:17.279 UTVs, trail bikes, golf carts, other summer vehicles to address safety, noise, permitted locations uh and public concerns regarding their use of city limits. Uh the previous ordinance was updated insufficient to manage current safety considerations. >> Anybody have any? 26 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:35.040 So, the current one on RVs, it has to be that they have to be moved. They can't be parked on public road for any specific set period of time, I believe, is how it reads. It's got to be moved every 72 whatever it is. I don't know exactly what it is. And I didn't see that in here in this one. 27 00:14:35.040 --> 00:14:49.600 >> So, this wouldn't eliminate that. >> It would not eliminate that. Okay, that was the question. >> What what it's saying is recreational vehicle in this case isn't like campers. It's, >> you know, cars. >> Yeah. I mean, it says RV in there. So, yeah, that was a question I had. That 28 00:14:49.600 --> 00:15:16.000 wouldn't change what we currently have. >> I mean, the the impetus for this one was the um basically allowing uh property owners within New Richland to post signage that says it's permissible to use this as a through trail to get to 29 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:44.760 the location. Okay. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 26-04. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> Ordinance 26-05. 30 00:15:49.600 --> 00:16:07.759 >> Do we have to have permission to talk? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You can choose or ask be recognized. >> Did you have something you wanting to discuss about it? I'm Elish and I'm asking why is there a sign down 31 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:25.040 at the um ball fields that the golf carts can't be on it? >> Uh so discussing that with uh with our maintenance supervisor that ground stays so soggy that tires even float tires have historically just torn up the turf. 32 00:16:25.040 --> 00:16:41.839 Uh we're I he he's open to um specific permitting for like handicapped access for carts and such, but generally limiting it from just being a place where he can drive their carts as 33 00:16:41.839 --> 00:16:57.360 necessary. >> Well, I was just kind of wondering because Bob has a hard time walking that distance, >> so it's we want to go and watch our grandkids play ball. But you know, he doesn't have electric 34 00:16:57.360 --> 00:17:13.199 go um >> the wheelchair scooters. >> So would we be arrested if we go on that with our golf cart? Well, >> arrested certainly not. >> Well, we're just kind of wondering 35 00:17:13.199 --> 00:17:30.160 because the ground is pretty much similar to a golf course, >> but it's a lot soggier. >> I know there is times. Yes. and just to stay off the baby that time at those times. >> I think there's [clears throat] >> the there's language in here. 36 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:48.240 >> Yeah. >> About if it's damaging >> about damaging and >> well, couldn't you just have somebody that wants to do that like their case come in and not say get a permit, but just get special permission to do it at certain times? 37 00:17:48.240 --> 00:18:03.679 >> That would probably be the easiest way of fixing it. There was there was some discussion of a special sticker, [clears throat] but then we have the concern of, you know, are we asking somebody why they need it? So, we need to make sure that we're not doing that because we we have no we have no right to that information. 38 00:18:03.679 --> 00:18:20.720 >> Well, I think we do. >> We we legally have no right to that information. >> Well, if it's going to hurt our property and have to spend money >> legally, we have no right to their healthcare information to ask them why >> violation. >> I see your point there. 39 00:18:20.720 --> 00:18:36.720 So that that's kind of the the hangup there, but it's little common sense goes a long way. That's what I was just going to say. >> I mean, if if you were to call down to city hall and say, you know, is is the grass okay to drive the card down so that we can go see the game tonight. You 40 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:51.919 might get a note on this one night, but you might get a yes every other night. >> Well, every time I call say hello, I get it. I always say here's an answering machine. So all I do is drive down here and talk to you. [snorts] Well, 41 00:18:51.919 --> 00:19:08.080 >> I can't speak specifically to that. We answer the phones a lot. You might be call when somebody else is on the line, too. >> Yeah. >> So, I I'll just drive down. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. 42 00:19:08.080 --> 00:19:37.640 >> All right. I don't I make a motion to approve ordinance 26-05. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> n. >> All right. 43 00:19:37.760 --> 00:19:55.280 We're done with the ordinances and resolutions. >> Guess we can close the public. >> Yep. So, now that we're done reading going over all the ordinances, the public hearing is closed at 6:49 and we're going to go on to departments 44 00:19:55.280 --> 00:20:10.960 to ambulance report. Are you ready or do you want me to have someone? >> Um, I think these came in out of order. What just happened? Looks like we got Bob out of out of order. So, I have to just jump up to Bob in a in a minute. So, analyst report, uh, nothing new to report here. 45 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:26.480 Everything is helping as much as they can. They're at 54 calls for the year, which is pretty good. Um, they'll have coverage for foreign city days. They'll also be, uh, uh, offering coverage for Waldorf days as well. Uh, the CO is in and working 46 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:42.880 great, and the adjustment is just everybody learning how to use it. >> All right. Make a motion to approve the ambulance report. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. 47 00:20:42.880 --> 00:20:59.200 >> All right. Go on. Bob then next. Is that what the Cuz I have fire department next. >> Fire department's next. It it compiled the >> Okay. >> The list on board. >> We'll go fire department. >> Uh, one fire call, two medical calls, and this month's training was pumping on Summit Street. >> Pretty light report. 48 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:18.799 >> Yep. Tenise, you're up. Oh, we got to approve. Sorry. jumping the gun here. >> I'll make a motion to approve the fire department. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right. Now, [laughter] >> uh we have 51 calls for the month of 49 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:35.440 June, which is low due to me being by myself the [clears throat] majority of the month. Um Drew had his use force instructor training and he took a welldeserved vacation. So, um, 50 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:49.840 he attended and completed his instructor training and passed. We're just waiting for the certification now. Um, paid the lovely Lika County attorney the first half of their annual payment and then 51 00:21:49.840 --> 00:22:06.000 purchased AED batteries for both AEDs as they were both beeping and low on battery. Um, we had our radar certification that passed just fine. And then farm and city days. Woohoo. And 52 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:22.240 night to unite this year is on Tuesday, August 4th from 6:00 to 7:30 with all the makings of a hot dog dinner and cookies and chips and a bounce house and all the things. So, >> all right. >> I've got a question. 53 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:39.440 >> Yeah. >> You and you. If we're paying the Wasika County Attorney $4,000 some dollars, is that different requests and things asked for than Jason? >> That is Jason is our civil attorney. >> Okay. >> And the county attorney is all of our 54 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:55.919 criminal matters. >> Yep. >> And that's I mean that's that is what it is. >> Yeah. That's you know there's no wiggle room there. >> No. and they've been very nice and have not upped their 55 00:22:55.919 --> 00:23:11.360 their their fee for >> quite a few years. So >> So it's around 8,000 a year. >> Yeah. 8,000 >> $10. >> Do you think that they're going to be upping anytime soon? Don't know. 56 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:27.280 >> It's kind of a pray that they don't. >> Got it. >> Don't acknowledge it and it might not change type of thing. [laughter] >> It's in the room. Yeah. Yeah. >> We didn't get that memo. [clears throat] >> So that's what >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. 57 00:23:27.280 --> 00:23:46.320 >> Motion to approve the police department report. