--------- Call the workshop to order. Roll call, please. >> Council member Nordby, >> here. >> Council member Woods is absent. Council member McKenzie >> here. >> Council member Schwear is absent. Mayor Mongi >> here. Thank you much. Motion to adopt the agenda between you two. >> So moved. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> You might as well. >> That's it. >> McKenzie. All those in favor say I. I >> I thank you much. >> All right, we got two topics on the agenda this evening. >> Adopt the agenda >> or did that topics? Thank you. >> Yep. Uh first item up is a Century
College presentation of a student build home interior design and uh they'll be coming in now. >> Welcome. Welcome. Good to see you again. >> Same time next year. We do that every year. Welcome.
No, it's a great tradition. We want to keep it up. >> Yes. >> Right away. >> Yeah, you guys are up right away. >> A little bit delayed in traffic, so she'll just come busting in with you. >> No worries. >> All right. Okay. So, I think everybody knows me, Katherine Harrington from
Century. This is our design build class. And this year, we worked with a new Tom and on a double home, which we haven't done before. So, it's been a little bit of a challenge and kind of a fun change for me. The students have been great. We have a really good batch this year. So, we have um we're really proud to show
you what we've done and all the selections we've made. And um we're we're even anxious for when the showcase comes and we can show it off for real. So, um with that, we'll go at it. >> Yeah, we need
that. So, is this a two-year program you guys are in? >> Yeah, it is. >> So, how many are in your second year? >> Right. >> Everybody, >> we only let we like mostly for them to be their second year. >> Okay. To do it. >> Supposed to be done so they know what they're doing by the time >> Oh,
>> I'm waiting to see. You know, we went through the gray phase. Now we're a little bit warmer colors last year. Where are we at this year? Are we warming up? Cooling down? >> Greenies. >> Yeah. surprise. >> That's going to be the big surprise today, huh? >> I'm color blind, so it's always a
surprise. This is why he comes out of the booth. We get charged extra for that. Yeah. >> I know. I drove past it today. I try to go every week to see what the where they're at. The siding's up and it's starting to look good. It almost got
finished. The fence alongside it looks really nice. >> Yeah, >> that really did. >> You guys should Have you guys come to the open houses before? >> Oh, yeah. That's great. >> Excited to see you guys sometime towards the end of the summer. >> Yeah, we always That's uh It's always fun to have the community up there. Everybody looks forward to seeing what's
new and being able to do that. >> Where were the Where was the house last year? Is it like >> uh Webster? It's off of uh Seventh Seventh Avenue. It was just farther down. It was far to the south or excuse me, east. >> Seventh and sixth. I'm there. West. That's it. I get into my D. Yeah. Yeah.
That was uh one lot we had for quite a while. It was a a remodel and then we had a lot that was next to it that we were able to build on. So, it was nice. It was beautiful. It fitted in really nice. It was uh it for was a strange lot. It was a triangle lot. So, we were
able to do that. Put in there. >> We've been waiting for you. >> We had technical issues just till you showed up. We were we were stretching it for you. >> Oh my. They did do the loop, huh? Yes,
>> absolutely. >> Plug in your laptop. >> Just take your computer >> or do you want to turn that This is government at work right here. Where does it go when you open it up? It's weird. When you pop it full screen, it disappears.
>> Oh no. >> So, how many in your class? Just as everybody. >> Seven was Catherine. because >> Oh, that makes sense. >> Awesome. >> Now, are you guys on the east campus or
the west campus? >> East. >> East. >> Yay. >> Thanks, everybody. >> Yep. No, >> anytime. Good job. >> Okay, so um as Katherine mentioned, we're the design group. Uh this year we
had two twin homes. So for our goal for this project was to design a twin home with two unique spaces that feel cohesive as a unit and fit the site location. Our approach was to define a spaces uniquely by assigning different design styles to each unit. In unit A,
we did we aimed for uh to create a transitional style home with a grounding color palette of earthy browns and greens. And then in unit B, we chose to create a contemporary style living space with um selected more vibrant color palette of blues and oranges. In both
units, we designed we aim to design spaces that are approachable and select finishes that are timeless. >> All right. Oh, there we go. We got the board, too. Moving >> Moving to the exterior, our goal was to create a facade that feels cohesive as a
single building while hinting of the two unique apartments inside. In order to achieve this, we select a colored palette and materials that feels timeless and fits perfectly into the North St. Paul neighborhood. The exterior line we selected are to
unify both homes and make them feel like one using a concested style and cohesive lining. The Dutch lab siding in a stone arbor color gray was chosen because it matched the neighboring houses and helps the design blend with its surrounding.
