--------- What if we're talking? All right. I will call back to order the city council emergency special meeting that we continued from 5:00 pm. And so we left off at um agenda item C, appoint someone to fulfill some all of the
duties uh while a search has commenced uh for an administrator. And I know the group we were waiting for Amber to come and to hear from Amber. So do we want to start there everyone? Yep. Thank you. Um, I was quickly briefed on
some of this. I was not watching. So, um, my understanding is that you guys wanted to hear directly from me and not thirdand so. So, I appreciate that. Um, in my conversation with Jennifer earlier today, she asked me my thoughts and feelings on this if I had the
availability and capacity to do that. Um so I greatly appreciate that thought as we are in the midst of busy season here. Um my schedule is freeing up a little bit compared to the last two months. Um
in our dialogue I said I like to think that I'm a team player. So if we need somebody to step up I will help. Um with that I want to clearly define what the roles and responsibilities are. Um, I know the
time frame is maybe a little loose, um, as we work through some of this. Um, but my biggest thing is knowing what would be expected of me. Um, knowing that there are no issues with me being a part of the union, union
representation, things like that. And that um, primarily that there wouldn't be a lot of personnel issues peer-to-peer. Um, and it'd be mostly kind of enacting some of the logistics of the position. Um, and so those were
some of my first thoughts today when we discussed it. Um, I don't know what else was said at the meeting, but my biggest thing is um, having an understanding of the expectations. Angel, can you just jump in on the Amber's comment about the union piece?
Did you hear what she said there? Can you repeat it one more time? Um, just that uh we're part of a union here and I just wanted to make sure that there's no conflict or any issues with being in the union, having representation of the union and anything
of that nature. Which union is it? The supervisors. Okay. Um, I'd have to look a little bit further into it. We've kind of looked into other union um implications, but I can confirm it
later. I won't be able to do it right now. Sure. So, if you guys had questions for me or I don't know if that kind of covered the basis summary of our dialogue. Mark, do you I just have a question for us. Are we going to put a timeline on
this? you know, hopefully we two weeks, whatever, because we don't how long we because I can't put a timeline on anything in my perspective based off of uh us not knowing what the end result's going to be, which means hiring a full-time city administrator.
So, um maybe we'd be lucky. It'd be six weeks. I think likely we're all on the same page. It could be six months upwards to nine months. We don't know. Let me rephrase that. Will this be a position until we if we
go forward for a full-time city administrator or will this be an will we be also looking for an interimm city administrator or will this that's actually something council has to
decide. Right. So that's oh we're just discussing right now. Right. Yep. Um, so just even with the notes prepared from Tim for tonight's initial meeting and
the insight that he gave us in the couple weeks was very beneficial for us to even have this meeting tonight and get there. So there was a lot of great um information that um somebody with a lot of expertise in this area was able
to provide for us. But to Jesse's point, what I said earlier, um it would be my goal to do it as quick as possible, but yeah, six, eight months also too. What would that look like for Amber or any other staff going into I I I don't know
your seasons, your busy seasons. You know, if you're saying you're going into a little slower season, I don't know what that does for us, but definitely an option to continue to look for somebody else to give us more guidance in this as we move ahead.
I don't I don't think it's going to be to our advantage to make an appointment tonight for an interimm duties, seek another interim than to continue the search for an actual replacement. I don't see that being viable for us. Excuse me, I lost
my voice because I talked too much. Um, I think it's wise for us to consider truthfully being able to have this position be filled through the duration until we have sourced and there's a starting date for that replacement
full-time city administrator. Um, and again, that could be six months, give or take. Um, so I guess some of Amber's points or questions. Does anybody have comments on that piece?
I have more feedback. Maybe a question for the attorney that Amber brought up also to you with in terms of any uh excuse me any sort of personnel issues and stuff. Are there limitations on what
it could have or what it couldn't have or or how does that work if you know can we do that? I mean in nine months I would have to imagine there would be maybe some personnel thing you know somebody you know nine months you know six months
nine months would be a long time to go hey there's no personnel issue or question to deal with so how do we how would we address that specifically do you have feedback for us on that yeah when you guys discuss or if it
comes about um the design could decide whether or that Amber, if she fills the position, brings it up to you as or the two designes at that point because it's almost inevitable for something to come up in that amount of time. Why do we
have to have two designates? It could be one. I It's up to the council to decide. It just can't be more than a quorum. Why Why does it have to even be one? Why couldn't it just be the council as a whole? That could be an option, too. Thank you. Mhm. Um wouldn't
that make more sense? Well, um based off our org chart, that's how it should be. That's what it should be. Correct. So, question for you, Mr. Pearson. Um is there opportunity for us to consider this to be a joint or a dual
dy held role, two city employees being able to maintain this position? Just like when you did this process when Jenny Max left and you were looking for somebody to hold down the fort at that point, you can designate any somebody as
you want, one or multiple and and give them their what what duties they're doing of the city administrator positions. The answer is yes. One thing I'm a little confused about though is just in this discussion I just heard are
you are you essentially looking right now to in some sort of an emergency basis put somebody in or some somebody's in that spot with the idea of then finding another Tim Crook Shank to take over the interim role who will then hold down the fort
and help you get through the process of finding a permanent or are you thinking about whoever you designate tonight to hold down that fort while you go through that permanent process. My opinion to response to you would be the latter,
but not go seek an additional interim city administrator, but to rather have this individual that will from the city staff or individuals that would be taking that interim position to maintain that until we identify who the full
full-time replacement is for the city administrator. That would be my thought. Yeah, that's where I kind of wanted clarification. So, this is So, I think if Jesse and I might be on the same page where if if Amber takes over,
she'll be there until we get a full-time city administrator. Unless you guys would want a fourth change in that position. I have a question for Amber. Would you
be comfortable stay because the conversation you and I had this afternoon was a little bit different. Um so just to make sure you'd be comfortable with that. Uh I think it's most important to get um to keep the timeline moving but also do
it correctly. So I understand that it can take that amount of time. Um it is definitely not my career aspiration and very far from park and recck director duties. Um but yeah, that would makes logical sense
to me of the timeline and what it will take to onboard somebody new. So I would be in favor of that then. Okay. Well, like having less change. Mhm. Um,
I have another another idea I'd like to throw out there of going back to what I was asking our city attorney on of this being a dually held uh interim position. um like to repose the question to both Kiki and Maggie
if there is interest in duly maintaining that position on the interim basis with equal authority until we have that full-time replacement for the city ministry position would there be interest from the both of you
to maintain that can I ask our labor attorney if that is I know Tom says that but the way our ordinance is written how do you two people in the same role. Yeah. The way it's set up right now there it's they also the city administrator also has the role of
treasurer. So they would also have to what you could do is separate those two and have that executed dually. But otherwise it won't be workable. What was the last bit? What was the very
last part, Angel? Sorry. It it just wouldn't work out necessarily to have all of those duties, the duties of the city administrator split up between unless somebody is willing to take on just that treasurer role. What's your response?
