This conference will now be recorded. All right, we're going to call the Richland City Council meeting for July 14th to order. Um, all are here except Jody. Do the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right, we need to approve the agenda. Make a motion.
All in favor? I consent agenda items. Make a motion to approve the consent agenda items. I'll second that. All in favor? I. All right. Public comment. Do we have anybody that would like to speak at
public comment at this time? Otherwise, we we'll go ahead and move forward. Anybody? Okay. Nothing for requests and presentations, public hearings. So, ordinances and
resolutions. Um the first um the first resolution on the agenda for tonight is the reducing the special assessment as
we talked about for the last one. is reducing the special assessment for uh Springfield's property down to 18,000. Make a motion to accept resolution 25-24. All in favor? I.
All right. Resolution 25-25. Uh second resolution is a donation from Byron Township Community Fund in the amount of $524 to the New Richland Ambulance for uh capital expenses.
Make a motion to accept resolution 25-25. I'll second that. All in favor? I resolution 25-26. Uh the next resolution is a donation on behalf of State Bank of New Richland and
the First Home loan first home loan bank. Thank you. of De Moine. And this is a $10,000 donation for uh city hall bathroom ADA upgrade and other issu city hall upgrades.
I'll make a motion to accept resolution 25-26. Second. All in favor? I. Resolution 25-27. Uh, this is another donation from State Bank and FHL or FHLB and this is $20,000
for the city's tree maintenance program. Make a motion to accept uh resolution 2527. Second. All in favor? I resolution 25-28.
Uh this is another donation by state bank and FHLB and this is for $40,000 and this is for um the onfellow's library building for future um capital expenses for maintenance and updates.
Make a motion to accept resolution 25-20. I'll second that. All in favor? I resolution 25-29. This is another donation from the ambulance from the town fire for $300 for capital purchases.
Make a motion to accept resolution 25-2. We'll second. All in favor? I um Okay. Ordinance 25-2. This will be the first reading. Orange 252. This establishes a school school
speed limit zone from uh Second Street Southwest to 4th Street Southwest on Ash Avenue. Um so this will allow the city council to establish a speed zone in that area and it'll estab allow them to establish a speed limit by resolution in
that zone. Uh first reading tonight asking the council to set a public hearing on August 11, 2025 at 6:35 and public hearing. What is the speed limit? Uh you will do that by resolution on that night.
School is requesting 15 miles per hour during school. Make a motion to set a public hearing for August 11th. All in favor? I Jody. Hi. I finally got my computer to work.
Okay. Sorry about Sorry about the tardiness. All right. Department reports, ambulance report, ambulances in writing. Um, they did have their state inspection. Everything
passed. They were good for uh the year. Um, they did get a variance um for a driver. So, they do no longer the person that drives does not need to be an EMT or a first responder. They just need to have a driver's license, CPR certificate, and their driver's course.
Um, this is a new thing that this I don't know if this necessarily a new thing, but as a state state is rolling out, uh, especially in rural areas just due to the lack of staffing that the ambulances have. Um, simply because obviously if you're running two people in an ambulance, only one person is
doing patient care in the back. So, to have two licensed people required is kind of a thing. So outside of that, the ambulance is having a dump tank at the farm city days. So look out for that. Um they're looking for Jen to get
a future. Do we know is it the same pay for somebody that's just going to be driving versus that? I am not that I do not know. So that was something that I guess I can reach out to about.
Okay. All right. You know, they still have one opening. They are have tons of openings. So for ambulance Oh, I I think they're looking for as much help as they can find, which would make sense. I think she only had the one.
They had one application, but but I think that person ended up not working out. Sure. So that time she was specifically Oh, yeah. Yeah. I'll make a motion to accept the ambulance report. Second. All in favor?
I fire department report. Looks like that's in writing. Yep. Looks like one motor vehicle accident, three medical calls, four total calls. Had driving course for the members this
month. Just a reminder, pancake breakfast Saturday, July 19th, 7 to 10 a.m. expensive. Motion accept. I'll second that. All in favor? I
All right. Police department tenise. Um we had 107 calls for service for the month of June. Totaling our calls at 763 for the year. Um we had our annual radar certification. Um basically a guy from
Redwing and his um son come down and they statewide um certify each radar front and back to make sure that those are there's no glitches or anything. Um and those passed
our annual firearms qualification and training at the beginning of the month. um the conditional offer that was um given to we'll just call him JJ for now. Um he accepted I'm just waiting to get the
results back on the um on the spiky bow. The county attorney's office we um paid that for the first half the year. And then um two awesome things that cost us no money. Um
one we got um from Eden Prairie. Um I met the chief and his um his equipment guy up at one of the um cheese
conferences. um their equipment manager just happened to be one of my old firearms instructors when I was in college. So, weaving each other in whatever. So, they were cycling out tactical vests and helmets. So, they gave us two tactical vests and four
helmets, which is well over $1,000. So, that was pretty awesome. Um and then I have um I got from the sheriff's office. They're cycling out their old products. So, they gave us a whole extra squad
audio video recording system. So all that's needed for that is the cables which I received service issue. Did we build any housing? No, we did not do that. Actually, I uh
ended up finding a um I ended up finding an email from that and I ended up number you got some feedback. back or something coming back to the
mic. I do. Yeah, something's really loud over on that side. I don't know if your TV's on or something or Yeah, my TV is on. Hold on. Okay. Am I good to know? I'll make a motion to accept the police department. Is that better?
I'll second. Yep, you're good. All in favor? I I Thanks. Care Center report. Um Evening everybody. Evening.
All right. Uh care center for the month of June. You'll give you the June census. Uh the June average census was 36.83. Uh the previous three months were 37.9,
35.6, and 35.6 respectively. uh with an annual average of 36.48. Our current census as of today is 40. We have two other people.
Uh we made some changes to the way to our admission process. Uh had some personnel changes in the last few months and this is working out well. Uh no fear taking people anymore.