The timber touched ashwood deck adds warmth and the white main door provides the contrast. Overall, everything creates a simple, harmonious and well integrated look. >> Okay. So,
got it. Maddie and I are going to walk you through unit A of the twin home. Um, in this unit we wanted to go for a really grounded kind of naturalistic color palette of earthy greens and browns. And so starting with the flooring, we brought in some really warm
toned LVP throughout the home and then some warm toned carpet as well in the basement. Um, on our walls in the home, we have a light mushroom color contrasted by an ivory trim which we think really brings out the trim work in the home. And then for our lighting
selections for this unit, we wanted to go with some transitional pieces in a black metal finish that feel slightly traditional but still very cohesive. So in the entryway, we have this glass dome light. As you walk in over the kitchen island, we have two pendants in a black
and bronze finish. And then in the primary bedroom, we wanted to add a little bit more visual interest, so we decided to add that beautiful chandelier um for the owner suite. Uh, the kitchen is the heart of the home, obviously. So, we really wanted to create a kitchen that felt upscaled and elegant and
timeless. So, we went with two-toned cabinets. We have a natural walnut on the lower cabinets, and then on the upper cabinets, we wanted to paint them a classic um beige color, which is complemented by our kind of dark brown countertops. That's lovely. And then our
tiles, which add some contrast um to the countertops as well. >> Oh, yeah. We're still talking. >> Yes, we're still talking you today. Um, so yeah, overall we wanted to make this unit feel upscale and approachable and ready for any decor that the future
homeowner wants to bring in. >> So, I'm going to go over the floor plan really quick. This is for the unit A traditional. So, it's designed for a more balanced functionality and it's more of an efficient floor plan. The main living area. So, you're going to
walk in through the entry and you're going to go straight into the kitchen which has built-in bench. And then in that there is an island for extra prep and extra seating. You're then going to go straight into the dining room which has sliding doors which lead out to a
four season porch. Uh for functionality, you can use it all four seasons. And then through there, you're going to go into the living room, which has a tray ceiling to add character and to define the space. And that also has a fireplace kind of as the focal point of
that living room. Before we go into that hallway, there will be stairs going down into the basement, which is finished. It has two bedrooms, a full bath, as well as a family room with storage. Then there are two bedrooms on that right side of the home. One is going to
be that primary suite with his and hers closet and an on suite bath. And then for bedroom two that has closet and across from that is going to be the guest bathroom. Then you can go through the garage directly into the mudroom which has the laundry in it as well.
And then this is a rendering that we did in SketchUp and it shows the natural um wood and then we have that linen color for the cabinets as well. And these are going to be the bathroom elevations for the owner lower as well
as the main bathroom. It shows the beautiful light p fixtures we chose out and where they will be placed. And then as well as the cabinet and wall colors, shiakei for the first one. And then we have that softer tan and the techno gray.
Okay, so for our contemporary unit, uh we did a more cooler, vibrant colors on the cabinetry to stand out. Um starting with the flooring, we went with vinyl throughout the whole home in a cool gray tone with complimenting gray carpet on the lower level. And then for our walls,
we went for a cool gray color and a light contrasting trim that plays off the gray flooring selections. In the kitchen, we went with two tones of blue. Uh the um darker blue on the up on the lower
cabinets and then lighter blue uh light lighter bluish gray on the uppers. And then we grounded it with a pop of color um with a white hexagonal tile and countertop. For our hardware and plumbing, we kept it consistent with the bronze finishes to play up on the modern
feel and warm up the cool colors in the cabinetry and flooring. And we selected light fixtures that have a that have sleek lines and a more contemporary design that still feels approachable. Then I'll be taking you through the floor plan for unit B.
Uh entering from the porch, you step directly into the dining room where a tray ceiling adds height and a sense of detail right at the entry. From here, the space opens naturally into the kitchen, which is centered around a large island. The island incorporates a
downdraft range, allowing for unobstructed views and a more open, cohesive feel. A mudroom and laundry are conveniently located off the garage entry to help keep clutter out of sight. The kitchen flows directly into the living room, creating an easy, open
layout for both everyday living and entertaining. At the back of the home, the four-season porch extends the living space and offers a bright, comfortable area with views out to a future deck. Two bedrooms are located on the main level along with
two bathrooms nearby for convenience. Each bedroom is well proportioned with closet space, making them ideal for family members, guests, or even a home office. The lower level is accessed using the central staircase and includes a secondary living room, providing
additional gathering space. Two additional bedrooms are located on this level, offering privacy and separation from the main floor. Overall, the layout balances open connected spaces with more private areas, making it both functional and comfortable.