Your agenda item says, just like it said last time, appoint someone to fulfill some or all of the duties. So, you're not right now appointing a city administrator and you didn't when you did this initially. You you gave Kiki a role to do some city administrator
duties, but not all. So, I mean, if you designate one or a couple people to do city administrator duties, as long as you keep the the one function that Angel's talking about separate, then I don't know why you couldn't do that. One does this, one does that.
But that goes what Amber asked you about, too. I mean, whoever this is is going to have to have some clear and you're probably not in a position to do that tonight, but some pretty clearly defined this is what we'd like you to do. This is what we expect you to do. And I would like to see us that follow
and maintain the hierarchy of the organization as it is written within our city ordinance. The city administrator, clerk position is essentially the quarterback of the
city comes to the council on a monthly basis to be able to present their pieces with the department heads and their topics. I think us in us giving the ability to
the team to be able to run is going to produce better fruit for us in the long term. And I feel comfortable If that was to be held city administrator with the treasurer and they both are restructured so they're on
the even keel above the department heads. I think that gives us good runway to maintain what we have in front of us with budgets with the land etc to be able to continue to push to find that replacement city administrator
in as quick as a time frame as possible. One more question for you, Amber. Um, like Tom just said, we're not prepared to define those duties, but you yourself today in thinking about this. Um,
have you already defined duties where you're just like, this would be a no-go for me? No. Okay. Yeah, I think my opinion is consistency, picking one person, see them all the way
through until we get all this going, try and expedite this as fast as possible, you know, so that we can move on to more important issues, I think is my goal with all of it. Um, and so whatever the most efficient way to do that is, you
know, I guess that's kind of my thoughts on it. I agree that we want to move the process forward in, you know, we don't want to delay, but we also want to do the process, right? Correct. Yes. I just to me it's this
concept of having two in the role is confusing. I think it to streamline it and what makes the most sense based on how our ordinances are set. Having one and getting on that path to finding a full-time administrator based on our
discussion during the council workshop seems to make the most sense from a management operation efficiency standpoint. Um so that there's it there's clarity. Tom, what would be the best way for us
as a group to define those roles or Angel or whoever wants to answer? You know, is that a separate meeting? Do we let whoever we pick define the roles? Do we define them later? What What's the clearest process for us to do that?
If you're if you're not appointing an interim city administrator, but instead doing like you did last time, which is give some roles of the city administrator to a person or persons, then a couple of you could be
designated to help designate what those roles are or what that role is, much like you did last time. Whoever those I think it was maybe Jennifer and Joe, right? um sat with and and sort of managed that process. To me,
this looks like the same thing. Um but I I do you didn't ask me this, but I do caution the idea that whoever you appoint those duties to that you decide that's going to be for the long haul. This could be a nine-month
search. that becomes difficult I think to depart from the idea of having a a replacement for Tim Crookshank who can guide you through some of that stuff. Didn't ask my opinion but well that was my next question. What is your opinion?
My opinion is that you should do what you did last time which is appoint somebody immediately right now to fulfill some of those city administrator duties. Find a replacement for another Tim Crook Shank. Let that person come in here, steer you through your search,
steer steer you through your budgeting. My fear is that whoever gets delegated these city administrator duties, if they're all of them, it's going to become more than people realize, especially with some of the things that you've got in front of you, like a budget cycle and all the rest of it. We've got road bond issues. We've got
some big things in front of us right now. As much as people might feel like they can assimilate those tasks, it becomes a lot. I'm afraid it does. Right. So to my point, you have two individuals that can help
bear that burden. Is it feasible from your eyes? I I don't know. That's I said what I thought and I don't know that I have more to add to it. What about the duties of treasurer? Is that going to be dy assigned to the
interim city administrator that's selected? It's the way the job descriptions written when we went through this the first time. Is it city administrator treasurer? So, it was those duties and responsibilities. So, I don't know why why we would try to split it up right now. Um, Angel, if you want to chime in.
I mean, we've been in extensive conversations with our labor attorney and taking guidance from them. I don't know why we'd veer from the guidance from them, but I guess Angel, if you want to chime in, we'd appreciate it. Yeah, at this point I think that the city could consider having one
individual set for it. Consider doing the two three designes to decide the duties and responsibilities at a later point and then consider whether or not to bring it back on splitting up the duties if it ends up being to a point where it's too much. So that could be
considered at a later date, but I think at the time being the city needs an interim city administrator by hiring an outside one like Tom just referenced that route. Is that what you're also recommending? For now, it because we haven't discussed any kind of
third party, it would have to be an employee. Um but yeah, the city could consider doing that as well if they want to take steps to doing that. But that's again something the designates could discuss and propose at a later date, not during
this meeting. I I do see the need for staff and stuff to keep it, you know, going. My preference would be one person, you know, within the city, but then also
too with the time frame it's going on. Jesse makes a veiled point in bomb that that might become overwhelming down the road and where we maybe would have to look for outside help or assign another
person, you know. Um, and so I guess I don't know. I see I see valid points with all of it. It's just what what's the best option? And and I mean
I don't know. Uh do we know how long it took last time they Tom do you know what the timeline was last time? Um forgive me the abbreviation. Um that looked for when Jenny was hired.
Do we know what that timeline was? Yeah. Lori Lori Hemssh um resigned as the city clerk just to end in 200 at the end of 2016 and then then the proc then the discussion was had about whether to
convert to a city administrator process. So once that was determined then that search took I think Jenny started here in July or August. So that's a rough time frame. So it was eight all of eight or nine months and
yeah I don't think it's going to be a right it's unlikely that it's happening in 60 days right if you look at the other cities around us that had administrator gaps and how long it took them to fill as well I I still stand by I think we need to go
with one person right now and to your point Joe if at a later date depending on how long this takes we feel we need to adjust we can always adjust We have meetings every month. We can call a special if needed. Um,
do but do we want to just make those decisions now? I feel like versus just calling a special meeting, doing this all over again. Make it now. Yeah, I'd prefer to make a decision right now. Okay. Um, without hearing any objection like we did last time. Um,
my motion to this would be essentially that we move to make Kiki interim city administrator and move to make Maggie the treasurer to be able to enact with them the ability to maintain those dual positions until we have an interim city
administrator and also then removing the line of on this proposed motion language to remove only to the extent necessary and only after they meet and discuss with city council design or and knees prior to performing each necessary duty and responsibility. From my perspective,
maintaining status quo as if say Jenny Max was still here as a city administrator, they can perform their duties just as she would have done and she would have brought them to our attention on the monthly regularly scheduled meetings or a workshop, you name it.