Life is good. Um we are continuing to work with AHI to improve in uh areas related to regulatory change. Uh some of the some of the things that we were
struggling with were changes that happened from 2018 and 19 and a lack of understanding of what it meant. And now again changes
that begin to happen in 20 from 20 2024 and spring of 2025. We're starting to implement those things. AHI has been implementing all of that for us. Uh it's really good to have them there. They do cost us a
lot of money, but it's well worth it. So we're doing better in that respect. Uh financials for the month of May, we had a revenue of about 460,000, expenses of 434,000,
the total income of $26,000, and that's a flat number, not a red. It's all good. So, and I'm expecting that with the with
the improvements that we or the admission process the way it's been and the number of people that we've had come through on short stays. Uh June and June is going to be good. July is going to be really good. So, but I'm expecting
to break even for the whole year after kind of a rocky start. Part of this is we I'm guessing have staff that came back from college too, correct? Oh, no. Not like it used to. Not like last year. Okay. Uh last two years we had anywhere from
six to nine staff members that came back from college. Uh a few of them have graduated and they're on to big girl jobs now. They're all girls so I can say that. But uh you know they got big girl jobs
and couple of them are seniors in college, juniors or seniors in college and they are taking internships elsewhere which is good for them. Uh looking forward to kind of building that rebuilding that pipeline here in town through the high school and the
local area. I think we have a few seniors that have stuck around, not quite as many. Um that looks really good. Uh staffing I am I talked to you all about the wind
program uh that's at international nurses. I am expecting I have signed contracts for five. Um I only paid for three. So if they give me five for the price of three I'd be happy. Uh I don't
think it's going to work that way. But within the next few months, I expect some traction on that. In that sense, um, uh, Terry Hansen and I have talked about, uh, working with the church, trying to find some, you know, trying to help them with housing, trying to help
them integrate into the community, uh, make it life easier for them. Uh all of those ladies are from the Philippines and I think three of the five have families. So they will that over a
period of time you bring the family over uh to be citizens. Um I'm also working working with another company. I got a phone call again this week uh with a Flint Healthcare. This is candidates
immigrants candidates with immigrant status. um and they're in need of a sponsor for their paperwork to be to continue
their paperwork. They are nurses, CNAs, dietary workers. I mean, they've got the gamut of people that could work in any healthcare facility, maintenance workers, housekeepers, everything. And they're looking for something
longterm. We're looking at three to four year contracts with these folks. Uh trying to look at possibly working with them to fill some CNA spots. Uh the return on that is 8 to 12 weeks. So in 8
to 12 weeks, we could have some CNAs coming from other parts. They currently live in the United States. They've been working in the United States for a couple of a couple of years for sure. And that would be an option cuz it's
very difficult to find people that around here that aren't working for us. Maybe they work for Mayo. I don't know. They're or maybe they're just not interested in this position at all. So, we're looking at other options. Um
again, we've got certified nurse aid openings, RN LPN openings. Um a lot of good benefits. If you know anybody, point them our way. Uh, other stuff. Uh, our new dietary manager,
Annabelle, gave birth to a daughter, Oakland, on July 6th. That was pretty big deal. I know all the ladies are just waiting for that baby fix.
And we are preparing for our 50th anniversary coming this Saturday. Uh I know a poster here in town that I saw I had put on there 10 to three music and things going on. Uh the morning
uh music cancelled and never really got sat in Stell. But we have Paul Kudson and his band from Wasika coming down. They are pretty good. Put on a pretty rocking show about 1:30. Ought to be a good time. Uh if you got an invite,
you're invited to the lunch and we'll have a very brief, very brief talk about the history of our place. Any questions for me? If you got that piece of paper in front
of you, that corner, y'all want to fill that out? I'll take that with me tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Make a motion to accept care report. Second. All in favor? I
see. Hi. Hi, guys. Shall we? Okay. Um, it was a very busy month last month, but it was just normal summer stuff. Um,
the air compressor, I did um apparently fix it. Don't ask me how, but I went through the book and it is working. So, just cross your fingers every day and I did call Alex Air Apparatus.
They do all the fire departments and stuff, I guess. So, he said he might be able to um give a look at it just to see. It's you can't really find anyone to work on these old ones. So, I'm still waiting on him to re to send me an email
about it. Empire clean or they finished their cleaning and televising for the third year. Um, they did send that sheet. Did you get that with each street that had an issue? Each sewer main. Yep.
Got that one. Okay. And then out where my affluent and my bypass goes out at the plant goes to the creek. So there's pipes that go out there. Well,
with all the the water, the flooding, everything else, the rock is came away from underneath the pipe. So you either need some rock or some rip wrap, something under there to hold them
pipes up. The bypass pipe is very long and sticks very far out into the top of the creek, you know, but if it goes to fall, it's going to cost you more than just some rocks. So, and it is required by the MPCA.
And then they need the flapper gates on the end so the water animals can't come in, but my water can go out. There's none on those. None is required. So, I don't know. Brandon can do that kind
of stuff. Um, unless you guys looping that to someone else that you know would be easier. So, yeah, but because our inspection's coming up, so I want everything tip top
before they I don't want to see a bunch of violations. Yeah. and it has been needed. We've just been putting it off. So, can you give us a rough estimate? I'll have to ask him to come out. I'll do that. I'll have to have him come out
and ask them what it's going to cost to keep them pipes up and then those I wouldn't I would have no clue what that cost. Yeah. Unless somebody's got a bunch of field rock thing. It's It's not that bad. Well, what do we
know when the inspection is? She'll be coming this fall. So, we have So, we don't have much time. Well, couple months. She If she knows it's in the works, it's fine. It's when we haven't done anything. Yeah. Yeah. So, it's something we can wait till next
meeting to see what you get for an estimate before. Yep. We don't have to have it. She usually gives me about a month's notice. So, and the last ones have all been really good. So, Okay. Okay. But if I had it saying that we're waiting for parts or whatever, you know,
it'll look way better than not doing nothing at all. So, is there anything else out at the plant that needs to be done before inspection that we might get violation around the building? A lot. I put the new plug in the garbage dumpster. So, that was one of them
um out by the street there. Um fence she knows about from the flooding. a lot of the stuff she knows from the play. Um, yeah, all the samplers work. Everything that needs to work needs to
work. So, hers is a lot of hers is paperwork and I the paperwork's spot on. So, that should not be an issue with temperatures and times and all that.
And she'll do three years. Three years. three years coming back. She goes back. So Oh, okay. Yep. Unless there's something that she needs to come back sooner, right? Yeah. Yeah. Or she has a question. But
she's pretty decent. So, as long as you tell her the truth and tell her what you're doing, it's works out pretty well. But I don't see anything where it would be money finds. All the samples have been good. So, make sure that it runs
smoothly. Okay. And then the the air conditioner, it has been spewing out mold for quite some time. So, Tony had said, "Get it
charged." They did come and charge it, which it was it did have like 200 lb in it, but it still wasn't working correctly. But between between the wind and the hail, I think has taken a toll on it. It's pretty beat up. We got it in
2007. So, it's it's definitely been good, but the mold was just getting to be a little too much. So, he charged it back up. It's working right now. There's no mold
coming out of it, but um something does need to get done with it. that that room without all that electronics in it is boiling hot and when it rains in there it's not good. So going to have to look at something. So
Bolan's did send a quote and I can get other quotes from other ones too, but I would rather it not be on the roof where the wind and the hail was. The AC unit or Yeah. Compressor. Yeah. I just think it's such a poor
idea. Is there anywhere to put it on the side that wouldn't be affected the water? Yeah, it have to be on the side of the building, which it's a brick building, so wherever you want to put Was that estimate in here? I didn't
She's got you. Might as well look at it. So, I Oh, I thought you guys had seen it. No. And I I can look at other ones, too. But yeah, we just have to do we can't keep going every year hoping that the wires
aren't going to start rusting up in there. Okay. And this is like a wall unit one you have in there, right? I have Yeah. Split thing. It's only for the office. It's not for the rest of the building. It's only for the electronics area.