We can go to next. Uh, starting in the owner's bathroom, one of the first things you'll notice is that statement lighting. The pendant fixtures bring in a modern feel and add visual interest above the vanity. For the finishes, we kept the pallets soft and calming with a light ne light light
neutral wall color paired with a slightly deeper cabinetry to introduce a subtle contrast while still feeling cohesive and relaxed. Moving into the lower bathroom, the lighting shifts to a more contemporary vanity fixture that provides even functional lighting. Here we introduce a
bit more color. We have a fresh, airy tone on the wall, while the cabinetry brings in a muted aqua for some pop of color that keeps the space feeling light but a bit more playful. In the main bathroom, the the lighting is kept simple with a clean linear fixture that
complements the overall minimal look. The cabinetry takes lead in this space with a deeper, rich tone, adding overall contrast and grounding the design, while the palette remains crisp and modern. Each bathroom has its own personality through lighting and color, but they all
tie together with a cohesive contemporary feel. closing words. >> We're we're open to any questions that you guys may have, but we just want to start with our gratitude for this project and this program and the teachers that have led us through it. It's been such a great experience for us
as design students to be able to work with contractors and electricians and plumbers and we all learned a lot about the process being able to apply it hands-on in the railroad. So, thank you for the opportunity to be doing this and if you have any questions, let us know. >> Now, St. Paul Tech, those those students
down there will be doing the cabinets, correct? >> Correct. >> And all the trim work and all that. >> Thank you. Wonderful job. Uh can't tell you how much we love having you here and thank you so much. And hearing that this is valuable to you really helps us, you
know, uh ensure the worth of the program. So, thank you >> and we look forward to it every year. every year. Yeah. >> Well, great. I I I have to say too that um it is extremely valuable. I don't know of another program I don't know of another program that has this. Um we were so grateful last year when we were
here. We didn't even know if we'd have this class again. And then Tom came in and saved us. So, um we're grateful for him also. Um and again, my students get so much out of this. It's just um it's just a joy and they're a joy. So, thanks again. >> Thank you.
>> Thanks, John. >> And thank you, Dan. and just give us an update on >> Yes. Right. >> All right, everybody. >> Right. >> Have a good night. >> Good to see you again, Tom. >> Thank you. Uh Tom Lysow, St. Paul
College uh carpentry instructor. Um project is going really well. Um we're a little behind schedule, but uh but we're pushing really hard to get the students going. Um siding is wrapping up hopefully next week. Uh inside the main
levels, both main levels are sheetrocked, taped, ceiling is textured. They will be painted this week. Interior mill work for the main floors will arrive early next week. Uh we will start the install on the main floor. uh
basement level framing inspection, mechanical inspection is going to occur on Thursday this week and then we will move down next week insulate exterior walls. Uh start hanging sheetrock and taping down there. Uh mil work will come
at a later at a later phase on that. So uh on the exterior we have uh decking selections already made by Centry College here and uh we will start the install on that. Uh garage floors were poured this week. Uh interior garage
will be insulated by St. Paul College and sheetrocked by St. Paul College. The taper is going to return and do a fire tape in there. Um that's uh that's required under the code. Uh um we're not finishing the garage uh taping and
painting. Um but uh but yeah, we're we're moving along. Garage doors will come in uh May 4th for install. Uh so fortunately or at that point we'll be able to secure the home. Uh it's been uh pretty wide open all along. Um but we
have had no issues uh with your neighborhoods. Uh we actually had one of the neighbors come over and thank us for what we're doing and how much they enjoyed the program, how much they enjoyed watching what's going on. Brought us donuts, which is uh which is
nice. So um it was uh it was good. Several people have been walking by now as they see the students kind of come around. We've been hiding around back uh in in the in the backyard, the the tall stuff. As we come around the corner, we had uh two people drive by today and
kind of beep the horn and holler out the window, looks great. And uh one gentleman walked the street and and basically said the same thing. So, it's been a great program for St. Paul College. We've enjoyed it. We've enjoyed working with Sentry College. uh they have done an excellent job with
selections and timeliness uh getting us what we need as we need it. Uh uh subcontractors have been really uh um performing well uh getting in and getting their work done in a timely manner and uh and overall the project's
going really good. Uh I voiced to the students today that we are roughly our first start date was December 3rd. So, we're about four and a half months into this project. All right. We're building
two homes essentially, obviously attached uh party wall. Um I think the project is moving along really timely for them and for us. Of course, as the instructor and as somebody who's been in the construction industry, I want more
performance. All right. and uh and we've put stuff up and we've taken it down and we've built a wall and we've tore it down and fixed it and and repaired it and that's all part of the learning process. Um it's difficult for me as a contractor, you know, the the contractor
side of me to say, "Oh, we just spent three hours and we got four pieces of siding on." You know, that's tough. But it's a learning process for these students and I think they're doing really well. They're they're picking up on it. It's continue. I continuously say
that that we have to learn from our failures. All right, we're going to fail. We're going to fail. Then we need to learn and not fail anymore. And uh and it that that is what's happening. I mean, these students are doing really well and they're uh they're uh they're getting close to uh to being ready to
move on. Uh our students graduate uh my students graduate May 18th from St. Paul College. Our last day on site will probably be May 14th. Um and uh and we'll see where we're at at that point to see how, you know, we need to to get
the rest of the items kind of wrapped up and and closed in. But uh but we're working hard to get as far as we can. Uh we really look forward to this. I mean, it's been a great opportunity. Like I said, uh St. Paul College has appreciated. Um we have the dean at St.