Does that make sense or no? Silence sometimes is not good. No, I there's a lot there. So So I just I got questions on I I'm going to say something. I feel like this we
called this special meeting to put the best interest of the city first and to set the city up for success because our ordinances require us to have someone in this role. There are many of us that have been putting over 40 hours a week into the city when it's not our full-time job when we're in the heart of our busy seasons for our own businesses
that have been giving our time, treasure, and talent to the city. And I don't know what's going on tonight, but I feel this is becoming very political and it's perhaps uh working. There's maybe conversations that have been going on behind the scenes between maybe staff and certain council members that are
denigrating other members of this council and that is not right. Um, we can agree to disagree and that's fine, but I ran for mayor for one reason because I believe in the city. I want to try to do the right thing for the residents of the city and that is what
we have been trying to do. So, I'm disappointed in the conversations that are coming from some people tonight and disappointed in what I'm hearing um from denigration and perhaps defamation and slander behind the scenes. And that's just not right. If we want to be a great city, we need
to respect one another. We need to treat one another with kindness. And if there are issues, we need to come forward with it. But we have spent extensive time working with our labor attorneys. And it's not to undermine anyone. and it's to try to set up the city on the best path. And that is what we're trying to
do tonight. And so I'm just going to say that because I'm I don't know what other word to use and I'm disturbed by what's going on tonight. I don't know why we continue the meeting to seven to hear from Amber if one council member had two other people
in mind he wanted, which I already declined. Because I realize there was an hour conversation out in the parking lot that some of us weren't a part of, but I don't understand what a conversation in the parking lot would have to do with anything. There was a conversation with
city staffers. There was no other council members there to pose as a quorum threat. I made my point clear in the first meeting in regards to not having Amber present with two city staffers declining. I thought it'd be worthwhile for us to
be able to have Amber be here to represent herself. Right. During that time frame, I had conversations with these two to see is there opportunity to you for you both to be able to maintain the position that you're in right now with the city administrator and
treasurer spot and we still haven't heard from them if they would still be interested in that or not. Going back to a council meeting month and a half to two months ago, we had already appointed Kiki Lindbury
to that position and I don't see any reason why she wouldn't be qualified to be able to maintain that same position with the support of the council. So the comments of defamation is I think a lot's changed in that time. I'll just leave it there.
Have a motion on the table. There's a motion, but there's no second yet. Can I just ask a question? We have to have a second to talk. Ask your question to to just clarify what Jesse said. Yes.
All right. So then I will There can't be conversation if there's not a second. It just dies for lack of a second. So if you like Mark did earlier. If you want to have a conversation, then you should second the motion so there can be a conversation and then eventually a vote.
And by seconding it, it doesn't mean you're supporting what's being you're just doing it to further further just having discussion. Yeah. Because otherwise we're at a stalemate right now. Yep. Yeah. So I will just move on to keep the meeting rolling. second and then you know just for the purposes of
discussion. Yeah, for purposes discussion, you know, now we can discuss stuff, clarify. Um uh I one of the biggest things that I'm seeing are coming out of here that has been asked, you know, because I was on
the committee with Jennifer putting in time with Tim that came out of here that we should have a discussion on too that maybe needs to happen sooner or later for all fairness or parties. What are the roles and duties we really want them to see? because I feel like it's a
little backwards. So, you know, if we have a quick meeting on we want them to whatever sign checks, right? They need to do that. We want them to do this, you know, to Tom's point there. And then also, I know with Tom Blommer, you know,
working with WSN on all this road bond coming up. It's going to be a tremendous amount of work coming forward. I mean, we're working on the parks project, another big project, tremendous amount of work, you know, in the six, nine months, everything with Steven with planning and zoning. Tremendous amount
of work coming forward, you know, um how how can we best serve ultimately the citizens and businesses of this town knowing we have all this coming forward, you know, too. Um, nothing against any staff member, but all the staff members
here do have their dayto-day jobs to do. And if this is going to last six to nine months, you know, what are what kind of are our thoughts or our processes with it? Just just to be fair to all the staff, you know, we've got several nos
tonight. we've got a interested party but also to to move it forward I think for us to have a little discussion about that would be maybe appropriate. So one one important aspect would be the
budget because if it's six to nine months we're we're in the budget cycle so the individual would need to help keep the budget process on track. So, in I'm looking maybe for staff to help out.
In the past, Maggie, that mainly has fallen on you, budget work, or was that in combination with you? Who who actually helped compile the budget numbers? I don't know. Was that Jenny mainly doing that? Was she relying on you for a lot of those resources?
Um, probably a little combination of both. I do a lot of the backend work. All the department heads bring their budget to me. I put it together. I'll say Jenny more or less put it in a pretty spreadsheet like presentation to present it to you guys. Okay. So, kind
of a combination. Okay. So, what other things maybe Tom with the road bond, you know, I guess that would be a question for Tom and you know, maybe WSN on that project, you know, how
much of that can you bear and take on? How much of that, you know, involves the city administrator to just help us get an understanding, too, maybe with with um bonding stuff like that. Well, I think the the road bonds, you know, so we're in particular, we're
talking about the 2026 road bond. That's next one up right now. We are working with the engineer and the city attorney to require to get the required right of way for that project. So once that is
done, which would probably be this fall, um then we would have that right of way. At that point, you would be um getting final plans and specs.