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right. Bob, now you're up. Care center. You >> sure? >> I am sure this time. [laughter] >> Wait a minute. [snorts] >> Wait. Sorry. [sighs] 58 00:23:46.320 --> 00:24:02.799 >> Well, happy Monday. It's Monday toy out here. Um, we start with our average census. Uh, as you can see, >> uh, been kind of on a steady decline 59 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:18.080 through May and in June, we started to pick up a little bit. Uh, that will look better in July. We did reach 41 at the end of June. So, that will make a huge difference. uh 60 00:24:18.080 --> 00:24:33.520 first two weeks of July sort of we we've been at 40. So that will make a great difference. Um we did have uh if you look at the 61 00:24:33.520 --> 00:24:50.559 managed care and Medicare numbers 3.57 and 3.33 um in May it was only 1.65 and 2.13. Those are the good payer sources. Uh we are currently at 11 on that. So 62 00:24:50.559 --> 00:25:06.080 fantastic. We like that. Like that a lot. Um so 25% of our people are currently on Medicare or managed care and uh another 25% of our people are on 63 00:25:06.080 --> 00:25:20.799 hospice. We still have 10 people on hospice. So [clears throat] referrals for the month. Uh we needed 68 referrals. We brought in 14. Uh six of them went somewhere else. 64 00:25:20.799 --> 00:25:39.840 45 were denied. Uh I want to say 15 of them were because of human. So Humanana is a a very difficult group to work with. I think we talked about it in the past. >> So we deny pretty much all of them. Um 65 00:25:39.840 --> 00:25:56.400 invalid. If there were three in they they either died or went somewhere else. >> I got a question for you on the denying. >> Yes sir. >> If you do take them >> what's [clears throat] happens and what's that the reason why you deny it? >> Humanana. >> No. Well 66 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:13.600 >> if it is the human what's >> okay? So the humana if if we say yes to a humanana great and wonderful they come in uh we send off the for the their insurance to pay for it and they might 67 00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:28.960 drag out the payments for 3 to six months. Now all of a sudden they're going to do a record review and then you have to pay that money back. their record review will just tear apart 68 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:45.039 your records and it well it doesn't say anything in here about that they don't need this uh >> oh this type of care and you're providing to such a high level of care they don't need that >> and then you got to defend yourself >> how are they allowed to operate like that 69 00:26:45.039 --> 00:27:01.679 >> that's a good question I thought you'd have an answer for >> that's the mafia >> that's why you deny >> they're all criminals >> but no that has nothing to do with the patient >> not a I thought >> insurance company. >> Okay. I thought it was just a type of patient maybe. >> No, it's the insurance company. 70 00:27:01.679 --> 00:27:17.120 >> Okay. >> Yeah. Human is great before you get to the nursing home. >> So for all of you and you know, hey, I'm on human great and wonderful. They pay for all your medications. They help you out with your doctor bills. Soon as your doctor said, well, I think you should go 71 00:27:17.120 --> 00:27:34.559 to the nursing home. That stops. That is like a fart in church, man. That is bad. Thank you. [laughter] >> That explains it. >> Yeah, I'm very honest about that. >> So, let's see. Um, 72 00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:51.600 our current census was 41. Uh, down a little bit now, but u like I said, we had 10 10 Medicare, nine hospice, three private fees, and 18 Medicaid. Um, our financials for May were very 73 00:27:51.600 --> 00:28:07.360 ugly, >> I guess. >> However, we have good explanations for that. Um, to start with the good news, right? That how you get bad news, give good news first. Uh, minimal use of the staffing agency, less than 5% of total staffing 74 00:28:07.360 --> 00:28:23.679 was with a staffing agency in the month of May. That was awesome. Down from almost 75% last September. So that's fantastic. We're doing great. Um in May we did have three payrolls. 75 00:28:23.679 --> 00:28:41.120 >> Um huh. >> So that happens all the time, >> twice a year, >> but three payrolls. You know, >> you normally have two and you have to once in a while. Yeah. >> But but think of this. Three payrolls is $120,000 extra. 76 00:28:41.120 --> 00:28:55.600 >> It happens. It's right >> hard to do business. And unless you're unless you're really bringing in the cash, a month of three payrolls, you're going to either break even or lose money. >> Um that's how tight the operation really 77 00:28:55.600 --> 00:29:12.559 is. Um [clears throat] and then there was a fine that we had to pay uh Department of Health for a past survey, the IG that we got November 24th. That was $79,000. 78 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:32.480 Huh? >> Yeah, that is why we don't like those. One of the reasons um many others staffing continue to hire new staff members uh filling a decreasing number of openings. 79 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:49.840 Uh I think in June we've hired probably five. One or two have already moved on are not really interested in working as many hours as they said they were going to. 80 00:29:49.840 --> 00:30:07.120 We continue to look for people all the time. So if you know anybody nurse aids, nurses, let them know. We're always looking, please. That is one of the biggest things we need. Um but one of the great things about that, that last line says it all. 81 00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:24.880 the the staff that we do have been working diligently to help reduce the temporary agency staffing that we have had to use in the last three months. They're doing a great job. Uh I think in oh in May we had kind of a 82 00:30:24.880 --> 00:30:41.039 come to Jesus meeting. We just I laid it out for him. I said this is the deal. You guys got big increases in December. I need to see some return on that. and they they started picking up. It's I said, "We're getting rid of agency 83 00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:57.520 people because I'm tired of hearing people complain about agency, whether it's you guys or the residents or the families. I know they don't do as good a job as we do." But I can't help that. If you don't pick them up, they got to come in because we got to have those bodies in 84 00:30:57.520 --> 00:31:15.286 the building in order to take care of the residents. >> So, they've done a very good job at at picking up a cover. So, if you see them in the community, pat them on the back. All right. Any questions for me other than know why' you lose my money? 85 00:31:15.286 --> 00:31:32.880 [laughter] >> The fine that we got for that 79,000 that's been res is is there a thing we had to fix or resolve or is it just somebody complaining? >> Yes. >> Without >> [laughter] >> um >> Okay. 86 00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:49.840 So if if you recall the I when they came in uh for that IG um >> can you give me the short version? >> We needed we needed nurse staffing to 87 00:31:49.840 --> 00:32:07.120 uh do better coverage on wound care. >> Okay. Um well at that time we didn't really have the coverage and we were you know we were making use of people that we had because what else do you do? 88 00:32:07.120 --> 00:32:25.279 >> Uh that particular week um we made calls to uh AHI. And we got a nurse p n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n nurse practitioner from AHI that would do virtual visits once a week with the people on our team 89 00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:43.039 to cover the all the wound care. They ordered all the supplies. They they were on they so that his license was on the hook. So he made sure it was done right. Um, and we got another group that 90 00:32:43.039 --> 00:33:00.080 covered uh all the supplies for our Medicaid residents and our uh and they would go through all of our policies and procedures to make sure they were correct. Uh, we had some 91 00:33:00.080 --> 00:33:16.480 changes in policy and procedure, a lot of changes in the way that we were doing things. Couple of nurses moved on. We got some new new people in the building, new blood. I we now have a doctor coming in once a week and he personally goes 92 00:33:16.480 --> 00:33:34.000 through all the wounds and make sure that they are okay and he documents everything. So, >> okay, >> it's been a huge change. Absolutely a huge change. Um, it wasn't great before, but it wasn't uh 93 00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:50.320 it wasn't terrible. There was a squeaking wheel. >> Yeah, she's no longer allowed in my nurse as a surveyer. [laughter] >> All right. Well, thank you. >> Thank you. 94 00:33:50.320 --> 00:34:07.279 >> Thanks. >> Move [clears throat] to approve the care center. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right. People service. Show. >> Hey guys. >> All right. Okay, 95 00:34:07.279 --> 00:34:23.919 it's been June went very very fast. I don't even know what happened to it, but it started off with power outage by a bird. Blew out the plant. That was great. And nine houses. Um it was out for quite some time until they finally figured out it was the bird, which I 96 00:34:23.919 --> 00:34:39.280 told them it was the bird. Um I had quarterly safety meetings at the plant for people's service. That's everyone in my region came over for we have to do that every quarter. Um I went around and I painted all the um 97 00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:55.440 sidewalks, steps yellow again. All the cracks, there's many cracks. You might as well just paint the whole thing yellow. Valve boxes, ledges, stairs. I did all the stripping on the basement steps, you know, the gritted kind. Did all that in the shop where it's 98 00:34:55.440 --> 00:35:13.839 slippery. Um I attended an annual safety class which you can see we have certain things that we have to do every single [clears throat] year. Um and of course all the work orders and then we do we've always had monthly cyber attack um 99 00:35:13.839 --> 00:35:30.320 training. We always have that. It's usually 15 30 minutes online so you can do it at your leisure. Um, I'm ordering new plaque cards for the confined spaces because you can't read the plaque cards anymore. They're just white. 100 00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:47.440 And we replaced a bunch of broken outlets um that have been there since the plant was put in for outside. So, we can I can use them now. >> And two of the VFDs are put in and those pumps started right up. >> What's the VFD? 101 00:35:47.440 --> 00:36:03.760 >> Didn't we do this last time? >> Yeah, we did. [laughter] We did. Did we? >> Uhhuh. >> Can do it again. >> It's a little box. A little box. >> What's the name? >> VFD. >> VFD. >> Variable FD. I know. I don't >> I'm sure we didn't say that last. 102 00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:19.599 >> Yeah, it's variable fault. >> Yeah, I can't. >> I know. I can't remember. It's V. It's a little box. You have amps, volts, hertz on there, and you can run your motor higher or lower depending on what you want um for it to do. How many hertz you want it to go? 103 00:36:19.599 --> 00:36:38.240 >> Yeah. Um, but we got them in. The pumps are fantastic. That must have been what's been wrong with them for the last 20 years. >> They are sweet. Them things should last quite a while. >> Cool. Good. >> Yes. Yeah, [clears throat] I was pretty 104 00:36:38.240 --> 00:36:55.760 happy. Um, I had to do all my safety inspections, document permit required list, um, all that good stuff. I I'll be attending. I got to get some C use for my water class. Um, it's just for my B water. So, I have 105 00:36:55.760 --> 00:37:13.760 to take 24 water credits. So, I'm going to have to take off a few days this year and next year. >> Down in Rashford, huh? >> Yeah. Just for the day. >> God's not. >> I will be gone July 15th through the 22nd on a much needed vacation. Um, all 106 00:37:13.760 --> 00:37:30.720 the alarm calls will go to Herb. Um, my work phone won't be with me, but you can get me on my personal phone. If you definitely have a question, just call. It's easier just to call me. But Herb will be um running all the alarms and 107 00:37:30.720 --> 00:37:45.520 doing my rounds for me while I'm gone. And he has a huge list. So, yeah. But yeah, and now these are for you guys. This is something that you probably all don't know what I actually do out there. 108 00:37:45.520 --> 00:38:03.839 These are permit required and these are safety required and these are requirements that I have to do. Those ones are for the state and the other one is for people's service. So gives you an idea of all the entirety of 109 00:38:03.839 --> 00:38:19.359 paperwork that I have to fill out. It's a lot >> and I probably am missing a few things too, but um most of it's on there. But that just gives you an idea of some of the 110 00:38:19.359 --> 00:38:35.760 things that are required out there at the point. So for future reference when you when I do retire, these are some of the items that they would need to know how to do. >> Wow. >> The next person. It's a lot. It's 111 00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:53.760 definitely a lot, but I kind of do like a supervisor's and an operator's job at the same time. So, but yeah, otherwise all the work orders are done. Um, a motor went out on the SO2 exhaust fan 112 00:38:53.760 --> 00:39:11.119 um on uh Friday. So, I have backup plans for in case there is an incident, but Ory ordered the motor. we can just swap out the motor and put the new one in, but we have to have it in case there is an incident. Fresh air works coming in, but 113 00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:27.359 it won't pull it out. So, but otherwise, it's it's kind of like it's a old plant and it's like when you replace all the light bulbs, they all go out at once, you know? But it's going pretty good. I 114 00:39:27.359 --> 00:39:45.680 mean the the facility is running how it should. So and we had 413 items last year on our um MPCA. There was 413 items. There was one that was um 115 00:39:45.680 --> 00:40:01.520 nine over the required um parameter. It should have been 200 and it was 209. And that was we had a bunch of rain and a bunch of business and all my stuff got wrecked out there and they know that. 116 00:40:01.520 --> 00:40:17.520 I've explained to them that. But 400 Yeah. 13. So that's pretty good for the whole year. So I was pretty proud of that one. >> It's hard to do. And then they give you 117 00:40:17.520 --> 00:40:36.320 they'll give you the months October to September. And it that's everything that goes out to the creek and everything they sample for. So, but yeah, it's not too shabby. Is there anything you guys need to ask 118 00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:52.960 me? >> I don't think so. You always keep on top of a lot of things. >> I try to. >> Yeah, >> there might be a few things. I'm still waiting on the the schedule for to get that pump fixed. could be a sixmonth wait, but 119 00:40:52.960 --> 00:41:09.920 >> uh it's been filed with uh Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust [clears throat] and looks like they're going to cover >> all the basically. So that'll be a big >> big way off to get a bit of money close to 10 grand. 120 00:41:09.920 --> 00:41:26.400 >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that is wonderful news. >> Good. >> Yeah, that's good. >> Okay. Well, >> thank you. [cough] >> Thank you. >> Have a nice vacation. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Bring back a t-shirt. 121 00:41:26.400 --> 00:41:49.839 >> Realize that [clears throat] change in 15 years. >> Motion approved. [laughter] >> All in favor? [laughter] >> All right. Uh maintenance utilities report. Uh, three blue cards were issued. There zero 122 00:41:49.839 --> 00:42:05.520 shut offs. Uh, just standard uh, weekly maintenance. They burned the dump. Uh, water update, waterf updates. Um, they've been making a lot of progress on that. So, God willing, we'll issue the the check on that within the next month. 123 00:42:05.520 --> 00:42:21.599 Um, mulch was put down. >> Should make them wait as long as they made us wait to get it done. [laughter] >> No, Jody, that would be me. >> [laughter] >> Uh, let's see here. 124 00:42:21.599 --> 00:42:38.319 Expect to be done. Um, just the pavilion at Legion Field. Um, as soon as they're able to get the skids steered there without tearing everything up, they're going to take down the pavilion and be foreign city days. Tomorrow morning, they're planning on doing all the painting on the street. So, they're 125 00:42:38.319 --> 00:42:55.359 going to see a lot of bright shiny new paint on on Broadway and couple other areas. And then the uh street project um is ongoing. Uh they're hoping that uh tomorrow or the next day the uh cement part of the project will be done and 126 00:42:55.359 --> 00:43:11.760 then next week paving down Broadway. >> Okay. >> And all that. So that'll be the the next the next there. >> I got a question and a request. >> Sure. >> You said you cut down trees at city park. >> When I was driving into town tonight, I 127 00:43:11.760 --> 00:43:26.960 noticed the new Richmond sign. Mhm. >> There's a hedge in front of it. There's a couple of things coming up like this. So, you can't see part of the sign. And then if you And I don't know if we can cut a tree down that's in the ditch, >> but it's probably 6 8 ft tall. And as you're driving through, you can't see 128 00:43:26.960 --> 00:43:42.560 the sign as well as I think you should. >> So, could we just have them trim those? >> Um, the bush for sure. I will figure out if the ditch can be or not. >> I mean, it's a volunteer treat. I know it is. >> Well, we'll call him in that. >> Yeah. There you go. That would be neat. 129 00:43:42.560 --> 00:44:01.440 He lives though. [laughter] >> Thank you. [clears throat] >> I make a motion to accept that >> maintenance. >> Maintenance and utility report. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> Okay. Economic development. 