Paul College or I'm sorry the dean the the president of St. Paul College the chief financial officer at St. Paul College both came down and visited me last week um in my uh in my in my lab while we were having an open house at St. Paul College and and spoke about how
great this program is and and how excited they are to be part of that open house and come um we're broadcasting it all over St. Paul College like you got to come. You got to come. You got to come. So, uh, so it's been just a great opportunity and we appreciate each one
of you um with your effort that you put into it and your interest into it. We really appreciate the gentlemen in the back, Ron and Randy, who come up and and make those uh those necessary decisions. And the best part about it is, you know, I I I haven't worked with towns or
villages or cities in the past, but this city really responds. All right. I had a hard time getting into the job site one day because the frost was coming out of the ground, the mud was sinking, the truck couldn't back in. Um, sent a
message to the two gentlemen in the back and and boom. Um, there was a load of gravel up there for me to back up and over. Um, so they're they're they're great, responsive. Uh, they do exactly what we ask them to do and even more. So, uh, so it's a great big thanks to
each one of you, those in the back. Centry College, the partnership has been great and St. Paul College looks forward to next year. >> Amen. >> We're looking forward. >> Thank you everyone. >> Thank you so much. Appreciate you. Thanks everybody. >> Thanks a lot.
>> You got to follow that. See how you do. All right. So, next item up is the leadwater service line inventory program update. We got Morgan here from WSB, our city engineer, and he's brought Justin Babcock with him. >> Thank you, Bryant, Mr. Mayor, members of
the council. So, um you may have heard uh some bits and pieces over the last couple years since 2024 uh of mostly information coming from the Minnesota Department of Health for all communities that maintain a drinking water system. um basically an edict to
identify what materials our service lines from our mains out to the uh homes are made of and specifically looking for outdated materials such as lead or galvanized creating an inventory. Uh Justin Babcock is here with me tonight.
He's an engineer at WSB and he is um for the last two years he's taken on as a volunteer originally, but he's done a great job managing for about 15 different communities these inventory efforts and a lot of them look the same
for many communities. Um but some of them are unique and he's certainly very familiar with North St. Paul's drinking water system and is here to give you an update in terms of what we've been doing for the last two years. much of this uh much of the activity has been funded by
grants from the Department of Health. He'll share some of that to to with you tonight. There's also some opportunities for future grants which are still kind of coming together. There's no guarantees, but we're looking to hopefully have not only more funding from outside sources to be able to help with the identification and furthering
the inventory efforts, but also the ultimate replacement for hopefully any and all lead and galvanized services that we find here within the city. um hopefully in fairly short order and he has all the details. So I will Is it up on the screen? Okay, great. I've killed
enough time. I'm gonna turn it over to Mr. Justin Babcock and he will give you that upstate update presentation. Thank you, Justin. >> Thank you, Morgan. Mr. Mayor, city council, thank you so much for having me tonight. I'm really excited to go over what we've covered so far with this program and what's to be in store. As
Morgan touched on there, um we've had a lot of work completed so far, have uncovered a lot of different information, and we'll be using that information as we move forward here in the future years. So, as a reminder, Morgan covered a lot of the basics here. Um but LSL stands for the lead service
line program. Um that's the title of the overall program and that has to do with our water service lines here in town that connect the water main to our homes and businesses. Um, for the purpose of this inventory and for this program, we break down our service line into two
distinct components being from the water main into the curb stop. That being called the street side and then which is represented by the blue arrow here on my presentation and then the curb stop into the home which is known as the home side represented by the green arrow there in my presentation. And this will come up
um a little bit later as I talk about how we categorize the different um groupings here of service lines. The overall program goal, as Morgan mentioned, is to build that inventory and use that inventory to further um our replacement um efforts. Um with that
being linked to the EPA lead and copper rule that was established in 2021, which requires all cities throughout the US to complete this inventory. So, we are not alone here in North St. Paul or here in Minnesota. Um it's a requirement across
the nation. So, a little bit more about long-term goals for this program. Um, as Morgan mentioned, um, establishing that inventory with the goal of replacement, replacing lead and galvanized service lines is one of the most effective ways
to reduce lead exposure um, in drinking water. Um so for those reasons it's very important for public transparency and for public health and welfare for us to have this inventory to establish um what service lines are in the city and then
to go and replace those service lines. Um in addition this als this program is also being used to advance our infrastructure management of water of water service lines and our utilities in general. As Morgan mentioned, um the Department of Health, MDH, um is behind
a lot of the funding of this technical assistance that WSB has been able to provide um to North St. Paul and assistance to the public works department as well. Um and I'll go into a little bit of what we've uncovered since the program started. So everything started back in 2024
um with the initial goal of creating our very first initial inventory um online via GIS. Um, with that being said, we had the grant funding to go out and both build that inventory and educate the public with those two things going hand
inand together of not just building and developing as a city, but also making sure the residents know what those service lines are made of and how they're going to be replaced and treated in the future. Um, as mentioned, some of the work that began in 2024 was um, GIS