That's it. Is one sufficient in there or if we kept the one in there for now and then but just asking one is just fine. You don't need any more than that. I have, you know, I have a boiler system. So, when the boiler is
not on, I used to run those fans in the other two areas to keep the air kind of spinning around. It's real hot. I just shut the office door, but you don't need any air in the rest of the building.
I just thought of this. You could if you want to you could approve this bid or a bid less than that if you want to because that way then if she gets a bid less than that then she can but it's going to be proven on why we Yeah. I'm just saying that if if you
guys do want her to get a second bid, you can approve this bid and then if she finds something lower, I mean then she can just go with the low bid. So yeah. I can get a couple more, whatever you guys want. But that way we don't have to wait till the next meeting to
do it for that. Yeah. I'll make a motion to approve the bid of $3,200 or less for the many split. And do you want one or two more quotes? Yeah, one more.
I'll second it. Sorry, daydreaming. All in favor? I. Now, Tony, I filled out a whole sheet that I send that to you, like all the things.
You had asked for the 26 stuff and I emailed it. Oh, I don't know that I've seen that. Okay. Well, I'm going to give it to you. I thought sure I emailed it to you. But then there's just a list on there like I you know how I write on there. No, I
each each part of the plant is you know how the aging or if it's not aging or whatever. You two weren't here, but I had a usually make a sheet and then I check it off as we go. Well, through the years when we finish it, we check it off. So that's the newest one. I think
everything on that other one is pretty much all checked out but the gutters. That was like four years. So this is the new the new new wish list for the next four years. So otherwise that's it. That's all I got
unless you guys have any questions about anything. Did we have anything about the gutter the water running into the down that wall? Did we ever look into that? No one asked. Okay. Yeah, it's on both sides of the building
and then it comes in on the east side over this electrical box deal. This side, the northwest side and the south side. Were we going to have somebody look at that to kind of give us an idea what they could do to fix that? I thought
that's what we had talked about the when that came up before just to get some ideas. like it does ever come look at that up top. Is that a part of our contract with them? Can you guys look into that to see if
it's a part of our contract to see if that would I can call qualify. I think they did look at that. Who? Well, he looked at the roof. So, yeah. Yeah, they came out and looked at rubs. Okay. all three of them.
I just feel like we need to start putting a plan in place for that before it becomes a problem, you know. So, you did fix it at the bottom, but I filled it full of the spray foam. Yeah, that's right. It's not very pretty, right?
But I feel like we need to find another solution besides this is the concrete, you know, everything shipped in right off. The electrical box would be the next that has to be done through the electric company and then either you're going to have to jack
up that concrete or I don't know what you're gonna do. It's bad. Yeah, I have a line where it was when I started and now the green line's under it. So, it's
it's a tickling. Yeah. Okay. It's a shifty. Everything's on that hill. shifts. Absolutely. I think we need to start looking at least to get suggestions on that to figure out what we need to do and not
delay it any longer until it wait till wait till it's a problem and then then it cost you a lot of work. Yeah. Yeah. I don't want to see the electric box. No. Well, have to get involved in that. Yep. You would have to do it at the same time as that's going to be a big project
pulling that back up. All right. Anything else? No. Thank you. Thanks. Make a motion to send people service report. Second. All in favor? I I uh painted the concession stands. Looks
really good. Um road projects in progress. Uh Barker and this game finished up the the gap repair. Uh that's all done. Uh uh it started with the water plant updates.
Uh Thompson Electric has been here um the crosswalks getting ready for uh the um part of the city days. uh seal coding will uh we'll come and put that on um next month. May 4 is the exact
date they told me over uh you haven't haven't responded yet, but I'm sure they're going to wait till school streets done and then they'll do all ones. I'm sure that's what that's about all I have for that. Uh we
had a leaky uh gate valve on over there in first and uh cedar south and uh uh I got a we got get two new gate valves and parts uh to finish up that and was kind of thinking when
they're there that might be a good spot to do your rip wrap at the same time since they're already in Um, so that's what I got the uh they ask for 40 45 65 92 for eight bills and and
parts. All this stuff is skyrocketed the last two years. Make a motion to accept the DSG quote for 456592. I'll second it. All in favor? I
um second one is uh the sidewalk over there by Birch North side uh of the county road uh and by the funeral home. see some pictures and it's been up for a
long time. So is what we're thinking of doing is putting the new as our or new uh cement here and ripping that out. It's right down here. That's right down there. Oh, so that way it's even with the
even with the other one. I only Sorry, I only grabbed one one other picture for a while. Well, those are big tripping hazards. So, they're take out that grass and then put in SNWalk
for the matches up all line up. Okay. And that is for $2,653. That includes the gravel, uh, black
dirt, seed, um, what else? concrete and the removal of the old concrete. Make a motion to accept a bid from John Peter for the sidewalk at work on Bir
Street for 20 $2,653. Second. All in favor? I have anything else? street street project on schedule still kind of what they're predicting for I can't I don't think they're a day or two behind because of
the because of the rain but I think they'll they'll pick up a date here with the warm warm weather on Saturday so I think right back on track okay I think we're okay okay just want to check question
thank you I'll make a motion to accept the maintenance and utility report. Second. All in favor? I All right. Unfinished business. Um, did you guys get a chance to read
through this? Do I need to go through it or do you want to just discuss it because I rather not read through? Yeah, I don't want to read through it. I read it. Yeah. So that's your guys discussion at this point. You have a recommendation from attorney.
So Is there a cost for easement fees? Yeah. What cost would there cost would there be with that easement per just be some filing fees? It wouldn't be much of I mean it would be some staff time and some filing fees. It wouldn't
be What if the property owner wants some money for the easement? Um, well, it would be it would be negotiable. I mean, if that would be the case. But I mean, that would be Here's one statement that kind of stuck
in my mind. It says the easement will be binding on the property and remain in place with the sale of the property. I wouldn't buy property if I had an ement like that on it. Standard with trail. It's no different than a snowmobile trail. propert.