130 00:44:01.440 --> 00:44:17.760 >> I don't think it got submitted on this one. Um, do you have the packet in front of you still? >> I do. [clears throat] >> Didn't come in until later today. agenda that we had. >> Yeah. But his his report's on the back. >> Oh, of that. >> He kind of talks about what he did for 131 00:44:17.760 --> 00:44:34.880 the city and >> such. Um to the community club or well not community club, the >> commercial >> commercial club meeting. Um follow up on the business surveys, grant [clears throat] for odd fellows feasibility study. Um looking at doing 132 00:44:34.880 --> 00:44:50.880 some work upstairs in the library and getting covered by grants. Um reviewed the work plan. um some Smith grant guidelines and communication with uh first children's finance on child care gaps and then also attended various treatment 133 00:44:50.880 --> 00:45:11.760 trainings throughout [laughter] the heat. The other thing they did have is on the next week on the 23rd they are having at the event steeple um a get together for all businesses to come even community can come. They're not going to turn 134 00:45:11.760 --> 00:45:29.119 anybody away to come kind of see what SED is all about and what they can do. Um, so they're going to be there from 11 to 2 pm and they were and made sure to let everyone here know that they can come and community too. But um, they're 135 00:45:29.119 --> 00:45:44.560 excited. This is one of the events that they're doing throughout the state um, for that. We did also talk about which some of it's going to be coming up here with the trees that we're talking about, but one thing that was brought up during the meeting is there is going to 136 00:45:44.560 --> 00:45:59.920 be a grant that's going to be coming available for um working on getting funding for maybe possible some of the tree removal costs. Um, and we just thought we need to have some direction from council to say that it's okay for 137 00:45:59.920 --> 00:46:15.280 him to just go ahead and apply for that grant without us because it might be before the next meeting. So, if we can just kind of have a motion for him to kind of >> Well, why don't we tuck it into the tree? >> I tuck it in the tree. Okay, we'll do that at the end there then. >> But that's one of the things we 138 00:46:15.280 --> 00:46:34.560 discussed too that wasn't on that list. >> And what day was I? >> The 23rd. >> Can you send us an email out on that? Yep. and it's from 11 to 2. >> On that same note, um August 6, Green Scene is coming to Wasika on some like 139 00:46:34.560 --> 00:46:57.119 commercial club type things that they're going to explain things they do like SEA. Okay. >> I'll send you that tie so you can send it out. >> Sure. >> And then we unfinished business now. >> Yeah. We have a motion for the EDA. >> Oh, uh, no, no, no action required on that. 140 00:46:57.119 --> 00:47:10.480 >> Okay. All right. Unfinished business. League Field Blues. >> Um, so just touching base on what we talked about last month, uh, last year's budget had $5,000 set aside for capital improvements to Legion Field. Uh, none 141 00:47:10.480 --> 00:47:31.520 of that's been spent. Um, and then there was on the uh, excuse me, let me start over. Last year's budget had 5,000 set aside for capital improvements. This year's budget had another $5,000 um, earmarked for that could be used in 142 00:47:31.520 --> 00:47:49.119 that way just in the the general budget. >> So, there's $10,000 sitting there. Um, if we wanted to pull the trigger on removing the old bleachers and putting in aluminum, that would be less of a liability, cheaper to maintain in the 143 00:47:49.119 --> 00:48:05.680 long run. >> Could we scrap the old ones and get some? >> Absolutely. Eric has a uh has somebody that'll be interested in coming in and doing all the work to remove the old bleachers and scrap them out. >> And did we have a price on the new bleachers? Uh somewhere between uh five 144 00:48:05.680 --> 00:48:21.839 and 8,000 depending on >> 10 may cover it. >> Yeah. >> Need action on that. >> Yes. >> I'll make a motion to approve. Do it now before they excuse it. >> Yeah. >> Replacing the bleachers with aluminum 145 00:48:21.839 --> 00:48:37.119 bleachers at le >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> Okay, I'm going to make a motion. Did the school ever say if they would be willing to kick in on anything? >> Um their their uh contract is up next 146 00:48:37.119 --> 00:48:54.240 year in June. Um they're under the impression that they wouldn't pay until 2028 for that. So there wouldn't be any immediate kicking for that. So we have to iron out those details still on what their next contract's going to look like. >> By 2028, we could have some other things 147 00:48:54.240 --> 00:49:15.280 that be on the list. >> [laughter] >> Mhm. Yes, we certainly >> I mean, >> yeah. So, >> the check register is the next thing in your business. >> Anybody have questions on it? >> I have most of mine answered already. 148 00:49:15.280 --> 00:49:30.960 >> Only question I had is on the CCTV DVR recorder. the other one uh [clears throat] off lake. Okay. >> Yeah, that's >> it. It stopped functioning. >> Understood. >> I had a question on the uh sweetheart 149 00:49:30.960 --> 00:49:47.520 bingo uh advertising paid to the paper. >> Yes. >> That was for the ambulance relief. So, right. >> Mhm. Yeah. We were supposed to get a bill for that. >> Yeah. You should have got bill for that. >> Yeah. We didn't get the bill for that. >> Okay. We didn't get that correct, too. >> Yeah. 150 00:49:47.520 --> 00:50:13.839 >> So, that's us. That's the only one I saw. >> Mhm. >> How much was it? >> $144. >> Looks like a sweetheart. >> Sweetheart, >> I can get a When Sarah gets back, I can 151 00:50:13.839 --> 00:50:30.680 write a check to give give to you guys. And then you already did my report, right? >> Yeah. [clears throat] This card's not working, so we can't gas. Tiny's just borrowed them to get gas. >> Okay, we'll get that squared away. >> SP 152 00:50:31.119 --> 00:50:51.599 squared away. >> I'll make a motion to accept a June check register. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> All right. um switch from MSI to CBS for printing and document storage. >> Yeah. Um 153 00:50:51.599 --> 00:51:07.599 currently we're using Metro Sales Inc. for copier and cloud-based storage. Um for DocyWare, uh Docyware is where a lot of our problems have done with accounts payable because in theory people should email accounts payable and then it grabs it straight out of there and drops a 154 00:51:07.599 --> 00:51:22.240 docu where it goes into a queue to be paid. um system wasn't working right and things might pass to due in several instances. Um one of the problems with uh MSI is that when you call with a 155 00:51:22.240 --> 00:51:38.160 complaint they say here's the manual and I on a lot of things but I am not that level of IT support and so we're Heather and I are both pretty fed up with what they have going on. um coordinated business systems came in and demoed 156 00:51:38.160 --> 00:51:53.760 their software that's like uh docu coordinated business systems came in and demoed their software that's like docu um and it looks like it would be even a vast improvement integrates a lot of like autoindexing features for AI and 157 00:51:53.760 --> 00:52:10.400 all that all that jazz and they like just right out in the open they say we guarantee this amount of response time where MSI I does not. So I get a much bigger warm fuzzy from them. And MSI has 158 00:52:10.400 --> 00:52:26.559 some really weird uh billing where like some of it's build quarterly, some of it's build monthly. And it's just like so it's just like keeping track of what you're actually being build is challenging with them. CVS it's 56505 a month for everything. Um and then 159 00:52:26.559 --> 00:52:42.880 there's the additional cost of the per print which MSI also has but it's comparable. So I think all in all for the course of the year we're out an extra 500 bucks for a vast improvement in customer service and capability. >> When is our contract up with Metro 160 00:52:42.880 --> 00:52:57.440 Sales? >> Uh Metro Sales the printer is up in August. Docu is up in December. Um [clears throat] but they you should have some crossover to pull all the old stuff into the new. >> So they say three months is is about 161 00:52:57.440 --> 00:53:13.680 what you want for crossover to make sure everything works. We'd be we would be double paying for the for Docyware/ the new thing for a little bit, but that's >> Yeah, that's just a change over >> the change over. >> What was the company we used before MSI? 162 00:53:13.680 --> 00:53:31.280 Because I feel like when I first was on council, we had >> talked about this and we switched to MSI because the other one was an issue. >> Do either of you remember? >> I don't remember. If I remember it was an issue, that's why we don't. >> Yeah, I don't. Okay. I don't either. Now off 163 00:53:31.280 --> 00:53:46.640 the top of my head, >> I've dealt with MSI and I feel the same way. >> You low them. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> If I had a masters of information systems, I probably won't. >> And there's no upfront cost. It just 164 00:53:46.640 --> 00:54:05.440 starts in August as the monthly rate. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Makes our life easier. Let's go for it. >> Motion for that. >> Yes, please. Make a motion to make the change over to CBS in place of MSI. >> Second. 