setting up the initial data inventory. Um, as built in historical document research, as Morgan mentioned, with um, historical construction projects being completed in town, um, our water meter um, replacement program, things like that being analyzed. Um, we then
completed public engagement which included a few of the things as you see on the slides here including door hang or postcards and door hangers. And then we also had an open house as you see on the on the bottom with Ron and Randy presenting to um a few of uh the
residents here. And then we also completed in-home inspections in the residents homes to understand um what the service lines were made out of. Here's a brief um understanding of what our results were from that initial inventory. That pie chart there um shows
a little bit of the four categories that we break down this program into which are lead, galvanized, unknown um and non-led. Non-led being copper, plastic, brass along those lines. Um so a key thing here as I mentioned earlier is
that there's two parts of the service line that street side and the home side. So the inventory is categorizing them as one altogether as a total service line. So it's worst case scenario for the material if there are two separate materials. So if we have an unknown
material on the home side and a non-led material on the street side, we would classify as unknown being the worst case. Um so that's just a brief breakdown of where we were at after that first year. Moving into 2025, we had another huge win as we um received
additional grant funding as a city. The maximum amount um in 2025 being 75,000. Um with that, we were able to do a lot more work to advance and continue to establish our inventory. Um with those unknowns, as you saw, the big chunk of
the pie being our main target, trying to get in and complete those inspections. We did a bunch of additional public engagement as you see there on the slide. Again, different postcards and door hangers went out. We used different methodologies to try and get a response
from different residents. Um, we also completed plat analysis from the inspections we already did. Plats being the individual neighborhoods of homes as they were built and established to gather information on from each individual home to inference information about the ones we didn't know um didn't
have the service line information on. and then once again completed inspections um and had GIS updates. Here's the thing that's really cool about North St. Paul um is the amount of inspections that were completed. As Morgan mentioned, I've worked with a lot
of communities um completing this program and we got by far the most amount of community buyin um here in North St. Paul through inspections. Um with that being said, there was over 2,000 inspections completed between 2024 and 2025. Um that's with a great help
from public works um and all of their folks who were able to assist us with this program while also completing their day-to-day tasks. Um we had resident self um self inspections that were completed as I mentioned public works inspections and then WSB also had staff
um completing inspections. I highlighted a little bit of our little wins as we went through the program. Um the top one being the 2024 inspections and then the bottom being 2025. Um each time that we did a piece of engagement being a
postcard, a door hanger, a letter, we immediately saw a spike in those responses and those um investigations and inspections that were completed. Um which was really awesome to see the community buy in um on those pieces of information. As you see, the 2024
program lasted much longer than the 2025 one did based off of funding and how the Department of Health um had their calendar work for this. We had a much shorter time in 2025 um which is why we did a few different
things and one of the big things being door-todoor um door knocking. So going up to every single unknown business and resident um and either hanging it hang knocking on the door and hanging a door hanger if there wasn't a resident home or either a completing the inspection
right away if the resident was home or scheduling one for a later time if that was more um convenient for the resident. Um as I mentioned um nursing Paul by far had the most amount of inspections of the cities that I worked for. So that was super cool to see that um played out there. Here's some of the results from
our 2025 campaign. Um, with many of the inspections seen in that pie chart increasing in the unknown category. Um, as you might notice, the the math doesn't necessarily work out there with the 2,000 inspections um, and
then only not finding 2,000 known. That's once again because of that dual side comparison of the service line in the worst case scenario. I'll show the results of just the unknown services and that really shows where we are able to gain a lot of
information on that home side from those inspections. As you can see, I don't know if you guys can see my cursor. Ah, you can't. That first pie chart on the far left um is when both sides of the service line were unknown. Um, and you can see between 2024 and 2025, there was
a sharp contrast of that going down and then the street side only going up as a result of those home inspections being completed. So, just wanted to uh I guess tie the math there together on on why you were seeing um that 2,000 ones found.
Then in 2026, we were able to take all those inspections that we completed and as I mentioned before, do some statistical analysis based off of homes that homes that were found versus homes that were still listed as unknown. So if we found a neighbor of someone who was
unknown and we had, you know, inspection data and pictures of that home itself, we then could make statistical inferences about what the other service lines were built at the same time, built by the same contractor, built in the same neighborhood or plat. Um, so a lot
of information could be gained from that and that was done off after a recent update of direction from MDH. So coming from the department of health saying that yes this is an acceptable way to treat our inventories moving forward. Pre prior to that um we had been doing
strictly hard evidence of had we inspected it did we have specific documentation of historical um information um to prove our points that we were we had made. And as you can see here we had a huge jump that came from that through our statistical um
references. And that's a lot of that information is thanks to all of our inspections that were completed. So once again going back to that great number of inspection, resident buyin, public works buyin that we uh received from staff here and then from residents.