And once we have that, which I would say Novemberish, yeah, you would want to be having meetings to review that with the public. the details of that, those final plans and specs,
probably around January, you're going to want to approve that project to go ahead for bids for construction. So, I don't know that you need an administrator so much for that. I mean, that is there's kind of a process to it. Mostly, it's
work the engineer and um the attorney will do. So, so there's not a certain part where you have handed over to the city administrator. Did I don't think so. I can talk to all the parts that
would be of interest to most folks. Jenny provided a uh I don't know like a spreadsheet or a to-do list if you're going to go out and get bonds on the steps in order to do that. And the bond the bonding would be you still have PFL,
right? So, and there was just some set up for that in order to get PFM to do the work. No, this is all helpful to I think talk about so we know what we're realistically looking at. And then the 27 road bond um we recently set in for
set in motion uh with with WSN to do the 30% plans on that. So that would keep them going for a little while. Right. So, we have the City Hall Street, Church Street, Nisawa
Avenue that the the proposal was signed last council meeting. And uh we're getting started on that one um to get to like 30% or as far as we can get with the budget that we have. and uh you know, which is a good good first step on
what we've been doing for all the other 2025 or 2026 projects, too, but we're just jumping ahead a little early for the 2027. I do think that it would be wise at some point in the near future for us to have a work with PFM regarding all the
bonding and probably talk a little bit preliminary about um funding for any infrastructure work you might want to do with the property. Um at least get their perspective. That's a big thing that we have and that'll help give you some
direction I think to move forward with. Yeah. To that note, that's obviously the other big thing that we pushed off tonight's agenda earlier, you know, that we have the whole property to talk about, you know. So, yeah. What I'm afraid of, you know, if we don't um
have enough people, enough staff, enough hours in the day that we're going to lose a calendar year to figure out this this big stuff that we have ahead of us, you know, the property being one of them. We pushed that off tonight just for this reason, you know. Um, you know,
we really do, you know, to follow the city ordinances structure. We really do need to have somebody in place to do that. You know, tremendous amount of work even, you know, with Stephen in coordination with what that might do with planning and zoning and stuff. So,
um, yeah, if we're looking at six or nine months, I do see it as a bigger role to do it properly for people. So back back to your point, I do see having multiple
people also to multiple people, but also too with even multiple people here, you know, can can we still get all this done with these big projects or, you know, are we still better off looking for just an
outside person to come in like we had with Tim to help with us, you know, but I don't know. I would say this, you know, when Jenny came on as the new city administrator, uh, you know, things like road projects were new to her, too. This was her first
city administrator role. So, you know, uh, I worked a lot with her early on with projects we had going in. It would have been the sewer expansion at that time, stuff like that. So, I think in the case of these road bonds, it's no different. No matter who you bring in,
if you if it's Amber, if it's uh now Tim Crookshank, they're still going to need a lot of input from somebody like me and probably Bill and Tom to do that. And so I don't think anything's really changed there. You know, obviously if you have somebody
with a lot of experience in the administrative role, they would have probably a little more confidence, but uh I don't think it'll change the process on that so much. I'd be more concerned with um like the property development. I think there's where we have a little weakness,
right? Agreed. And I think that's why the motion when we originally said it was assign some of the duties and responsibilities, right? Because there are things like Tom knows how his department runs. He knows what to do. He knows who to work with, right? Um so it's the items that you know are
critical functioning items that need to be done for the city, right? Like if we don't have someone for let's say 6 months or 8 months, we have to do the budget, right? So we need someone to help just be the point person to make sure everyone's on track with that when it comes to council for different points
of that whether we have another budget workshop or whatever it is in the process. And also like some of these things we discussed in the workshop before this about um reaching out to different search firms to bring back uh proposals for
what that would look like to begin the search process for a full-time administrator, right? Like that's to me would fall to this position. Um to hire the consultant to do an organizational review which we discussed in our workshop, right? That person would then
work with Keith. So that's why it was some of the duties and responsibilities because not all of them might be necessary, right? I don't know that we need to over complicate it or overthink it or overconfuse it because from my lens in
different organizations I've worked in large, medium to small, we don't want to create an environment where we're creating more chaos and confusion. I would say this, no matter who you bring in as the final city administrator, they have to grow into the role. Uh they're probably not from
Niswah. They may be new um to to the idea of being an administrator. Maybe they were in a position like mine or Ambers or whoevers and they're stepping up into that role. Um they're going to have to grow into it. So some of this stuff is you're going to have to learn. Um I don't think you're going to find
somebody that's perfect right off the bat. And so I wouldn't be afraid say to allow Amber to fill the shoes for now. Thanks Tom. I think it's a lot of the the reasoning for my point of having that burden be carried by two
individuals. Uh the two that I made the motion for still on the table. Um and I think for the basis of maintaining that through until we are fortunate enough to find our soon to be future city administrator.
I think it provides the right path forward based off of what we have at hand. So there is a motion and a second. Is there any additional discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I.
I. All those opposed. I'll just say nay. Joe. Um I just got a question. You know, they both said no the first go around. We're at a vote. So, we can't ask that question at this
time, Tom. Can we? No, I guess. Shoot. I guess that' be a question want to ask. So, are you abstaining? Um, I guess.
Or are you voting? I don't know if we're forcing anybody into the issue. I Madame Mayor, I I would suggest we do a roll call vote on this one. All right. Even though we've already voted, Tom
started to vote. Yeah, because that was unclear to me at least who was Okay, we'll do a roll call vote. Uh, Councilman Freillley may. Council member London. Hi. Council member Zan. I. Council
member Hall. Um I guess um yeah, I'll vote I Okay, motion carries. All right. Uh a motion to adjurnn would
be in order. Do we have a motion to adjurnn? Oh, sorry. Okay. You should probably figure out now how you're going to assign duties, who's going to be responsible for that, right? That's all I got.
Assign the duties. I'm sure Jesse has a motion around that. Well, you you've just assigned some duties of the city administrator position to two people, I think, by that vote. Correct. Who does what? Who does what and who's in charge of telling them what that what is. Yep. Yep.
So assuming Kiki maintains the position of interimm city administrator and Maggie maintaining the position of interimm treasurer on that basis those two it's in the packet. Jesse, do you mind if I jump in here for a second? Yeah, please do because I it's going to take me a second to find those job I will buy
you time. Um, so the mayor is correct in stating that the city administrator is connected to the role of treasurer. So the individual who takes on the treasurer duties and responsibilities would be considered a deputy treasurer could be under the city administrator's
stuff. No. Okay. You catch that dump. What? No. Angel, could you please repeat that? Yeah, no worries. So the mayor was correct in stating that the city administrator job description also
includes that treasurer role. So then the ne the person takes on the individual who takes on the duties as treasure would be considered the deputy treasurer and it's not out of our ordinances to split it. It wouldn't be splitting it at
that point because that would be considered a deputy treasure. It'd be under that city administrator/treasurer role. Thanks Sorry, bear with me. Well, the motion would be Kiki would be appointed the interim administrator and Maggie would
be in the deputy treasurer based on what Angel just said. Do you need the precise language though? I think so. I don't think so. Right. It would just be to motion to appoint Kik Kiki the duties and responsibilities of
the interim administrator and Maggie the duties and responsibilities of the deputy treasurer. Correct. Correct. Okay. And then again, my original motion was to not have it be after they meet and discuss with city council design.
Does there need to be any clarification on that? Well, I think I just made the motion without that. So, if there's a second, it's just straightforward. Second. Okay. Is there any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I.
I. Okay. Motion carries. Okay. Tom, now can we adjourn? Well, can we still ask any questions at this point? Okay. So, before we move on and adjourn though, I still want to know, do they even
accept? Well, it doesn't matter. The motions are passed. Okay. Also, also too, back to my point and Tom's point too, at any time, you know, moving ahead,
especially with the land purchases, whatever, we still maintain the right to bring somebody else on to help us down the road once, you know, if we see the the workload's too great, something else, we still have the opportunity
to bring somebody like Tim Tim back Yeah, we can that we that's on your agenda here, right? Yeah. Yeah. So, you're either going to make a decision to start that process or hold off on it, but it's on your agenda here before you adjourn. That's got to be figured out.