You do these already exists. That's standard. I see your point. Whether it's right or wrong, it's usually the case with I don't think this is any different. And we could theoretically direct just where this highlighted part is. So there wouldn't be any other easement. So
basically you could go from Aspen into the Willows parking lot. You wouldn't need anything of this. Correct. What would the process be of getting approval from the Well, that's why I'm saying you you could direct the the council to direct
that. You could have a few community members and staff members and property owners put together that this is the way this is where it's going to be. This is the way it's going to look like and this is the way it's going to be. And and that drives the process. I think that's a good place to start. That is I think so too because then the
community is involved. I think that's fair. My love for comment. You're running the media mayor. Just a just a quick one. I understand your purpose of this trail, but you're
only addressing half the problem because you're not addressing how they're going to put the cases. All all you're doing is from a trail to back up. Well, that committee can committee. Well, I would say starting point that
committee if we were to, you know, we talked about that in the last, you know, that could be the committee would be made up of city staff as well as the people that this is going to affect. I think that's good idea. I recommended the last one. Yeah, I think that's perfect. Do you have to
we got to get their input? Yeah. Whoever is in that and I would recommend to the to this the council that since Gail's property is a huge portion of the property that Gail needs to be part of this. Absolutely. Absolutely. So,
but I think that that I mean that's the whole point of why I wanted to put the staff report with recommendations from the harder attorney and everything else and I think that this is but the whole point is that yes that that would direct
they could direct exactly that this is the path this is the only path this is what is allowed this is what is not allowed and this is the way it's going to be and this is the only way that it's going to be and this is what it is am I reading this right that is kind of
twopronged approach. One is what the end result of allowing people and then the other one is making a trail out of it. Is that correct? The well it wouldn't just be that it it's officially that that's what it is. Yes. That is so the whole thing is saying we want to
make a trail out of it that we could be responsible for keeping it up if we do that. Well, the if the ultimate thing would be is that if the council decides to go that way, then yes, it would be our responsibility to make sure that everything. Yeah. We'd have to do would we do snow removal, too? No.
No. It would be up to the council to decide. That's why this is kind of if we end up getting to kind of the status quo trail being used for the last 30 years, I think that's this is just a way of making it official. So then you don't have
property owners that have people going on their lawn and wrecking stuff and stuff like that. There's a set on the books set of rules on how to operate this. But if you have somebody a legal way to get you a gas golf cart and they would have to be both like if
there's two property owners for that property, they would both have to be in agreement with this. It's never on paper. ever whatever runs it looks but I say absolutely move forward with a plan of committee and
interested parties and take their input and we'll go on from there I make a motion that we form that committee and move on and what is what is your what I need to know what how you how many
people you on it. What do you want? Do we want every property owner? I think that they should be allowed to. Okay. If they want to be on it. So, what could we have a committee people have meeting open meeting so
you're not I don't you want to have a committee with 40 people. That would be disastrous. Depends if you know people in the house and there's two people that own the property. I see. I think the idea of having property
stakeholders down there. I think what you do is you have probably two or three people who own properties and then a couple a staff member and somebody else and then what they do is they put together an idea and then you hold a public meeting for the those
property owners that and present them the idea and then they get a chance to share their ideas. Absolutely. Yeah. what Tony said with the staff with me. Well, I would suggest not because I don't think that's probably would you
but I think Eric, would you be willing to be a part of that since streets is probably going to be a part of that? But with the snow removal, we don't do any unfinished snowmobiles are in. Yeah, I figured. But do we have somebody from the council? I
think somebody should be on the council should be on at least one on at least. Does anybody want to? I'll be happy to want me to. So, Eric, Matt, and then like three property owners. That's your motion. Yes.
Do we want to ask Gail while she's here? Considering she has the biggest property. Yeah. When you're going to the Would you be willing? Yeah. Our property has been complicated. So, yeah. So and then I will just I will I promise to be reasonable. So I will so I will just I will just so
what I what I initially planned to do when I was setting Well, let's finish this. Go ahead and finish your So you got a motion on the table. Let's finish that up. I'll second. All in favor? I I said I
Yeah, you got a motion. I'm sorry, kind of blank. Well, you said that I but then opposed. Oh, or oppose. Anybody? Yeah. So, what I initially planned to do when I started this whole process, I had put together a survey for the property
owners about a whole bunch of stuff. So, what I'll do now is I'll say I'll send that out, but I'll say the council has formed the committee. If you're interested in being on committee, please contact all and then we'll kind of just go from there and I'll uh put a whatever
we'll get from figure that out that process and then we'll put out a a survey monkey to figure out what kind of a medium work for everybody to think in worst case scenario what if you get more people than three
draw from a hat or something first come first serve who responds All right. Okay. All right. Second one. Golf parks or golf carts in the park. Yes. You do that one, too.
Mhm. I think them signs say it pretty well. No parking on the ground. No overnight parking. Were there any cities that you contacted that did you know many? No.
Okay. But there were more than just these cities or just these only three you contacted out of curiosity. Uh no I I sent a general question. Those are the ones that talk or sent messages directly. Most the other ones I just looked up through their ordinances and
stuff and got they were all but nobody allows directly. So, I was down there last week at the Legion and everybody's been kind of parking over in the parking in the grass and then just walking over, which I mean
it's not terribly far. Um, I didn't see anybody driving their golf carts on them. That shouldn't be. So what is the process again of getting an exemption for a medical that
we don't really have one per se kind of I know that came up last time. Yeah. I mean I would I would if that's something that the council want that's a road that the council would like to go down. I would prefer that they would go speak to Chief Buger and say, "Hey,
my grandparent really would like to watch my kids baseball game and they just cannot make that walk. There's there's just no possible way that they can make that walk to the field. Is there any way that we can get
a exemption?" and she would be able to whip up some sort of handicapped permit for the Legion field. And my suggestion would be that that permit would allow them to take that gra
basically from their drive them to sit down basically and then either move it move it right away or I mean if I mean if it's to the point where they right if it's to the point where they physically cannot sit down long enough then they can stay
there. But I mean, the whole point is when you have all three games going on and there's all that them kids running back and forth playing in there, it's we're trying to eliminate that back and forth traffic. Yeah, I get it. You know, if it was a vehicle going 30 mph, but it's still a
golf cart going. I understand. You know, so people don't certainly understand the ATV. Would that exemption be time related for like a year and then they got Well, I would say yes. It has to be I
mean, it has to be. It's not just everybody gets one on. It's got to be, you know, it's got to be a legit legitimate reason. And that's the only way that I think that it has to be, you know, for using the medical exemption. Is it something you
require them to get a note from their doctor? No, I don't want to get get that. I would hope I would I would strongly duty, right? I hang my handicap placard on my golf cart and view that. I mean, it goes with the it goes with
the person. So regardless what vehicle I'm in. Yeah, I can see that being abused, too. I can see that, you know, everybody grabbing dad's handicap placard and throwing it on the golf. Well, yeah, that's you. There there's a
fine for that. You can't do that. But what if you legitimately have one? Yeah. How about and make people come in on the care center side? There'd probably be less kids running around than there would coming in from the north side, wouldn't there? when I was worried about going down that rabbit hole.