What you might be wondering next is what what are our next steps? What does 2027 and beyond look like? And Morgan mentioned this a little bit here um and I mentioned it earlier at the start of the presentation, but those lead and galvanized service lines will need to be replaced. Um, and with that, North St.
Paul, um, and the staff here is, uh, we've looked at a three-phased approach to replacing the service lines. The 140 on there, that's the amount of service lines that we currently know need to be replaced. That is not our total number of service lines that need to be replaced as there may be some unknowns
that come back lead or galvanized that we find here when continuing our inventory. Um, that would then be added to this list and added into our replacement plan. But with what we have right now, we are breaking it down into three different phases as that is the mo
the best way to receive funding um as what we've seen from other cities um so far. And then in addition breaking that into a manageable project as well for the city and those three phases would be then proposed to consider continue in
the three consecutive years of 27 28 and 29 based off of funding. So, a lot of this will be based off of the funding that we receive or qualify for. Um, and that will be dependent on Department of Health. So, that necessarily won't be
the exact way that it would go, but in a perfect world, that's how we would like to see um the replacement program happen. And then secondly, the the unknown services there, that's the remainder amount, the 1831. And we are proposing a potholeing methodology to
move forward with that as well. I know we chatted a little bit about potholeing before um the meeting here today. Um but potholeing, otherwise known as hydro excavating, is one of the ways that you can um with very little amount of impact to the resident or to the property or to
the yard um understand what the service line is on the street side. As I've mentioned a few times here, the street side has been our problem is not having the information from it and not being able to gain that through the inspections. Um so being able to get that information from the hydro
excavating here it becomes key. Um one of the cool things that uh has happened recently as well um is that we applied and received grant funding for the Minnesota Department of Health potholeing pilot program. Um so that's supposed to start this year as well. One
of 36 cities that were selected throughout the state of Minnesota for this program. So super cool opportunity there. As Morgan mentioned, that currently right now is going through contract negotiations um with how that program is going to be run. So, I'm really hoping to deliver that program um
here this summer. And one other little little touch here for the replacements um is that we have broken it down. Here's a kind of a map of the three phases here. Um once again depending on funding as it becomes available phase one is really going to
have those lead service lines par lead service lines paramount replacing those first. Um, so the service lines that are led that are known in the city are going to be the ones we tackle first and then we are going to continue with the galvanized service lines as part of the program in accordance to the Minnesota
Department of Health prioritization um steps and prioritization prioritization criteria that the Department of Health has laid out. Um, and that's based off of census data. So, we're making datadriven decisions here,
not just picking and choosing where we want to go. It's the census data mixed with Department of Health um criteria of specifically children under five in the areas and then in addition families under 200% of poverty is the two big things that they want us to consider
when looking at phasing. And then, as I mentioned, um continuing to investigate those unknowns through potholeing, through continued inspections. Um, we've been seeing a lot that when we can begin these replacement projects, we start to get more interest in the program again of, oh, well, that's now I see your
replacement. Oh, now I want to be part of the inventory. Like, now I want to be included. Um, so we're encouraged that that would um increase the inventory as well as we move forward here. With that, I'd love to take any questions and I'll stand for any questions from the council. >> Thank you so much. >> Excellent presentation.