Okay. Well, I think the discussion that I heard from council was they were not interested in looking for a interim like a Tim Crook shape, but just going straight to a search for a full-time administrator. That's what I thought I heard from the workshop from all of the
council members. Please speak up if I heard wrong. Well, I would be interested in an interim city administrator. I I would be, but I I think I'm about the only one.
Oh, an additional one. Yeah, he's saying like a Tim Crook shank. Well, you know, like yeah, to get us through some things, but I mean, if the majority I mean with the conversations, I think I'm the
only one that looks at that. Let's do this. And Joe might have some interest in that, too. But yeah, I mean, I I don't disagree. And as I look ahead, um I don't think that um you know us not trying to do every
effort to move all these items ahead like Tom mentioned. I mean we have this road property to talk about. We we have a tremendous amount of stuff coming in the city and this year and just make that decision tonight for you know what this burden will be going forward on
stuff. I think it'd be premature of us for the entire community to say no, we're not going to entertain that down the road based upon, forgive me how he's what's the name of the company we used last time? Drum DDA.
DDA. Yeah. That um that um you know, if they're like, "Hey, you're you're looking at 10 months, 12 months, whatever, 14 months." I think you know finding that information out from them right away should be done to discuss
this you know at a later date you know moving forward on whatever to once again provide the best service for the town the community and to move all these items ahead just knowing that you know Maggie and Kiki they already have roles
you know and that we're not overwhelming them with stuff that's that's my fear that I say right now. Yeah. But how long are we going to wait? So, do we have a motion around that or not? Well, there's no motion. I just I just want to say that that I don't I'm not going to take that completely off the table for
myself. You know, also too, um we did have one more department head that wasn't mentioned that just walked in too that, you know, the fire chief, you know, put put him in the role. I think he declined by text. Okay.
So, I'm just saying as we as we move ahead, this item here, you know, I think I think maybe that should be on the agenda or come up future as we move through this process in this step. Number one, I' I'd say I would
completely take that off the table, but I want but I would like to have clarification is how long do we want to wait because right now it's open-ended, right? you know, so and a future date, what is that in two
years? I I mean, so with this this date, I would say by next meeting, we are ruling on who we're picking to help find them in, you know, that has to be on next month's agenda. Here you go. We have
budgets and everything back from somebody we're ruling to pick to start this. Even if they come back, I would like to see us have a special meeting to pick a company to get this rolling that quick. You know, if we get if we get numbers back from companies to get this
rolling, you know, not even wait a full month. Oh, yeah. You know, as fast as we can get it back because like I said, it's my goal to move through this as quick as possible because we have so many bigger issues in this town to get moved on to than than this in my
viewpoint. Yep. So, move forward with a full-time city administrator. Okay. Yeah. I mean, if they come back and they say, "Hey, realistically in or neck of the woods, you might be looking at 12 months, then let's have a meeting and talk about this conversation then right
away." Okay. So maybe the thing to do is make a motion now with respect to agenda item D to say you'll defer the decision to a later date or possibly the next city council agenda about why you whether you're even going to talk about a Tim Crookshank type replacement. Let's
I would make a motion that we defer that item to the July council meeting and let's give it a month and see how how people are feeling with workload and responsibilities and then maybe we can have those responsibilities defined in that time. So there's a motion on the
table. Do we have a second? All right. Any additional discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Okay. Motion carries. Now I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. Second. A motion to adjurnn is not
debatable. All those No, because we made the motion bring this up July. Got it. Yep. Okay. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Okay. The special meeting is adjourned. Let's Part: 2
Yeah. Okay. I call the meeting to order. Uh, Tuesday, June 17th, 2005 at 8:03. Um, mayor had to step out quick, so I will fill in for the mayor, acting mayor
tonight. Um, let's start with pledge allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Thank you. Um, the first thing I want to do before anything is just take a moment of silence uh for Speaker Melissa Hartman and her husband and State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
Thank you. Um, next thing is, uh, we do have to amend the agenda. Uh, we do need to strike item F3 off of new business and we do need to um
add line item 12 um to approve the consultant that we spoke of u during a our special meeting at 5:00. So number 12 will be to approve what we talked about at five. Okay.
Uh can I get a motion to approve the agenda? I so move all those um in favor I I passed. Okay. Um next item on the agenda is line
item C, the consent calendar um as presented. Any discussion? Uh Mr. Mayor, I make a motion to approve the consent calendar as presented.
I'll second. Okay. All in favor? I opposed. Passes. Um, next line item is line item number D, open form. This is a time when anybody in the public can step up the podium um if they want to bring anything
up that is not on the scheduled meeting tonight. Anybody seeing nobody that we will close or open forum? Move on. Um E reports. Um number one interimm city
administrator report. Uh the report um is presented in your packets um from that. Any questions? There's no report in it. Okay. Nope.
Okay. Item number two, move on. Um, city attorney, any new business? Uh, nothing other than a couple things I'm involved in later in the agenda and again just various uh projects working with staff per usual this last month. Okay. Um,
number three, city attorney engineer. Oh, I'm sorry. City engineer. Thank you. Looking at the wrong person. Um yeah, I've just been working on uh the construction of the G Lake Trail recently doing some observation, construction administration. They're getting going and I think they got part
of the wall three, the one to the east complete or getting close to being completed. Uh also working on some other or the uh 2026 streets and um getting started on the city hall street project, get trying to get that 30% preliminary
engineering completed. They haven't dropped any more loaders, unloading them off trailers, have they? Yeah, that's a pretty That was an interesting site when you drive up there. I was there when I haven't. But otherwise, the project's going well. Yeah. Okay.
Okay. Okay, thank you. Okay. Um, moving on to F, new business. Uh, number one, um, resolution of appreciation for retiring
Police Chief Craig Taylor. Council motion. So, as many of you know, um Chief Taylor, um is uh retiring this month. Um there's signs on the door. Apologize, I don't have my phone right
in front of me, but the 26th at 100 p.m. 1 to 3:00 p.m. Um open house up here, retirement party for uh Chief Taylor. Um encourage everybody in the community, anybody that knows him, reach out. Love to fill the place. show him our
appreciation uh for all the years of service that he's done for this town and this community um for Chief Taylor. Uh with with that, I will read uh the
resolution of appreciation honoring the distinguished service of Police Chief Craig Taylor. Whereas police chief Craig Taylor has served the city of Nesawa with honor, integrity, and unwavering dedication for 29 years,
beginning his service in March of 1996, including with his retirement in June of 2025. And whereas Chief Taylor has exemplified the highest standards of leadership and professionalism throughout his
distinguished career, fostering trust and safety within the community of Nisa. And whereas under his leadership, the Nisah Police Department has grown in strength, um, responsiveness, and community
partnership, benefiting from his, um, steady guidance and committed to excellence in law enforcement. And whereas Chief Taylor has been a visible and respected presence in the community, not only serving as protector of public
safety, but also as a mentor, collaborator, and advocate for the citizens of NESA. And whereas his contributions extend beyond the badge, reflecting a lifetime of dedication to public service, compassion, and justice. Now
therefore, it will be resolved by the city council of the city of Nisa, Minnesota, that we hereby extend our heartfelt, gratitude, and sincere appreciation to police chief Craig Taylor for his 29 plus years of
exemplary service to the city of Nesa and its citizens. to be it further resolved that we honor his legacy, celebrate his retirement, and wish him and his family continued health, happiness, and fulfillment in the years
to adopted the 17th day of June 2025 by the city of Nisa Council. So again, I'd like to say thank you to Chief Taylor and all the years and um wish him the best in the next chapter of his life
and and uh we appreciate everything that he's done for this town. I'll make a motion to uh accept the resolution of appreciation for retiring police officer Craig Taylor. Second.