Has there been specific instances? I'll tell you what, if I want to go down there on my golf cart and watch softball, I'm going to do it with my handicap thing and I don't care. How's that? You hear that? Has there been any instances of anyone
being injured, hitting, being hit? Um there's been city staff that has seen it buried the airline with golf carts hitting other small children. They're not allowed in the parks. So I
mean I just worry that it's a solution in search of a problem and I don't know it's ever been a problem. Well, it's not allowed. You don't have any parts of the region. I guess I look at as I've been to like
bigger cities like Rochester and Owatana, Albertly where I've never seen a lot of people bring their carts down there. They walk it. Um they because they just kind of know that that's the rule. Um, those sort of cities you can't run, but
golf carts on that road for 20 years and I've never been pulled over and got a ticket and I got a ticket this time. So, judge, you should dismiss the city because I've never got a ticket driving 73 miles that road in 20 years. I understand where you're coming from. What were you going to say, Jody? I said most of those cities like
Rochester and don't allow golf carts anyway. So, it's Yeah, that's probably why you don't see any, right? Very possible. Yeah. Although I think the medical exemption is a good median between the two
because how many will be there? Two, three, maybe in a year. Probably not this year anymore. Yeah. True. Their season's pretty much over. Yeah. I do I do think that I think that I would I would prefer to see I would
prefer I think to see some sort of like walking path or something, you know. Yeah. From the concession stand down to both of those fields. I think that would be if we keep some sort of access walking
down that path and the golf carts in a separate area then they never hopefully I guess I I would I would prefer rather than just allow golf carts in there I would prefer the council to allow some sort of medical exception.
Off the top of your head, what do you think a path is going to cost? A lot. Well, lots more. But yeah, but I mean If it's planned out, you know, thousands or tens of Oh, yeah. It's going to be probably $10,000 by the time
by the time you go down to both fields and stuff. Yeah. I don't know. No choice. I think just with the medical exemption for now. it comes up again or visit it later. Is that a motion?
Do we need a motion? Yeah, something. Make a motion to allow golf cart use at Legion Field with medical exemption through the PD. I'll second it. All in favor?
I All right. New business. I didn't have any of this. Nothing. Jody, do you have anything on check register or new business? I didn't see anything on the check register, sir, that sent off any alarms or anything
this month. So, good job, Tony and Heather. Okay, want to accept the check registry? I'll second that. All in favor? I How about financials? Uh,
one thing on the financials that I saw was again, and I sound like a broken record, it's the ambulance. Uh, the amount of expenses going out and the lack of revenue coming in. Yeah, we're starting to see revenue come
in now um from EMSC. And then Sarah talked to them. They're going to help us go back and recruit um the missing stuff from um expert billing. So,
okay. Yeah. I'm only only s seeing $1,800 in for the month of June. Hopefully, there's more on the way, but again, the expenses are, you know, $8,700 for the month. So that
just tells me that uh ran into the red in June anyway. So got a long ways to go to get to that uh what is it that 138 whatever we budgeted for almost 140,000
and uh ambulance charges. So okay just uh something to keep an eye on I guess. Um yeah, we I think next week we haven't met with them now for three weeks since our onboarding. So Heather and I think I
we have a meeting tomorrow. I think we have a meeting tomorrow. I think we have a meeting with them tomorrow, Jody. So we will check with them on that for sure because um Perfect. Thank you. That'll work. Yeah, we'll we'll double check on that. Do they have a deadline to get those other claims processed that they're going to help us from that other
company? No, they'll be able to go back because I know that there's a I believe there's a class action lawsuit against expert building right now from a whole bunch of other places. Okay. Yeah. Because I think that um well, I know for sure that another local
community I think they are in the rears like 138,000 with from expert building that didn't build them. Um yeah, there's it's ridiculous. Wow. Okay. We'll make a motion to accept June 2025 financials.
Second. All in favor? I I 2025 street and utility project pay estimate. All right. So, this is pay estimate two for the street project. Um,
is that signal? Yep. So, it's 399 32573. Yeah. I'll make a motion to approve the contractor's application for paint. I'll second it. All in favor?
I All right. USDA siren grant discussion. Um, so we had when we originally applied for the siren grant, we had we applied for two grants. One was for the city siren
and one was for a St. Hol Lake morning warning siren project. So there's still $2,130 left for the city siren project and we've met our responsibility for that project. So there's still $2,130 left
that we can just submit um invoices for and get those funds back. So, I don't think that makes sense for us to return any of that money because I think that pretty sure that we can even probably have the siren here at
city hall because this is an old siren that is like towards the end of its life cycle. We probably can use that money to have Ancom come and just like go through and grease everything and make sure everything's working and maybe even get an extra year, three or five years out
of it and use the funds for that. Um but the St. Olaf project um there were $24,000 awarded for that. We would have to or and the grant portion was like $8,400. So basically we would have to spend you know the 24,000 to get the
8,400 back. Um I just don't see uh there being still a viable project out there. Um I talked to Ed. I think Ed's name Gilmore and he was
just wondering if we still do want to try to do a project out there. If we don't want to try to do a project out there, if they do if we do still want to do project out there, it's fine. We have five years to complete that thing and we still have two or three years left to do that. Um, but if we don't legitimately
still want to do a project out there, um, they would like to know because they would take the they would just unallocate those funds to us and put it back into the pool to reallocate it to someone else. So, I just wanted to get a feeling from the council if you do still want to do a project out
there and use that funding to try to do some sort of warning project out there or if you want to unallocate those and return them to the USDA or do we have one out there right now? There's nothing out there right now. The plan was to the boat went out there since we do have a city park out there,
but um it just was a lot of money and we didn't really have the funds to to do it because obviously we'd have to come up with, you know, a significant amount of money, which we don't really have. So, 15 14,600 bucks.
That's a lot of money. Unless somebody feels like they want to go talk to the lake association and the sportsman and see if they want to work together again and maybe see if they want to put some of that up again. This is my thoughts that even when the
sirens went off here in town last time it was across my phone faster than it was the sirens going off, you know. So, I don't know. Well, I mean, yes, they probably would really appreciate it out there, but cheaper. Is it?
I don't know. Like I said, your phone these days are spot on. Maybe people don't have I don't have to tell them right now. So, if we want to table it for now, that's what I would do. I mean, I don't What's your thinking that they would
like to contribute both of those? I I don't even know if they would. At one time they wanted to put a used iron out there. I didn't think that was a good idea because it obviously we would be well we would all be on the hook obviously for the upkeep and maintenance and you know use iron is
and if it didn't work guess what right? So make the table. I'll second that. All in favor? I I I Okay.