>> Thank you. >> Very good. Appreciate it. when when we do major road reconstructions, are we able to tie in um anything needed to that so we're not trying to rip the road up twice? >> Yes, that's been one of the major considerations. And when I had mentioned um using it for our utility asset
management at the beginning, that's one of the big things that this program was the goal to tie it into was was that anytime we're going to disturb a road, disturb a resident's property that we're looking at this list of services we need to replace or focus on replacing and getting those involved as well. So yes,
reducing the amount of impact to as as little as possible. And then same thing goes with further decisions for utilities involving this information as well as we go forward. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> What's the communication from the state as far as having money available for
replacing those lines? >> So right now we have commitment from the state through 2027 um for money that they have set aside for this program. After that they are unsure right now. Um as was mentioned just before um the the presentation started uh so I'll cover it
for everybody. Um we applied for all three of these projects to be completed in 2027, 2028 and 2029. Um and that goes onto a drinking water revolving fund program and then we will learn if we received funding and where we sit on
that priority list um this fall. So we'll learn about where we sit in the priority and if we received funding and then we go forward with a project um hopefully let them know. Yes. So, yeah, what we what we found based off of the um the project priority
and intended use plans, which is what um they fund these programs from, um we found that about a million dollar project every year is what the Department of Health likes to fund. Um so, that's one of the reasons why we broke this into three phases is because for about 50 to 60 services you can fit
into that million-doll project, and that's engineering, construction, inspection, construction, everything included. um in that a million dollars. Um so that's kind of how we we one of the reasons we broke it down as well um being those prioritization principles
and then in addition um the best way that department of health has seen that appetite for funding. >> Now will this be included in our next phase two of our Chisum and our Msaba roads that will start next year? Now
>> I will defer I can speak to that. >> Uh Mr. Mr. Mayor, members of the council. So, with uh next year's reconstruction project, um what we typically do and what we've done in past projects and although we haven't completed the final design for that project, I would anticipate it would be
the same. We're replacing not only the water main but also the services to the shut off valves which are generally at the property line. So that street side, you know, the two halves of the equation like Justin was explaining, the street side is taken care of. If in fact we do
identify or see something, as we kind of talked about before, when the trench is open, we will um identify that. If it's letter galvanized, we'll probably let the homeowner know. If it's unknown at that time and it's not on our inventory, we'll update our inventory and there
might even potentially be an opportunity to address it right then and there, but I can't promise that, right? A lot that depends on a lot of different things. But um as we go through these projects and this goes back to I think the last time that I was involved on a project
where we found a lead service line or the first time would have been 2018 and I think it happened one other time on another project off 7th Avenue. So we've been doing this similarly even before the service line inventory program was a thing, right? And so it just depends on
what we as the city or the city's agents if there's going to be excavation, what we find. I know public works is the same. Even if it's not a street and utility reconstruction project, if they're trying to fix a leaky valve or a leaky service and they come across some evidence that shows um you know a
galvanized or a lead or or something that needs to be looked at or cataloged in a further in a better fashion, they'll let us know. We'll update u our inventory. uh and maybe that's again some additional action that needs to happen at the time. So everybody's on the lookout and certainly there's a that
nexus between the investigation and the identification that's the inventory that's where we started and then the actual work to replace it and that's where this potentially if we get the funding and I think things are pointing in the right direction but three years worth of projects focused on replacing
lead and galvanized services throughout the city based on prioritization that's set by the department of health at potentially about a million dollars per year, you know, outside funding from I think it's coming from the state and federal government is it's a blended pot of money that's being distributed out.
But that's the plan of attack to hopefully remove at least the known ones over a course of three years. And if we can get some more through that inventory, as Justin said, as time goes on, then that's all the better, right? So that's that's the goal.
If it's not too much trouble on your next steps on the map there, could you send us or email us a map that you can blow up where you can actually see the street name? I was trying to blow it up. >> Oh, sure. >> But but as soon as you try and blow it up to see what the street name is, it's so blurry. >> Sure. And Yeah. So, and for the for for
the council and for the public and I believe this is on the city website, the link to the map. >> I don't know about this specific map, but it our >> not this specific map, but our inventory map is available. um within the city and I think we had meant for that to be on
the website. If it's not, I apologize, but we're moving towards that. That is slightly confusing to some in the public because there's also a map that's been made available by the state of Minnesota. Now, that's a great map, too. The only problem with that is that is managed by the state. They get our
information as we find it service by service. We send it into them, but they have told us and all the other cities that they only update that map once a year. So somebody looking to see, you know, hey, I got this identified and I sent it into the city and then they check the state's map and hey, it's
still unknown. That's that's happened before. But our map, which we do have created and linked and and it's the same data, it's just updated, I think, live daily, right? So that's going to be the most accurate way for the public to get a handle on, you know, their home or
their street or their neighborhood neighborhood, right? So that will be that is available. It is uh and I we can certainly send you know this versions better versions of this map to the council so it could be update or it could be zoomed in on for street names. >> Thank you.
>> All right questions if not thank you so much. >> Thank you for your time. Appreciate it. >> Thanks. There's no other business. So at this time, can we call for adjournment? It's uh 603. We'll have till 6:30. >> So moved. >> So moved. Council member Schwar.
>> Second. >> Second. Council member McKenzie. All those in favor say I. I. >> All right. See you at 6:30. Part: 2
Yeah, >> I'm going to call the April 21st, 2026 meeting to order. Before we stand for the pledge, I have an announcement. Um, today, uh, Gene Burwald was called home to the Lord. He passed away earlier this afternoon. So, I wanted to give our
condolences and our prayers for the Burwald family. Um, Jim, our Jean was quite the pillar of our community. We've had a few over the years and Jean was, you know, was a great and business owner and always loved and uh helped out the
community. So, his passing is is very sad. So, I just want our prayers and thoughts to go out to the Burwald family and thank Jean and the family for all the years they've been loyal and so good to North St. Paul. >> Start with the pledge of allegiance,
please. >> Go ahead, kid. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one indivisible
and justice for all. >> All right. Roll call, please. >> Council member Nordby >> here. >> Council member Woods is absent. Council member McKenzie >> here. >> Council member Schwar >> here. Mayor Mongi >> here. Thank you so much. I have a motion to adopt adopt the agenda, please.