All those in favor? I I opposed. Motion passes. Um item number two, resolution of application for Luke Hall. Um same thing, another resolution.
Officer Luke Hall has honorably served the city of Nesa Police Department for the past 10 years, demonstrating consistent professionalism, commit um commitment and integrity in performance of his duties. And whereas
during his tenure, Officer Hall has earned the respect and gratitude of the city leadership, his colleagues, and the residents of NESA for his steadfast community presence and dedication to public safety. And whereas Officer Hall has gone above and beyond his role,
serving as the department's defense tactics and laser training lead and securing multiple grant opportunities that enhance public safety and departmental resources. And whereas Officer Hall has made significant contributions to the
safety and well-being of the Nashville community throughout his um responsiveness, reliability, and strong moral character. And whereas Officer Hall is deporting the Nisa Police Department to continue his law enforcement career with the
Baxter Police Department. Now therefore, it will be resolved that the city of Nisa formally recognizes and sincerely thanks officer Hall and his dedication of loyal service to the city of Nisa and extends its best wishes for continued success in his new role with the Baxter
Police Department. adopted this day, the 17th day of June, 20 25 by the city council. I'd like to make a motion to accept the resolution of appreciation for Luke
Hall. All those in favor? I I thank you. Once again, best luck to Luke. We wish him the best. And uh Baxter just gained a great officer. Okay.
Um skipping number three. On to number four. Police department request to advertise potential position for vacancy. So that's the memo. I'll make a motion.
To approve the police department request to advertise position vacancy left by officer Hall. Okay. All those in favor? I opposed. Okay. Uh motion carries. Number five. Um Verizon cell tower draft
agreement fire station location. Um I believe do you have some information on this Stephen? I do. Thank you. Um so I due to the continuence of the special meeting just reached out to the representatives at Bu
Consulting representing for Verizon. Um they were not able to join the Zoom. I think we have Woody on now. Scott uh was just on his way home from picking up his son. So um he should be joining shortly or attempting to. Um, do you guys want
to have this conversation now or wait for Scott to join the lobby? Uh, if I may, um, I'm still in the review of that. That's in your packet. So, what I'd like to do is is have this, uh, agenda item continued to the July meeting. Yeah. Um, so that you get a
chance to go through that lease. Um, I'm not done with my review on that. So, just make a motion to continue to continue to the July meeting. So moved. Second. Okay. All those in favor? I opposed.
Motion carried. Okay. Number six, uh, chamber request for city to fund up to $4,000 for, uh, spirit day fireworks. I think on the initial discussion when this came up earlier, we were for it.
Let me just uh provide a little context for you. Um, I'm very competitive and I found out that um, some area chambers were spending um, double what we were on our fireworks and their cities were paying for the
majority. Um, I have the figures here just for reference. Um, Pekquat, so we were spending $10,000 on our fireworks here in Niswah. Um, Pekquat was spending 14,000 and the city was contributing 3500. the chamber was responsible for
the rest. And in Cross Lake, they are doing a $21,500 show uh to which the city pays for 13,500 and the chamber is responsible for the remaining 8,000. And to quote a
friend and an Israel resident, he said, "Every American taxpayer deserves a Fourth of July fireworks show." So, we um have actually surpassed our fundraising. We are at $16,000 for fireworks. So, we're asking for the
remaining four to be able to um double our show and really show them how Niswah does it. Do we have 4,000? I'll make a motion. I don't hold the purse. So, ours is going to be better in the Cross Lakes is what you're saying.
Yes. Okay. That's exactly what I'm saying. I'll make a motion to accept the request from the Changer the Niswah chamber for the city to fund up to 4 to fund $4,000
for the Spirit Day fireworks. Second. All those in favor? I I opposed. Look forward to the show. It's going to be awesome. July 3rd, be there. Can't wait. Thank you. Thank you for all your work getting that done.
Okay. Um number seven, uh pickle factory. Terry. All right. So, at our last liquor department meeting, um the only person that wasn't there was Jesse. He was in Italy, I believe. Lucky man. All right,
Terry. So anyway, we had great discussions and um got the green light from the mayor and Tim and Brian Ferrell to sell they agreed that I should sell the product at the pickle, but I still
need a motion in a second from you guys. Um just a little background on THC sales. Um, last year there's $240 million in the state sold, which is um 2.1 million
cases. Uh, right now it holds uh 2.8% of the shares for um adult beverages throughout the state. And it's larger than Sony Blanc for wine and larger than rum for liquor. Right now, um, THC is
currently three times larger than the cider in the NA categories right now in the state of Minnesota. It's one and a half times larger than domestic super premium beer and it's larger than White Claw right now. So, um
I'm just asking if uh I could get a motion in a second uh from the council. I already reached out to Illinois Casualty as far as getting a rider for this. It's 120 bucks for the last six
months of the year. So, it's not very expensive to get the insurance coverage. So, has any new information come forward at this time versus when we voted on this back this winter, January, February time
frame? As far as what just how it's regulated, any new stuff? I mean, you know, I guess my question is, you know, we voted on it earlier this year, now we're voting on it again. I guess you
know the consensus was there a tipping point of kind of what's changed, what's been added? I don't I don't I mean everything our city's a little or our state's a little backwards. They allow things and then uh
and they backpedal on things, but uh as far as right now I don't there's no changes in anything that I'm aware of. So Okay. discussion. I know we discussed to have uh Terry and
Brian look at the licensing you know through the state for the potential for them to have THC sales there. Uh if I understand correctly, it'll just be just liquid, no gummies,
nothing, right? Just the drink one. Just the drink. Yep. Um, and it would be sold in the off sale. Correct. Off sale only, not in the bar. Okay. Um, I'm comfortable with that. Do you want to make a motion? Is it
going to be sold at Spirits also or this is just just at the pickle? I think that was a the last liquor committee meeting we had before you guys got together when I was out of town. Um, that was the discussion was give it a try at the uh the pickle
off sale, see if there's any results from that. Some of the data that I believe Brian brought forward was pretty overwhelming. the amount of volume that it was actually turning compared to when it was a year and a half or so ago, the
uh overall sales at that time was pretty pretty nominal based off of I think what was it just wasn't broadcasted out that THC products were actually on the shelves at these mun. So, um I mean right now sales compared to
last year up 192%. BHC product statewide 192% increase in sales statewide on the product. Yep. Yep. It's a good way to make up extra income. Would you in the future be looking at
the infused beers and wines? No. Okay. Nope. Just the one and go with it. Yep. Okay. Right now I'm looking at probably 10 SKs, 10 items. I'll make a motion to approve of
THC products to be sold at the pickle as presented. I'll second. Any other discussion? All those in favor? I I opposed. I'd like to abstain from it. Okay. Police officer.