Approve Houston engineering contract flood mitigation. All right. So this is the contract related to the MPCA grant that we received. Joe and his team did a lot of work and helped secure us this grant. So, this is the actual contract to do the work associated with the grant. So, this is
just to approve that contract uh to do the work associated with the Houston grant or the grant for the MPC contract. What would the average citizen in New Richmond see if this work progressed? What do you mean? What would they see if this work is progressing?
What would actually they see? Yeah. Probably nothing. Okay. Except more money for the next grant. More money that they don't have to pay out of their pocket for the next grant. 74 to 300. Is that right?
Yeah. 297. Uh yeah. 74300. Okay. This is the one that Jason on, right? Mhm. Yeah, the majority of it is I mean all but I can't remember what most of it's
covered by the the grant. Very little Need a motion. Just the Houston contract for flood mitigation. I made a motion to accept the Houston engineering contract for flood mitigation. I'll second.
All in favor? I. Okay. building inspector proposals slashawward. Um so um this I'm sorry I apologize that this is off left field. Um I was Heather and
I have been putting together information um to get a new building inspector anticipating that Mike Benson was leaving at the end of this year. um as we had started putting this together cuz um I don't know if you're aware but Mike has been beginning to winter in Florida
and it's been kind of a little bit shaky at times to get some stuff back and forth and it's kind of just been okay thank you at times to get a hold of them. So, as I was putting stuff together, um, I had started to kind of
get talk to people and get a little more in depth and stuff and I started to to get a little more information. And then I kind of got to the point where I was like, probably should call Mike and just make sure that he's good with how far I'm getting into this, you know, before I got a little too far.
And so, I called Mike and I started talking to him. He goes, "Well, you don't have to wait till December. I'd be fine if you did it now." He's like, "Oh, well, guess he's dry." Wasn't I guess I wasn't as realized that you were
I didn't even realize he was wintering down there yet. Yeah. So, so long story short, we were way closer than I thought. So, um which is fine because Mike has been less and less kind of getting back to us. So, um I have been working with um Procore out
of Mano, which works with a lot of the smaller areas around us, and then CMS out of Rochester, which are um as part of this leadership group that I'm in. Um those are kind of the two places that kind of most of the people are with
around us. So, those are the two recommendations that I um got. So, we got proposals from both of those. I met with both of those organizations. Um CMS is very large out of Rochester. They just didn't seem to really meet
kind of what we were sort of looking for on the new Richland level. Um Procore from Mano um very seemed to be very local, very smaller, um very kind of attentive to what we really were looking for for somebody in New Richland. Um so,
um their proposal is here, CMS's proposal is here. Um, I definitely recommend that you guys um go with Pro Procore out of uh Mano. He does work with Peton and Cleveland and a lot of the other smaller communities around us.
A lot of good recommendations. He does some contract work with the city of Mano. Um, our building fees are not going to change at all. Um, same fees basically. The only difference is um I think Mike was taking 75% and he takes
80% but that is the standard across both CMS's and his his proposals. It's pretty much pretty much industry standard and all. Um and then he did uh he did actually make a recommendation. Mike was doing like plan review fees for both
commercial and residential. For us he was charging 65%. Procore says residential should be 35%. So his recommendation is that we drop our plan view fees for to 35%. We're so it'll actually reduce our fees for our city for our residential customers and
actually reduce his income um on that stuff too. So he he felt that was a little high. Um so that's my recommendation is to go with him. Um we basically would basically then change to basically all online for the most part. Um uh we still would have handwritten
forms but we would have also online stuff and then communication for the client, the building person, Heather, our office staff, him, everything is done through online. So when you get issued a building permit, you get issued a number to check all that. It's online.
It's not us faxing and emailing back and forth. Everything's going to be online. Much easier, much easier to keep track of stuff. Um very easy process. So um he said that if you guys were to go with
him and start as early as tomorrow. So um and Mike is so that is my recommendation. I see there's other people on the team. Are they ever going to be consulted
on his team? Yeah. Yeah. So he so those are the people that would handle like he's got a team that would handle like like so when Mike had to do like commercial properties he had to go to Dan Murphy. Dan Murphy was the same type of Yeah. Cool. Is Dan Murphy's company not taking any
new towns on Dan is out like Dan like so Dan is Yeah. Dan will be gone. Pro will do all of our stuff. Okay. Pro. No I I was well they would take wanted to take over it instead of that mic. Okay.
I'll make a motion to go with procore may ko for our new building inspector. Second. I'll second. All in favor? I I Okay. And then with that, we need to
add a resolution to the mix. Oh. So this is resolution 25-30. And so this is adopting an updated building permit fee schedule. And so this is all this is doing is it's the
exact same. Yeah. Yeah. This will be online. This is the exact same building permit fee schedule. And all this is doing is changing that um that 65% fees for residential down to 35%. For
his new um inspection. So I'll make a motion to accept resolution 25-30. I'll second that. All in favor? I Okay. All right.
EBA seed grant. Another one of the $1,500 CEDA grants application today. That's for the sidewalk or the step in front of the powerhouse. They're going to make it not awful.
So, oh yeah, it's it is on the packet. I'll make a motion to accept the grant for house. I'll second that. All in favor? I
2026 preliminary budget. Yay. What did people get in the little grocery store back in the day? Holy buckets, right? Um, I'll start with the enterprise funds. They're just easiest to just kind
of go through real quick. But jeez. Um, so right now just putting in what's there. Um, I did put in uh people service contract fee. So we're at
170,000 last year. I did put it in at 200 because I don't know what it's going to be at right now. I just just guesstimated that it's going to be at $30,000 because I don't know if it's going to be that much. Um I'm hoping it's not that much. And then I did put in um there's your PFA
um loan and your street principal um for 2026. And then that is your interest on your PFA loan and principal. And then um without changing any of your rates for
this uh year, um this is what your income will be. this is what this is. And you're still getting $100,000 from the water fund um for this year. So, my suggestion is do talk to Shannon again and have him do another rate study here in October um and get him to to look at
this a little closer to see where you're at. But right now, your sewer fund will be underfunded about $23,000 based on current where you're at, which is not super serious, right? Okay. I think with Shannon with a rate study, you should be able to get that kind of
sort. That would be much an adjustment, would it? No, not terribly. Um, storm sewer, you're looking at a positive of about 1,600 with no changes. Um, that's with that service for the street project and everything. You're
good. That fund is is good shape. Um water fund water fund is about the same um without any changes to anything and figuring out that service about 36,000 underfunded um with no changes to rates or anything
like that with everything figured in with with that service for the new street project and everything else. So once again both both of them are I mean this and this is just first crack preliminary without messing with anything. Um and that's with putting in
increases salaries, wages for 2026, all that stuff. Um that's where you're at. So that those those enterprise funds actually don't look too terrible. Does that these figures reflect anything on the assessments for the Yeah. I mean that that's your
Yeah. No, no. Well, well, that's this will not this you will not get assessments on your enterprise funds. Enterprise funds will only just be utility rates. So, nothing will come from nothing will come
from assessments on your utility funds. Utility funds are only funded by your rates. So, but we could jump those rates with the reasoning saying you now got a new street that's going to help. Well, remember that your rates affect
the whole community. Correct. Correct. That's one point. Yeah. Special assessments only affect the people who are impacted by the projects. I think we should keep in I think we should keep in mind that we had a general fund budget surplus last year of $170,000.