165 00:54:05.440 --> 00:54:26.000 >> All [clears throat] in favor? >> All right. Lawnmower incident. >> Um so on June 18th, lawn is being loaded near the care center um by city staff in the lot where we normally keep snow and 166 00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:41.280 stuff over the winter. uh kind of just a joint maintenance. Uh a rock was thrown by a mower into the park car. Um estimate to replace or to repair is $8940. Um claim was filed with LMCIT, but it's 167 00:54:41.280 --> 00:54:59.200 below the deductible. Um and I just wanted to bring it to the council's attention and just get your your blessing to pay it out. It's below the threshold where I could approve it. I just wanted you guys to be aware of the whole situation. So >> all right, 168 00:54:59.200 --> 00:55:14.559 >> no action required on this >> city compost dump. >> Um so kind of changing how we we operate the uh the city compost dump. Um it has potential to be self- sustaining uh to 169 00:55:14.559 --> 00:55:31.280 the city. Um and as of right now the financials for it are grouped with streets and maintenance department. Um, I think where you should separate their financials out into an enterprise fund and and let it make its own money uh to maintain itself, let it pay for its own 170 00:55:31.280 --> 00:55:46.800 cameras. And if we have to rent a bulldozer to push the pile over every [clears throat] couple years, which is on pace, uh, and one of the ways we could do that, uh, would be allowing, uh, be still free for residents and 171 00:55:46.800 --> 00:56:03.280 allowing out of town individuals to to utilize it because they already are. Um, and we've we've been monitoring what out of town people are using it and sending out um administrative fines for unlawful 172 00:56:03.280 --> 00:56:19.680 dumping. Uh, we've already got one that sent out for that purpose. Uh, so just a a proposal of what the like the the the fees to use it would be. So like $5 for a UTV or car, $10 for a pickup van or 173 00:56:19.680 --> 00:56:34.640 less than 8 foot trailer. uh $15 for a less than 12 foot trailer and $20 for a 12T trailer pickup truck uh greater than one ton. So just a a simple fee schedule. Uh individuals 174 00:56:34.640 --> 00:56:51.200 would have 24 hours to remit payment at the dropbox at city hall or be forced to pay a fine. Uh Eric and I discussed this at length and we don't think it would significantly impact the the usage of 175 00:56:51.200 --> 00:57:07.440 the dump. In fact, it might even bring the out of town usage down whereas right now they are of the impression that they they get to use it if they're out of town residents or out of town non-residents. >> How are you going to make them aware that they have to pay something? >> Sign up. 176 00:57:07.440 --> 00:57:22.559 >> Good. And if they don't, you see them through the camera. [clears throat] >> Who's going to be monitoring that camera and spending the time to do that? That's going to be is that valuable time for our staff to sit there and go through 177 00:57:22.559 --> 00:57:39.200 hours of tape to try to find this because I feel like >> well just aren't just sending as it happens. It's just like an incident is how those cameras are set up. So it's not like running CCTV that you >> Right. But I didn't know who how the cameras actually worked. which which ones we have, how it's 178 00:57:39.200 --> 00:57:55.280 >> send it right to us. Probably an email. >> I think one of the the nice things about a town this size is that in general when Eric gets the message on his phone, he goes, "Oh, that's Jason." Or, "Oh, that's that's such and such. They're an in town res. I know I know what they're doing." It's the I don't know what this 179 00:57:55.280 --> 00:58:16.480 is. Let's investigate a little bit. >> Oh, if I go at night and cover up my license plate, [laughter] Um, >> yeah. I >> What do Do we know if other towns are charging things and are I feel like $20 180 00:58:16.480 --> 00:58:32.079 for a 12oot trail? You can pack a lot on there. Or am I wrong? >> Yeah. Anyway, to get rid of it either, though. It's not like it's garbage, right? >> It would still be bold to the same rules where you can only have things this size and 181 00:58:32.079 --> 00:58:48.240 >> they just burn it anyway. Is there a system we could pilot and decide if it's something we wanted to, you know, try it for a couple months and say, "Okay, this is too much. We don't want to go there." >> We certainly could. >> I would say do it through the winter and up into the spring to see how a whole year's goes for it. 182 00:58:48.240 --> 00:59:05.119 >> I would probably make a decision. I think that >> you don't have a lot in the winter. I wouldn't say it's mostly close. >> It's close in the winter. >> I'd say I'd say give it a couple days whatever. and Eric and Braden are looking at it and they're saying >> we can't keep this straight that let's 183 00:59:05.119 --> 00:59:21.280 revisit something else at that time. But I would say give it a shot to try it. >> I guess I look at it >> to everybody. >> I guess I could look at close it to out oftowners and put a fine on it if anybody out of town and you have a fine. >> Yeah, you're still having the same deal about who's going to monitor that. But you have the same thing camera, but 184 00:59:21.280 --> 00:59:36.799 then you're not having bringing business telling them to if it overfilled our area. Even though we do burn it and their time to do that, we don't we want it for our community, not for everybody outside of it. Um that way maybe that would stop some of the out of town 185 00:59:36.799 --> 00:59:55.680 traffic, too. >> I see both. And you're getting $200 for the fine if it's set up as a >> When was the last time we gave a fine for somebody dumping out of town? We have it. But >> well, we don't have anything set up to actually be able to enforce that either >> or find out if somebody did just see the 186 00:59:55.680 --> 01:00:11.400 load there. >> We did issue an unlawful dumping because somebody dumped stuff that they shouldn't have done. Okay. Sure. And that was captured on camera and so we were able to >> locate and send out the notice. 187 01:00:12.000 --> 01:00:28.040 Is there signs up there now for that? >> For unleing? >> Yeah. >> I mean, it says what's allowed in, >> but not people who who can use it. >> Not yet. >> No, this this wasn't about who it was. It was about >> This is what was done. 188 01:00:29.839 --> 01:00:47.200 >> I don't know. >> And we can you're more than welcome to table this and discuss and think about it. We can revisit at a later date. There's no specific action required at this time. >> Let's do it next month. >> Everybody want to table it for next 189 01:00:47.200 --> 01:01:03.680 month so we can think about it and come up with some ideas. >> Y >> and I would think next month we do it because August, September, October people are going to be cutting stuff for the winter leaves. Leaves. >> Yep. Okay. 190 01:01:03.680 --> 01:01:21.280 I make a motion we table it. probably go ahead. >> No, we don't. Okay. >> Um, next one. Uh, currently the, uh, the public making serves the parks department is three departments for 191 01:01:21.280 --> 01:01:37.119 accounting purposes. Uh, in our budget and line items, recreation, Legion Field is one, skating another, and Park Soft Park is the third. Uh I don't we can't really think of an historic reason why they should be kept 192 01:01:37.119 --> 01:01:53.119 separate. Uh because equipment that's bought for one is used at all three. Same with chemicals and and everything else. I think this might just be easier going forward if they're combined into one budget department. >> I'd say so. 193 01:01:53.119 --> 01:02:08.880 >> There isn't any any of this land donated by somebody that said it's always got to be this way. That wouldn't change how we budget for it though. >> Okay. I'm just asking. >> The only thing I can think of is for the Legion fields where we have a contract 194 01:02:08.880 --> 01:02:25.119 with the school. We'd have to make sure to keep that money budgeted just for Legion Fields versus going out to the St. Olaf >> and we can do that through like project management within fund accounting where that money comes in as used for that. >> Okay. 195 01:02:25.119 --> 01:02:40.240 Anybody have more discussion about it or want to >> think about it or we'll just >> I think it's okay. >> I don't have a problem with it. >> This is this is a a budget item and something we should probably have a 196 01:02:40.240 --> 01:02:57.440 motion on that. >> I'll make a motion to merge the Legion Field Skating Rink and St. Al Park into one accounting department. >> I'll second that. >> City Park. >> Yes. parks crash sale park is is one. 197 01:02:57.440 --> 01:03:12.240 >> Okay. All in favor? >> I All right. Water and sewer rates. [clears throat] >> This is a scary one. In 2025, general obligation bond for the street project will have its first full year of payment 198 01:03:12.240 --> 01:03:28.640 in 2027. The amounts $240,000 with the street portion coming from levy, so approximately half, so 120. The other half comes from the water fund. The 2014 um job obligation bond is similar. It's 199 01:03:28.640 --> 01:03:45.280 just a little higher amount uh that's that's coming due. Uh that one that bond wraps up in 2029. Uh so to to make up the shortage in the 2025 uh 200 01:03:45.280 --> 01:04:02.960 bond payment, uh $240 per connection over the course of the year would have to be made up to just to break even on that. >> Say that again. >> So because there's the 2025 general obligation bond, $240,000 is the bill. 201 01:04:02.960 --> 01:04:19.280 the way it was structured, 120,000 comes from the levy, 120,000 comes from water. >> What about assessments? >> Um, so the assessments were the were the first part of that. They don't factor into the long-term. 202 01:04:19.280 --> 01:04:34.559 >> Well, they pay long term, don't they? >> Or up front. >> Or up front. >> Yeah. It's a very minor overall by the time you you do all the factoring on it. Well, it's still it's it's an amount. 