Bruce abstains. All vote no. So, two for it, one against it, and Bruce sustains. So, passes. All right. Thank you. Item number eight, parks request for
council action, G Lake Trail project, uh, amended scope. Awesome. Thank you. Um so at the May meeting we brought some information forward a proposal by Woodsth. Um the direction was for staff to go back and
rearch research some cost um as to what a flushing toilet would be or look like at the park. So you have quite a bit of information in your packet. Um the quotes that are in there are pre-cast concrete shells for flushing toilets. Um
both a single and a double. Um the lower price is Huffcut. That's who we purchased the pre-cast vault from for Between the Lakes Park. Um, so in your packet, I put some grant information together and a couple different options for us to review and go over. Um,
biggest things to remember is that we are still in a construction project. So, we are using a loose budget um of 300,000. Um, there's I wouldn't want to go that close to it.
um because we just don't know the extent of any change orders that could be happening. Um so in in your packet um there's a couple different options regarding to basically just not do a pave trail or a
toilet. Um we can still do like a kiosk or bike repair station, some small stuff um as desired. Um we did talk previously about some ADA stuff that was flagged when they went around. Um, one was a
drainage issue, one had no ped ramps off of a private road, and then another one was the radius was slightly off. Um, so those are some of the things all the way up to um a flush a full flushing toilet. So, we'd want to make sure that we can
stay on budget or we'd absorb the cost if we don't. Um, the timeline, the grant funds expire June 30th, so we'd want to have it completed by then. And then I also put in there some of the ongoing anticipated operating costs um to ensure
that we have an idea of what that might take to carry it out long term. Um Tim and I did speak with the executive director of Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails. Um and I asked her my recommendation in there was option two
of um a trail to a portaotti. We already have portaotties out there. Um, I say that one because I think we can get well I'm sure we can get that done on budget and on time. Um, and I already know we can absorb the operating cost of that.
Um, in her words, it might not pass because it doesn't have a high value. So, that would be the risk we'd run um and maybe not going forward with a flushing toilet. So happy to answer any other
questions um on any info in the packet or just in general. What is the current cost of the uh porta potties? Now is that about 18,000 a year? 1,800. 1,800. Okay. May to October. So you got the 1,800 as we're
doing right now. Uh if we go to a vault, which we had discussions, you know, you're looking at 36,000. If we're looking at a flush, we're looking close to 200,000. Correct. Um, and we have to Is there a timeline to
get information to them so so they can approve? Um, I told them we likely wouldn't have it to them here in June because I'd have to submit that tomorrow. Um, otherwise July is their next meeting to submit for an amended scope.
So that would give us a little bit more time to work through it. Um most of the cost estimates provided were um professional expertise from Woodsth and Public Works. I appreciate all the work you've done for this. Um I've got a
question. Would it would would the funds be better used? I'd love to have a bathroom out there personally, but looking at the cost, would it would they be better used doing kiosks, taking care of the ADA stuff?
In talking with them, um said we can run whatever we want past the commission, right? And she's like, some of it you might just have unused funds. the kiosks aren't going to add up to substantial amount of money. Um,
going with a full scale flushing toilet might push us further than we want. So, that's what we're here to kind of discuss. I still think the full flushing toilet is still the way to go for cleanliness, you know, being that close to the lake
with a vault toilet or anything, you know. Um, also too, you know, in thinking about and having some discussions too with other people, um, have we contacted the DNR? The DNR also has that satellite down by the
lake. Would they would, you know, if it's going to exceed, would they maybe want to kick in extra funds for the bathroom with us? I know that maybe had been talked about way back with that whole mutual park boat landing thing together. Also too, you know, if we're
going to put a well there for them washing off the, you know, the boats, that sort of stuff, would it benefit them to have water there and stuff like that, too? Just another possible revenue if we're close on funds. Yeah, they I've
communicated that with them in the sense that we have kind of a cooperative agreement with the trail that already exists through there. um cuz we have to go through the DNR property to get to Nissle Lake Park. Mhm. Part of the grant funds require that we maintain that land
for recreational purposes and so they definitely wanted the toilet on city-owned land. um they were agreeable to updating the DNR contract for a 20 to
25 year period to meet the criteria of maintaining the land for recreation purposes. Okay. Worst case scenario, they tell us no, right? Mhm. And we move on and then we still have time to move on to the kiosk and stuff. Mhm. Yep. We could certainly
do that. um it's likely they'd be more agreeable to a flushing toilet. So then it would be on us to make sure that we execute it on time on budget. It would have to be done or do whatever we need to do to make sure that we cover our costs and bases. And the ontime on
budget the on time would be what is this the 30th of June of 2026? Correct. And so if if they say yes, you can go forward. We have to have all work done by then. Correct. Correct. So, and if and let's just say we're not fully
finished, then the total cost, we we'd have to pay back that money. Correct. Um I'm not exactly sure if we'd have to pay it back or um just what we
used as we used if I mean Yeah. And then we'd be on the hook for the rest of it, right? I would have to hopefully we don't have to get into those whatifs. Um but that does play in the back of my mind. Yes. So if the longer we push this
off, the longer that'll put our end date out. Correct. Um is there any Okay. So, the trail that we kind of have now, the path, the trail there, um, if we pave that, does that have to move
because of where the toy is going to be? How is that going to affect stuff that's down? Um, the DNR would like it moved. Um, so there's kind of a backup area for their front end parking. They don't want the trail crossing that. So right now
the existing trail crosses that backup area. Their request is that it goes straight north past the entrance into the tunnel and then hooks back into the park. So we would have to abandon part of the existing trail per the DNR's
request for safety and sight lines. I I would make a motion that we move forward and present the flushing bathrooms as presented in the quotes to them tomorrow and see what they say. I'll second. Oh, any other discussion?