So for two years in a row we had, you know, budget surplus money that we can use. Is that correct? I mean, yep. Yep. You put in you put 450,000 into the general fund over the last two years. That tells me we're we're levying too
much on people. Well, but but if you think about it, you were we were over budget and we over took in, right? We had over we had more revenues and we had less expenses than we had
planned on. Yeah. Well, we we we spent too much and we took in too much. But we took in way way way too much. Okay. That's your That's your food for thought. It's food for thought
though. Um, so now this one is going to take quite a bit more whittling down because I Well, all I did first for this is I put in I put in
I put in the initial I put in the so the there's 4% for wages across the board and then I did uh I figured in 10% for insurance for the city and I think that's way high. I I do
think that's way high. I think it's going to be closer to five. Um, do you remember what it was last year for the what it was this year? I think I figured eight last year and then it ended up being six. Okay. Um, and then I figured 15% for police
insurance because it went up like 12 last year, but then I figured 12 last year. I think it went up to seven. Um, and then I figured out 10% on 10% on insurance, 10% on health insurance,
I made notes. Um, are we set up for this family medical leave policy that starts on January 1st? Um, kind of, but not really. I'm waiting for the I'm waiting for the um
cog policy that's supposed to be coming out here in the next couple days. Um, that should prove interesting that whole that program. Yeah. Yeah. So, I figured 10% increases across the board for all of our insuranceances. And then um
second our maintenance worker mentioned that they might need insurance. So that's in there. If there's a second police officer insurance that's in there. So basically this is a worst case kind of sort of scenario. Um okay. And that's um
and then I put for capital fund I did put in um the second round of the put away for the new mobile radios for the police department that they have to have in 2027. Um and another 10 for squad because we
need to replace that here soon. Five for Legion Field, 10 for police or for fire department. Uh five for radio for ambulance. five for rig for ambulance. And I did I did put in some street seal coating and and
some money for pickup. This 75,000 right here we probably can dump if we have to to make some space. So that's you know that's what is. But um worst case scenario and is that's kind of where we're starting right now
which you know usually we start in the 19 range. So we're not I mean I'm not scared at this moment in time. I think we're not terrible. I think we can we can knock down eight or nine% pretty quickly by I think just insurance I can
probably whittle down 9 or 12% pretty quickly. I mean what is that Jan the 12% what is that the what is we take take 12 times 7 84.
So like $100,000. Yeah. And we and we figured 12% is 1%. 12 to 15% is like 1% of the budget. Oh, 15,000. I mean, so that's where you're So that's just the reason I wanted to bring this up is to just kind of show you that's
kind of where the starting point is going to be. So not right. No, but Jod's right. The sick and leave time is once that comes through, that's going to get scary. I mean, it's it's going to be
I mean, that's probably going to go up 10%. Yeah, because you got to plan for the worst because if somebody takes it, they take it. If you don't have it, you can't deny it. And everybody's going to be in that situation. It's not just like it's
Yeah. And you said in a couple days you'll know more what's coming out with that. Yeah. Cog was putting together a a a policy and kind of idea of how to figure and calculate. So
hopefully that can together. Yeah. Well, they got to get something out to us before. All right. All right. Do you have anything else for preliminary budget
administrator's report? I is it legit? Except I tendering my resignation officially tonight. I've accepted the job as city administrator for the city of Bloombury. So
am officially resigning. All right. 30 days, right? The last day will be August 15th. We can hone in for 30 more days. I know, right? We got 30 days. We'll need an official acceptance.
Make a motion to accept the resation of city. I'll second. All in favor? I I don't want to say I mean you said
well you have done a lot for the city and turned our rating around for our bond to go through better. I do appreciate all that. Um yeah and wish you good luck. Thanks. Are you moving? Not right now.
All right. Updated job description. Yeah, I don't I don't I don't see any changes that need to be made, but just as part of the normal process, the city should look at the job description and and benefits and just verify that
they're correct. Um I would not see anything that's out of whack or anything like that. So, they're just here. All made sense to me. Yeah. So this is the normal um it is normal full-time uh grade and
scale insurance life insurance holiday is the normal PTO and then this is the 2025b scale as uh was for this year. So that all good. I'll take a recommend a motion and second to approve the updated
job description and benefits. I'll make a motion we accept the updated job description. I'm just looking one thing. Second. All in favor? I I I
I I I All right. All right. And then you basically have two options. You can either hire somebody to fulfill the position or you can choose to do it yourself. Um
we've used uh SCSC before to fill the position and or we can do it ourselves. Um Mike Humphole has filled this position in the past. Um he did it for free the first time before they kind of got into the search services. um they
are competing very heavily against David Drown right now. They've completed the majority of the services in southern Minnesota at the moment. Um so I have included a proposal from him if you want to take a look at that. Otherwise you can choose to just uh put it out
yourselves and do it yourselves. Um it's up to you. Um but there is a proposal from Mike. Um, basically he would uh go out and he puts it out across the nation and tri-state area and we'll recruit and
find candidates and then he will come up with four or five candidates and put them before you and do all the whole process and do that kind of stuff and do the whole hiring process basically for you. Otherwise, you can post it and do
it yourself and interview the candidates yourself and do that. Yep. Um, if Mike does it, he guarantees that they will stay, I believe, for two years. And if it doesn't work out, then he will do a second process for free. Um, so
with using Mike, can we put a if we he gives us candidates and puts them before us, can we have them sit down with our staff here to make sure to get their opinion? That's part of his process. Okay. I just wanted to make sure that we could still do that cuz I think
that would be beneficial to make sure that everything jives well because you guys are in such a close area and have to work with each other closely. Mike Mike's process he he interviews them and then he has them meet with that other
um this Crystal Hansen who's an HR practitioner and she talks to them about their leadership style and things like that and then she will make a recommendation to him and then they craft a response of who
they feel are the top four or five candidates and then they will put them through your app perusal and um it is a little bit longer of a process, but um if that's a concern, they do also have the ability to help you find an interim
person or something like that. But I think you do have Heather is very capable of of handling the majority of the stuff that goes on here. And we've been working through stuff in anticipation that this possibly could
happen. And I know that I've worked with her on payroll on things um for especially when I go to Canada and things like that, training her on that. So she's well aware of how to do those things. Um so if it were to take a little longer, I have the faith that Heather could handle a lot of the things
that were to take place. Um so even if you would need somebody a little bit here or there, um I think even the cog could probably help out with that. We're member of that organization, so they would do that for free. What's your estimation of a little bit longer?