203 01:04:34.559 --> 01:04:51.119 It's money, right? It's >> goes to help offset the cost of that bond. That's, you know, I guess we can't forget about the assessment money coming in. So, so just using the 2025 numbers of of 204 01:04:51.119 --> 01:05:06.799 usage. Um so without adjusting the uh connection fee or capital improvement charge um water rate would need to go up $1.75 per thousand gallons and the sewer rate could actually come down 125 to break even. So it's it's just a very 205 01:05:06.799 --> 01:05:24.240 slight fluctuation there. Um but given the state of the underground infrastructure in the city and the rate at which it's being replaced um we're losing ground on maintaining assets. So I would recommend to uh some extent 206 01:05:24.240 --> 01:05:43.200 raising uh the water and sewer fees to start building a a bank to put aside for that purpose. I have two models there um below and what the rates would would look like and resulting in 207 01:05:43.200 --> 01:06:00.960 uh so one of them is to basically put another 50,000 in each um sewer and water and how it would impact the oh that font looks weird um would impact the bill. Another one is uh rates. So 208 01:06:00.960 --> 01:06:17.599 that would be an extra $100,000 going to sewer and water fund. Um so the current rates [snorts] uh for the fixed income household using 1,260 gallons at the current prices spent $78.68 209 01:06:17.599 --> 01:06:34.880 uh a month. Uh and then same household assuming same usage with the break even rate. It goes up to $79.31 for the uh the rates where you're putting aside effectively $100,000 a 210 01:06:34.880 --> 01:06:52.079 year combined from uh sewer and water, that fixed income household would go to $8427 a month. And then if you wanted to go into overdrive on that and put $200,000 aside with 100 and 100 coming from water 211 01:06:52.079 --> 01:07:08.559 and sewer, it goes to $89.25. It's the it's the larger households that that shoulder this where um one household in particular sample uh uses 5510 212 01:07:08.559 --> 01:07:24.960 gallons uh every month. So their their bill right now is $174. The break even rate goes to 177. The 100,000 set aside is 198 and 100,000 set aside is 220 a month. I mean it's it it 213 01:07:24.960 --> 01:07:42.160 stacks up, but I kind of want to remind you guys that the most recent round of construction uh was $3 million and over the course of the next 20 years we're going to spend $4 million for that three million. If we're proactive on this and we benefit from that interest, $3 214 01:07:42.160 --> 01:07:56.160 million we save, we can get four million plus dollars in construction when the time comes instead of trying to backpedal and deal with bonds. >> I'd like to see where our water and sewer fund balances are now. 215 01:07:56.160 --> 01:08:12.240 >> Um before we anything >> I just I think right now we pay more than enough for water and sewer and I think everybody can kind of agree with it. I also wanted to show this. So, this is the water as it's coming out of our 216 01:08:12.240 --> 01:08:28.159 plant right now. And the other day, the boys went out and had to do a little maintenance. And this is what came out of a uh out of the service line after maintenance. And there's solid chunks of 217 01:08:28.159 --> 01:08:45.040 of metal coming out. And what the what the residents see is is that coming out from there. >> So, That's that's the that's the state of our system. And on the the map that's taped up in there, uh it shows what's 218 01:08:45.040 --> 01:09:00.480 been televised as far as sewer goes already. And all those white boxes are are problems and a lot of them are big problems. >> I understand our water and sewer is definitely in need of upgrades. I totally get that. It has for years and 219 01:09:00.480 --> 01:09:16.480 >> but as it is right now at current replacement rate we're looking at north of a 100red years probably 125 years to replace the entire system and a lot at the rate we're going and a lot of this is going to fail for 220 01:09:16.480 --> 01:09:32.640 >> I just did some study pencils tell me if I'm wrong but it looks like with what you showed us there the water and sewer bill between the current rate and the rate you did it would make somebody's water and sewer bill go up eight bucks. Is that correct? A month? >> It depends which one. 221 01:09:32.640 --> 01:09:48.560 >> Depends on how much you have. >> There's 11. >> So the section I was talking about here, I don't know if you probably can't see it up there, but if you turn around and look. So um the current rates at $1,260 a month it's 7 $70.68. If we adjust to the break even, it goes 222 01:09:48.560 --> 01:10:03.920 to $79.31. >> So it's a very minor >> to not lose. >> That was off a little. And then if we if you bump it to go to where you can save $100,000 a year to put a sign for it, it goes to $84.27. 223 01:10:03.920 --> 01:10:19.920 So it's six bucks. >> And I don't like any increase of my water bill, but when I see something happen good from that increase that water bill, I'm okay with it [snorts] >> because I think it's time we do it. I really do. I mean, given given the state 224 01:10:19.920 --> 01:10:36.760 of the system, I I have a deep concern that in 50 75 years, we're going to be well past a Flint, Michigan situation where we're on the news for the wrong reasons. 225 01:10:38.239 --> 01:10:54.320 >> Well, now look at all that INI and all the stuff that happens when you fix here pops here. It's whackable. >> You're just fixing stuff and breaking stuff. But in this case, aren't we raising a range to cover the shortfall in the bond payments? >> Well, that would be the break even is what that would be. 226 01:10:54.320 --> 01:11:09.040 >> That would be that top option, >> right? Right. >> Not the bottom one. >> Okay. >> The other one set aside money for future. >> Doing a little bit of both. >> And there's, you know, we can we can obviously play with it. So, it's, you 227 01:11:09.040 --> 01:11:28.400 know, being aside 75,000 or, you know, whatever amounts you want to have this stuff done before budget time frame. >> Um, water isn't >> isn't going to make any difference to that. That's >> self. >> Can you can you do a few more scenarios 228 01:11:28.400 --> 01:11:51.840 for the next month so that we can >> do you want to get give me a ballpark or an idea on what kind of scenario you want to see? >> I'll send you an email. Okay. I have to think some of the things through here. Okay. >> Yeah. Cool. Okay, so we have an INI situation near the 229 01:11:51.840 --> 01:12:08.320 water tower. Great segue. Uh Shell and Eric discovered a pipe discharging into the manhole vault by the water tower. Uh it appears to be connected to the foundation of a building that very few people apparently remember. Um and it's been acting as a funnel dumping storm water into the sewer system. Um, 230 01:12:08.320 --> 01:12:23.840 situations like this are a big part of why we have INI issues. Um, and just in some math that's kind of crazy to think about. One inch of precipitation on a 100 square foot area accounts for 62 gallons of water. And so if we get 33 231 01:12:23.840 --> 01:12:40.400 inches of precipitation, um, that would be about 2,000 gallons annually per 100 square feet. I know that foundation is a lot bigger than 100 square feet. >> Oh, gotcha. >> So is that down by that the water tower down there? >> Yep. So it's where that road dead ends. It's basically straight back from there, 232 01:12:40.400 --> 01:12:56.000 right? >> Yeah. >> Pro my probe went straight through it. It was wide open. >> So there was a building there at some point. >> You can only find it on that map right there. It's not on that one. It's on this one right at the end of the street 233 01:12:56.000 --> 01:13:11.840 >> before the railroad tracks. >> Yep. >> Some bricks. There's all kinds of business in that dirt. So, >> and we've got we've got a lot of buildings around town that are in a [clears throat] similar situation where the foundation's underground, but 234 01:13:11.840 --> 01:13:29.600 there's there's no evidence anymore. So, I just wanted to call that out. Um, the plumbing contractor thinks it'll probably be anywhere between $500 and $1,000 to locate the end of the pipe and cap it after digging it up. So, as long as Eric and Shell can remain diligent 235 01:13:29.600 --> 01:13:46.719 and lucky [clears throat] that we find those things at the right time, we can keep making ground >> one pipe at a time. >> Going forward with buildings, if they ever get demolished here in town, is there a policy set up that before the 236 01:13:46.719 --> 01:14:01.840 meter can be shut off and the building can be demolished that they have to take it back to the main and cap it off? [clears throat] >> To my knowledge, no, there's not. because I feel like that's something we should look into because I mean I know other towns >> there's no way to cap it except on their 237 01:14:01.840 --> 01:14:19.280 property if it is connected because my here's your sewer man and my piece comes out and then they hook on to that >> to their house. Well, they either have to do it at their house and if it's a leaky one, you know, 238 01:14:19.280 --> 01:14:35.840 it's 50/50 chance. You can't do it at the pipe [clears throat] unless you have a service come in and they do it for you, which would be more expensive than just >> Yeah. >> I just thought I'd ask because like for where I work, >> we if somebody wants to not have water 239 01:14:35.840 --> 01:14:50.560 at their property anymore, they have to take it back to the main at their expense. >> Sure. So I just thought >> you could do that. I mean that way >> well then you know it's >> then you know it's captain down the road you don't going to have this surprise later on again. 