Yeah. Well, you you'll be able to get that in tomorrow. Yeah, I already drafted the letter. Okay. Thank you. Um Oh, wait. Vote. Sorry. All those in favor I I opposed
carries. Follow-up questions. Um would your preference be one stall or two and then pre-cast or construction build should we get approved? I would say what is the added cost if we go to two because you have listed one is
in the budget for a pre-cast concrete. It's another 30,000. 30,000. So yeah. So I would say go big first and then scale back. So I'd say go for two, go for it, and then if it's a budget thing or a
timeline thing, then evaluate. But otherwise, I would if we're going to do it, I would I would do both. I'm not going to specify to them, but just my own for moving forward. Right. Okay. Here's the other thing, too, is is um so now we have this in there, flush toilets and stuff like that. Maybe this is the
wrong time to talk about this, but I think it Tom will always tell me if I'm on the wrong He kicks me under the table. Not just joking. So, there will be annual costs to caring for this bathroom. Okay. One,
my assumption is it won't be open in the winter due to freezing. That's what we would need to decide through this process as well. Okay. But but um when we go forward with this, we're going to have to find funds for the parks
to help maintain that. Um I guesstimated of I'll just guesstimate 30,000 whatever it is, but um I I know I throw I throw big numbers out sometimes. So just just that that's a lot of Clorox
and Mr. Clean. I know it is. It is. It is. It is. Got to keep it clean. OT sign out front first. But no, we have to think of that too. Yeah. So I one of the things we have to look at is when we do these things in that we need to
think about how to fund them to maintain them. That's one of the things we have to look at. That's all I want to say. Yeah. And that was in your packet too. I estimated about 3,000 from capital to operating. So give or take. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Amber. Can we
turn those into like quarter? Um, item number nine, public works request for action, road maintenance repairs. Tom, hello. Uh, again, um, this one's pretty easy. This is routine. We do this every year. Uh, the amounts vary
depending on what kind of winter we had the year before. So, um, these amounts are pretty low. Um, overall, we obviously we've had two open winters that have been pretty easy on the roads relatively. So, uh, the first item we're
looking at are paver patches. What these are is they're wide and big enough to where they're actually going to use a paving machine. They'll come in and, uh, repave a bunch of, uh, roads that we have. You have those quotes in front of you.
It kind of outlines what they're doing. Um, I'm going to recommend going with the Anderson Brothers on this um, at $33,86.16. Um, the next item is crack sealing. We had uh two firms, Anderson Brothers and
Lakes Pavement Maintenance, quote this. Uh, I'm going to recommend Lakes Pavement Maintenance at 20,99541. Um, and then the next two items, we only have one quote, um, but they're
both smaller. uh poly patching. We repair uh some of our manholes around town that the plows are hitting. So, um $3,422.94 for that. And then some regular patches,
I call them. Um these are places where certain roads we had were built with stumps as the base. Those stumps are rotting away and we have to fill in the hole. Um so in order to do that for citywide it's $5,14.38.
Uh budget impact for this uh there's 107,77582 available for these projects. Uh the total amount needed to do the work this year is 67,53327. Uh, I'd just be looking for a motion to give these
projects to go ahead. Any questions? I'll make a motion to uh approve the public works request uh regarding the road maintenance repairs as presented. Second. All those in favor? Opposed? Carries.
Thank you. Next item number 10 Tom again uh public works lift station number one property acquisition process. Okay. So what there is there's uh as you may or may not know um in order
to rebuild our lift station one. Uh we need to acquire some more property. And in in your packet there should be a map that shows where that property would be located. Uh what I'm asking for is um
for you to give permission to Tom Pearson to begin process of acquiring property for that expansion. Any questions? We've talked about this several times. So make a motion to uh approve the
public works request uh regarding the lift station number one property acquisition as presented. Second anybody? I'll second. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries.
Number uh 11 uh Tom again public works um Schaefer Spirit expansion sewer agreement. Sure. Um so what this does is this uh gives us some flexibility or gives Schaefer some flexibility to go ahead and start building their building
uh without knowing what their tenants are going to be. Um, and it protects the city uh by h maintaining that flexibility depending on what type of a business goes into each suite. We would charge them uh sewer connection and
usage fees accordingly. Um, I've shared that agreement with Andy. I don't know if he has any comments about it. I pass is in this agreement it says uh Tim Crookshank. So I think we need to obviously change that and then the mayor
is not here currently. So if we can get acting mayor Joe to sign it just so it's done today. Yeah, I think Oh no, Andy, I'll fix it in the morning and I'll send it back up. Okay. and then
uh the mayor can sign it and and uh probably Kiki so I'll fix it in the morning and send it back up. Okay. Okay. That's it. Any other questions, discussion? Okay, I have a motion from alo move.
Second. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Okay. Um last item number 12. It is uh to approve uh the consultant uh with Keith um Keith
Hiller, right? Yes. Correct. For $5,000. Yep. So uh we discussed that at last session. Any other questions, comments? Okay. Motion.
I don't actually have that. Yeah. Where is that? Uh it it was in the packet from 5:00. I think it's it's his contract in there. Yeah. Mine was sitting right out. Got it there. Do you see it?
Okay. I make a motion to uh approve the hiring of the services from Technology Solutions and Associates for an amount not to exceed 5,000. I second. All those in favor? I I opposed. Motion carries.
Okay. Uh with that, no further new business. Uh move on to old business. Uh none uh with old business. Um G line item H. Um council or liaison
information. Anybody I think have anything to report tonight? Parks is doing fine. I know that they're trying to look at um finalizing things for the playground if I'm correct. the
committee. Um few twerks. Um they've been working hard. Um that's it. Just question with the parks. Has there been any group yet to help step up and do any fundraising for them or
nonprofit? No. None. Yeah. Okay. Anything else, Bruce? Um, if I may comment on yesterday what the fire department did, they do it at this time. Go for it. Yeah, this was awesome. Yesterday,
this fire department had 26 firefighters respond uh over the Marfield area. They did a fantastic job. And um we had some dads and we had some sons on that fire
department. uh daughter of a former firefighter at grandson of a firefighter, Rich Giki. And after they were all done doing that fantastic job, they came back home and Emma from the A&W opened up her doors and fed every
one of them cheeseburgers, French fries, and red beer floats. Thank you, Emma. Emma, you're what makes Nisa what it is. Thanks again. Yeah, thank you. I enjoyed it. For those of you don't don't know or
haven't been in that area. It did get hit pretty hard over there in some sections that there's some real devastation real close by. We we missed it by just a little bit, but yeah. So, um, just, you know, if anyone
hears of anything in the community with that that people need help, you know, pass that on. I know people in the town would love to help. Um, anything from you, Jesse? I have nothing. Okay, with that motion to adjurnn. So, moved. Second. All those in favor? I I oppos.
Thank you.