Um Mike's process would probably be, you know, could take as much as two months to to fulfill that spot. Um might he might be able to make it shorter than that, but it's it could take two months.
It would be it just I mean it probably would be on your timeline. I mean, if you want to move a little faster, he may be able to, but I think if you wanted a quality product, you should let him move at his pace. Now, he did the last one, didn't he? Yeah, but that was when he was first very first. That was one of the first
searches that he ever did. So, the product you're going to see is a is a completely different product. And we don't have to do it, man. You would not. The only thing that you would if you would choose to if you would
choose to go with Mike, I would suggest that you hold a special meeting in the next week or so and have invite him to come make a presentation and and deal with it. Um, but he but he would meet with the council. you would tell him what you're looking for in a in a
administrator and then he would craft that package with what you're looking for and he would go look for that person and then he would that's what he would look for. So if we did approve something like this, what's the first time frame of getting things going then ball rolling?
I would ask I would ask him, but he Mike's Mike's pretty quick on the spot. He would be willing to come pretty quickly if that's the way you're thinking. we got to go through. I think at this point we need to so we can find somebody that has some
government background. We need to have that here with the budget financial stuff. Yeah. Financial. Not saying that we know Heather can hold it down, but we want to give her some help for a little bit.
We got till August 15th to know everything. Yeah. August is I know everything. I I won't I I will not let this group of people fail. So if if I will always be a phone call away in the meantime. So if
there's even if I'm over there, if there's anything that I can help with, I will always be a phone call away to help get through this process. So if if it takes a little extended time, I'm not going to just let this drop. I'm not gonna I'm not that's not too
much appreciated. appreciate that. So if this is the way you appreciate it, I I promise you that if you go this direction with Mike, Mike will Mike will not let you down. Where would this money come out? What budget you Well, like Jody said, you paid
in general. I mean, yeah, but you put enough money away that Yeah, it's not like it's that big of a deal. I just wanted to make sure we didn't have some type of allocated No, there's no allocated funds for this. It's not. But I but I would definitely
recommend that if you if this is the way that you're leaning and and I I apologize. I I did not anticipate that this was the way that this was going to go down. Otherwise, I would have asked my but I anticipate this going down a little different direction.
But um so but I would say that you probably should have a special meeting maybe next week and invite them to come back if this is the way you're going to go so that you can get this project going right away. Yeah. Do you need a motion or anything?
If you're going to go with Mike, then yes. And then I would I would uh um um if you want to you want to take a real brief recess, I maybe call him and see if
Well, do you maybe if you want to make a motion to go if you're going to make a motion to go with him, then I get to get rid of recess and call him and see if he can be available at a certain time next week. Mhm. If that's what you want to do. Is that the route we're thinking here?
Jody, what do you think? Whatever you guys want to do, we got to get it rolling somehow. Yeah. I'll make a motion to move forward with a C. Oh, second for 125. 125.
You second it. All in favor? I Tony, can we take a quick recess? You seconded it. Josh did for you to give him a call. There's no
Okay, there you go. We can fill out the paperwork. Yeah. Bob can send. So, you need us to fill out with our information, Bob? Okay. Just I'm pretty sure all the answers are no pretty sure. I charged my
Yes. Thank you. I agree. I saw it today. It looks great. Love it. So, you going to have like a grill and stuff out there? Is it just going to be like a sitting area? Just a sitting area. Very nice.
Car up there next. Yeah. Trying to get him in shape. Was it the maintenance? I don't know. Paul out there. Uh a couple of kids out there helping. The slate boys were helping him.
Oh, good. Lots of lots of fun. The AC is broken here. They're probably cycling it so that the compressor doesn't come. Oh, no. You have to do that. Yeah. I think my office is like 65
degrees. I put on two shirts today. Then when I walked outside, I was sweating. You're a lefty. Mhm. I'm a lefty and everything but right. It made me right. Can you guys make next Monday work?
What's next Monday? 21st. I can make the 21st or I got a Legion meeting. He's got a Legion meeting. Otherwise, he's he's on his way up to the conference. So,
we don't have to have everybody, do we? No. What time? My leg meetings at 7. He said he said the earlier the better. So, yeah. So, do I
I can do anything. Could you come before your Legion meeting? And we did it at like the 26th at 5:00. Would that work? Yeah, five o'clock will work. Don't take that. Monday the 21st at 5.
You going to email us, too? Yeah, I will. Thanks. He said that would work. Um, and then in the meantime with uh Heather doing some additional duties, is there any
chance that we maybe give her a little extra some additional duties until we fill the position? What are we thinking? Sure. What do is your do you have a recommendation? Why don't I make a recommendation for
the next meeting? Try to do some evaluation and on what duties maybe the duties that maybe I'll get a list of extra duties that she'll be doing and give you guys a recommendation. Yeah, that I'd like that. and then we can go from there.
I will say I do appreciate you guys agreeing with us going through that. Um just because you're going to make me ball. Um we do have a really good crew here and
I think we all for the most part really enjoy coming to work. So, it's I know it's very important to like me and Eric and everybody to have somebody that we can get along with and relate to as well. Um, and then somebody like you guys said, good financially, good with
grants, all that kind of stuff. Like we want to see the city continue going the way it has been with Tony. So, um, I appreciate you guys doing that for the good of the city and the staff as well. So, Thank you, Philip.
All right. All right. Um, besides that, um, continue work on the street project. Um, I'm just finishing up reviewing the ordinance draft with our legal council. So, hopefully that should be done here
by the end of the month and then they will work on the final publication and then that'll be should be pretty much done for final draft. And then that was when we remember getting it all done to go online and it'll be searchable and all that stuff. So that was good. Um
um building inspector we just did that. Flood mitigation we did that budget birthday is Mike Abbott on the 11th. Drew meter for two years on the 10th. Braden Thompson for four years on the 11th.
That's that report. Well, I'll make a motion accept the administrator's report. Second. Second. All in favor? I. Any mayor or council comments?
I get ready for farm and city days, kids. Yeah. All right. Make a motion to adjourn. Second. All in favor? I I
I look for all in favor, but either