240 01:14:50.560 --> 01:15:07.440 >> Yeah with robots and stuff I'm sure it can get in there and patch the thing up some >> Yeah because if you leave that pipe capped off of the main somebody could come in and repipe that again. I mean >> obviously probably not but you know >> resell it. 241 01:15:07.440 --> 01:15:23.840 >> Yeah. But that would be a good way to make sure going forward. I don't It's just a thought. >> Yeah, >> that's good. >> Definitely. >> It's below threshold. I just wanted to call it out to their horn that they were able to find something like that. >> Yeah, 242 01:15:23.840 --> 01:15:39.360 >> keep finding it. >> Makes you wonder how many more. >> That was a lot. >> I know. >> One at a time. >> One pipe at a time. >> One time. Um Drew at Balden Mink sent over a uh an 243 01:15:39.360 --> 01:15:57.120 estimate for the repair for the uh re-entry way to uh city hall estimate between 20,000 and 25,000. And that can also depend on how much of the work we do ourselves. I.e. if we tear up the uh the cement sidewalk and do a little bit 244 01:15:57.120 --> 01:16:12.719 of the excavation work too. Um that'll help save. And then if we also apply the sequence and things like that, we can keep it lower. Uh that's where we're at with that. We don't have um we don't 245 01:16:12.719 --> 01:16:27.920 have any action yet for it cuz we're still working on some of the background stuff. Just wanted to give you an update on where that's at. [clears throat] >> There isn't any any other damage other than that stuff creeping away and stuff. It hasn't heard underneath the building or anything. >> Don't [clears throat] know >> until you get it out. 246 01:16:27.920 --> 01:16:46.560 >> Yeah. That's something get it exposed. So we could open it up and that turns into a whole whole monster >> footings are bad or something like that. >> Need an action. >> No, not yet. 247 01:16:46.560 --> 01:17:01.280 >> Well, I'll I'll work with you over the next month and probably have an action item next month on that kind of talks about their tenative plan to deal with it. Well, they sell some of that stuff online that you can just pour it in there and it's rubbery and it sticks in. 248 01:17:01.280 --> 01:17:17.199 Almost certainly not flux. >> There you go. I started thinking of the name. I knew somebody would ask. >> Get some alien tape and throw it in there. [laughter] >> All right, time for more doom and gloom. The emerald ash bore is present in city own trees in New York. 125 trees have been identified as 249 01:17:17.199 --> 01:17:33.760 needing treatment removal. Uh treatments are generally good for two years and can be used to stabilize the trees until they can be removed. uh and or replace another species depending on on funding. Um in 2025 C received a $20,000 donation from State Bank in New Richland to 250 01:17:33.760 --> 01:17:50.960 perform treatment activities and Matt uh from the tree board is also applying for more grant funding to begin the process of removing the trees. Um we got one of the estimates was from LawnPro for 21,360 and Davey for 14,850. 251 01:17:50.960 --> 01:18:07.199 uh we still have the money available from that donation for this activity. It's just a matter of approving the organization to go with >> Oh, they even got the trees number done. [clears throat] >> Yeah, they've been keeping track of all 252 01:18:07.199 --> 01:18:27.760 the trees to in town. >> Do they tell the people on their property that they got it? >> These are cities. >> Oh, they're all city. These are all city. Now, have they done anything to look at people's trees? >> We we know that there is stuff on people's trees, but it has not been an activity yet. One of the things about 253 01:18:27.760 --> 01:18:47.040 the potential grant um is that once [clears throat] it's done paying for city trees, it the council could elect to use the leftover money to deal with resident trees >> if there's any. If there is any >> trees, a lot of trees. 254 01:18:47.040 --> 01:19:06.120 >> Mhm. >> Well, that one were planted when Dutch elm disease went through and they had to replace elm with ash. >> It's a vicious cycle. >> What if we had to adopt a tree money keep that tree? >> It's a possibility. 255 01:19:06.800 --> 01:19:23.760 >> Did you need the actual money? >> Yeah. Yeah, it's 15,000 to 22,000. >> This is also where we're talking in with the EDA about giving the CEDA rep. Dave the permission to be able to apply for those grants coming up here because a 256 01:19:23.760 --> 01:19:40.719 lot of these state grants, some of them are coming up and you only have two weeks to apply for them. So, where we meet monthly, it doesn't always work well. So, um, in [snorts] the same thing, we'd like to kind of get the >> pay us back for what we paid out for 257 01:19:40.719 --> 01:19:56.719 this. We say now spend we're paying for this with the donation. >> This is a donation. See the 20,000? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I'll make a motion to move forward with the Davy Company. >> I'll second that. 258 01:19:56.719 --> 01:20:13.679 >> All in favor? I >> I >> and then uh a motion to approve blanket action for grants on trees. >> And I'll make a motion to approve seated to apply for grants for trees >> for the DNR. Yeah. 259 01:20:13.679 --> 01:20:30.560 >> All in favor? >> I thank you. >> T-Mobile Metronet overbuild. Wasn't that in the uh that one we approved at the beginning? >> The that was a permit to cross um Okay. 260 01:20:30.560 --> 01:20:46.800 >> Birch. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> So they basically want to do the exact same thing that Fidium did. They just want to come in and and be competitive with with Fidium. Um, >> Eric and I met with them and and we told 261 01:20:46.800 --> 01:21:01.199 them what happened with Fidium and they said, "Well, we got this, this, this, and this to to deal with that to make sure we learn from other people's mistakes." So, >> Oh, is that the one up there? >> There was a few. >> There's a few. [clears throat] >> We We got through it. We're We're okay. 262 01:21:01.199 --> 01:21:19.280 >> Are they offering a a an amount of money for coming into town like did or >> Um, it it won't be as much. Um we're talking somewhere between 2,00 and 2500 to cover some of the fees and and have a moratorum on on drop permitting. 263 01:21:19.280 --> 01:21:38.400 >> Okay. >> So I'm looking for approving T-Mobile doing the over build and then approving the permit for them to do the the right way. So I have the permit there and their 264 01:21:38.400 --> 01:21:58.080 certificate of liability insurance for the activity. >> Make a motion to move forward with T-Mobile Metro over build right away. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I 265 01:21:58.080 --> 01:22:13.199 >> All right. >> Try to get some cheaper prices. All right. >> Good. It's good to have variety. >> And the next thing so in the administrative report, >> um there's been considerable complaints 266 01:22:13.199 --> 01:22:29.520 about the construction project, how the the weeds and stuff are growing in the the soil that was brought in. Um see there comments. So Brenda is listening and she's the one who submitted um all 267 01:22:29.520 --> 01:22:46.320 these pictures of the work that was done. Um looks like there are some line was cut and redirected backwards maybe. Um and just in general not pleased with the 268 01:22:46.320 --> 01:23:02.880 the work and the restoration. Um the receding efforts haven't been good. Receding is still um going to be ongoing even after the paving is is done um until until we sign off that the project is accepted and I don't have any 269 01:23:02.880 --> 01:23:20.000 interest in signing off on it until until people are happy with it. >> Have you got any way of fixing this other than not using them in the future? >> Um >> asking to fix this stuff the way it should be fixed staying on them. >> Yeah. Have they been receptive when 270 01:23:20.000 --> 01:23:36.480 we've had conversations at this point? >> Drew is very receptive. It's um >> JD >> JJD >> out of Blooming Gray. >> Yeah, it's it's their subcontractor that it's I think causing the trouble right now. >> Um >> so it shouldn't be us issue. It should 271 01:23:36.480 --> 01:23:52.480 be their issue of filing the contract and making it right. >> Yes. Yep. I wanted to make you guys aware of what the >> Okay. what the the residents were were seeing. >> Well, I think we all can agree that we should have you keep on them then. 272 01:23:52.480 --> 01:24:09.679 >> And I mean, we we did a the other day we had a a walk through of the site where we planned on an hour and a half to look at the, you know, all the issues. And after an hour and a half, we only got about 400 ft and found all the cement that needed to be torn out. And 273 01:24:09.679 --> 01:24:24.880 they they kept going without exciting meeting to get to. But, you know, Drew Drew and Balden Mink are they're staying on top of the people that need to be staying on top of. I I'm confident that we're going to end up in the right place. It's just a 274 01:24:24.880 --> 01:24:43.199 matter of getting there. >> Did they have a time frame? >> Um, the cement will be done tomorrow or the next day. the [clears throat] paving uh the next week and and ongoing 275 01:24:43.199 --> 01:24:57.840 further. >> So everything should be good before when >> that's that's the optimistic hope. >> Okay. >> So are they going around and still replacing some of the caps that are are broke? >> That's upcoming. >> Okay. That's still >> they were all called out. 276 01:24:57.840 --> 01:25:14.280 >> Okay. catch you talking in the street the >> that are like in my front yard I have a black cap that is cracked but it has wiring down in it >> they the locate blocks >> that's what they hook the cheese 277 01:25:14.960 --> 01:25:31.960 >> perfect turn on is it >> the water one >> it's what you you hook the um some electric up to to charge because they're plastic lines a trace wire that goes along >> so you charge the trace wire so you locate. 278 01:25:32.320 --> 01:25:48.239 >> Did I explain that right? >> Probably. >> Probably. [laughter] >> Yeah. Sounded good. >> Yeah. [snorts] The No, >> most of those are sticking out those if it's so you can find the whole entire line, not just the curb. >> Do I have one on my property? 279 01:25:48.239 --> 01:26:03.600 >> Probably not. >> Oh, okay. That's why >> you also don't have any plastic by you right now. You have a curb stop, but no sewer stop or >> just wonder. 280 01:26:03.600 --> 01:26:19.199 >> Okay. All right. Homestake edition. >> Okay. Yep. Um first of all homes has been signed for the two properties. The closing should be within the next week. Um when this was sent out, this is already old information. Uh the paperwork has [snorts] come back and we 281 01:26:19.199 --> 01:26:34.239 are just waiting on a date to sign. So, we almost have those two properties moved over to Miller Homes to deal >> to start building. >> Do you think they'll be done by? >> That's they think about an 8week build window. >> So, they move fast. 282 01:26:34.239 --> 01:26:50.639 >> Um I'm optimistic that if they can if they can sell those before they're done, I can maybe talk them into doing this this year. >> I I don't know if you told us where they're at. I mean, they're on our home state division. I forgot. Um, I see from 283 01:26:50.639 --> 01:27:09.600 Mike Myers because you >> was called out like that though. >> So, they're on this corner. They ended up picking those in >> right across from that station, the pump station. >> Yeah. Okay. >> At our last meeting, it was in two different addresses. We had them clarify. >> Okay. 284 01:27:09.600 --> 01:27:26.800 >> That makes more sense. >> Side by side, >> right? [clears throat] No action on that. >> Nope. >> It was just report um the first half dispersement from the county came. >> Yay. >> Um so these are the accounts. 285 01:27:26.800 --> 01:27:46.080 $410,85364. So nothing's going to bounce. >> There's the assessment money right there. >> This is an LGA. >> We get our LGA next week. >> Yep. LGA. >> Jody, your special assessment should show right here. That should be the street for assessment center. 286 01:27:46.080 --> 01:28:02.719 >> That's what number that should come out to. >> Yeah, >> there you go. >> 31. >> Well, it's 31,000. >> Brings it under two. >> Refresh my memory then. What is this money coming back? Is it coming back to us that we've already paid? 287 01:28:02.719 --> 01:28:17.920 >> That's what I thought. I want to make sure. >> Um, another slightly old information, but it's all the same. Uh expiration on the notice to remove the tower uh from the excuse me expiration on the notice to remove equipment from the 288 01:28:17.920 --> 01:28:35.600 tower is July 13th. That's today. It's the two month mark for council meetings and time in for the notice of travel by mail. Um equipment is still the tower. Uh we don't foresee that changing unless the the courts decide to remove it and 289 01:28:35.600 --> 01:28:51.920 sell it for settle the debt. It's going to be too expensive to remove. It's probably not going anywhere. So, we'll have to proceed with with our other plan. Um, I've got fuelers out right now with uh Verizon and T-Mobile um just to 290 01:28:51.920 --> 01:29:08.080 see if they have any interest in the site for releasing. They have to do all their assessments if you know is it worth it for them to put it in the area versus the heartaches to do it. Uh so, we'll see what they come back with. If we're if we're lucky as part of them putting stuff up, they'll take the other 291 01:29:08.080 --> 01:29:24.719 stuff down. That's [clears throat] that's the hope. >> Yeah. >> With with the waiting of this, I know last year, Eric had the concern with the audit that they had with the water tower of the the wiring being improperly up there. Do you feel that we'll have a 292 01:29:24.719 --> 01:29:40.480 problem with that if they come back and check it or be explaining that it's in a bankruptcy situation? We'll explain it as that >> and that they might give us a extension. >> Wasn't that taken care of when they said that it was wrong? >> No, that's why we were 293 01:29:40.480 --> 01:29:56.159 >> they they have not touched it to my knowledge since before we had our first meeting with them. >> They can't get in there on their own right now, do they? They can't. >> We changed the lock. >> We were advised not to change the lock until after >> today. Right. >> After today. >> As of now, they can still get. 294 01:29:56.159 --> 01:30:12.800 >> That's why the camera's in there. So, we would know if they came in. >> Yeah, that's right. So, um, starting tomorrow, we can get somebody out to do that. >> I think that would be wise >> at this point. >> And then, 295 01:30:12.800 --> 01:30:28.960 uh, citizen complaint forum. Um, I've heard several complaints, not just from, uh, Mr. Smith, that the town homes aren't being maintained as well as we would probably like. So, we're going to do some some digging into that, but 296 01:30:28.960 --> 01:30:53.647 wanted you aware of some of the concerns. >> Yeah, they look pretty valid ones. >> Yeah, pictures out rings coming in the bathroom window. Um, pedest [laughter] 297 01:30:56.080 --> 01:31:13.800 bathroom and kitchen floor were filthy when she moved in. Those pictures to back that up and just assorted complaints of that nature. >> Responsiveness. They'll be they will be looked into. 298 01:31:15.360 --> 01:31:31.360 >> That is the end of the administrative report. Who wants to do the thing? >> All right. Perfect. Make a motion to approve the administrator's report. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. 299 01:31:31.360 --> 01:31:50.400 >> All right. So, now we have a closed meeting to talk about a couple things on security system and physical system and then just discuss with Ty. >> Oh, 801. We'll close for right now. 300 01:31:50.400 --> 01:32:11.760 >> Thanks, guys. Thanks every [laughter] forget to tell that guy he owes the care center >> somewhat. I talked to them guys when they came and did their bids. And I said, "If you're 301 01:32:11.760 --> 01:32:28.400 going to use our lot to file all your stuff to save you guys money, you can retire some stuff for me. No problem. We'll take care of you." >> There you go. Yes, please do. >> I have a problem with the smoke from the 302 01:32:28.400 --> 01:32:48.320 >> Okay. >> Especially when we have problems already with our >> So, it'd be nice if you could start that dump when the weather or the wind goes to the west, not to the east, and do the whole town 303 01:32:48.320 --> 01:33:04.080 full of smoke. Okay, I will >> just just you know it really is hard on your lungs. >> Oh, sure. >> It really is. >> I will make that recommendation to Eric. >> Yes, that was one other thing I wanted to bring up. >> There might be a couple more other 304 01:33:04.080 --> 01:33:25.120 things. [laughter] >> Oh, thank you. >> You want me to sign my name, too? >> Yes, please. >> Yes, please. >> Okay, we'll do sign mine, too. Do you charge for your autograph? >> Oh, I do. >> Not [clears throat] much. 305 01:33:25.120 --> 01:33:51.199 >> There you go. >> You guys are doing a good job. >> Well, thank you. Thank you. Here we go. What? [clears throat] He fell last night. >> Oh no. >> Got his shoulder. Yeah. 306 01:33:51.199 --> 01:34:07.280 >> Okay. >> So, we ended up in Wasika. That is a very good hospital and >> they've gotten a lot better. >> I can't believe that he was there for a whole week with double pneumonia this winter and they did a good job. 307 01:34:07.280 --> 01:34:26.239 >> It is close. >> Yeah, it is. 30 yards really [snorts] >> there. This conference will now be recorded.