>> So move. >> So move. Council member Kinsey. >> Second. >> Second. Council member Norby. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you much. >> All right. First up is uh presentations which are we have two proclamations. The first proclamation is for National
Therapy Animal Day and the second one is proclamation for Arbor Day. Uh next up is our consent agenda. Um, item A, April 7th, 2026 workshop and regular meeting minutes. Item B, general claims of1,718,15.36.
Item C is H claims of $49,238.50. Item D is a fee schedule update for electric vehicle time of use service charge. Item E is a resolution accepting donations for March of 2026. Item F is building permits for March of 2026.
Item G is storm water facility maintenance agreement with car and school. Item H is police vehicle replacements for the CIP funds. And item I is consumption display permit renewal. >> Looking for anybody want to pull
anything at this time? >> I'd like to pull H, please. >> H. All right. H will be pulled. Anybody else? If not, may I please have a motion to adopt the agenda? So move. So move. Council member Norby second. Council member Schwar. All those in favor say I.
I. Thank you much. All right. Move on to open to the public. Reminder, uh, we have a threem minute time limit on each person. Are you ready? Is there anything else? Oh, I thought you were saying something. Okay.
>> All right. Um, Pang Yang, is that Did I say that right? Okay. Welcome. come out to the microphone. That one there. >> Hi everyone. Thank you for having us here today. Uh I am here today because
we would like to for the corner building 2544 on 7th and Margaret there. We would like to apply for a liquor license. We have in the past, but it has been denied. And we're here to ask all of you to please help us so that we may open up
the business in that corner building. um you know, we'll do what we can. We can even start later like at 4:00 or 5 after the adult day centers closed. Uh just so that we can get our business there and then open all day on Saturday and Sunday. So, I'm really asking, you know,
all of you and the community to help us so that we may push this forward and open the business there. So, we'll need the liquor license so that we could have a restaurant um and serve food. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Appreciate your time. >> John evening, John Schmall, 2750 Chisum Avenue. Um, this refers to something that went down probably uh two months ago. It had to do with uh the
application for a uh grant to uh redo the hockey rink. And I just like to uh ask if uh any of you have realized that we're under a situation with global warming and which has had a great
effect on all outdoor activities. um three items that have happened since this time. The dog sled race in Minneapolis, they just said, "That's it. We're done." Um there was an NPR article
on what uh effects people have seen with global warming and they interviewed a hockey coach in the St. Paul Mariam Park area and uh he said, "I've been doing this for 20 years. One more year like this, I'm done.
And uh I happened to be that weekend at my cabin and was watching Duth TV and they had an individual who was a retired um NHL hockey um player and um he was um
uh offering that they should build an outdoor rink and he wasn't getting any traction. Uh he had drawings he had with roof over a hockey rink and just think if they can't get one in duth
what are we doing? Um and there's no hockey in high school here anymore. It's it's gone. We there's a change and you're going to have to accept it. And at uh at that meeting,
the woman sitting next to me said that u uh she has a town home somewhere where the old um nursing home was and there's a rink there. I've never seen it. She said all winter long lights are on.
Nobody's there. So, uh why waste that money? And the last item, uh, Mark Cely on, uh, Almanac said, "In the next two years, we're going to see a mega El Nino, which is warmth." Anyway, thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Thanks, Sean. >> Donald, it's good to see you. It's been a while. >> Yeah. You rather sit at the table, Mr. >> Yeah, they're probably get the other chair.
Don't worry, the three minutes doesn't start till you sit. >> Oh, you push it in a little bit. >> Yep. >> Not too far because I got to get out. Okay. >> Right back. >> All right. Done. >> Okay. Okay. >> Good to see you.
>> Yeah. It's been a long time. I've been had a lot of meetings from 2004 till 19 and then everything went bad in December. So >> yeah, >> but anyway down 2146 Belmont Lane East North St. Paul.
I'm 85 years old and I've been here all my life, but I'm wondering if the city is going to be picking up the pieces of black top from the snow plowing from the piles that are made at the end of our alley there in Belmont Lane in Skiilman.
That's what I came for. >> Okay. >> Uh there's some >> for public works >> because uh the plow has been taken it and it puts it on the grass there and uh I used to pick it up and now I for the last six years I can't do anything anymore. And I used to plow that for 40
years you know and finally when I was in the hospital on a ventilator then everything changed. So that's the reason I came today and uh but I'm in pain right now but it's not bad. >> Okay. But uh and also got osteoporosis three years ago. So, >> all right.
>> But I figured I'm going to come one of these days to meet everybody because I haven't met everybody. I met you at your was just before campaigning >> and uh >> yeah, four years already this year. It's hard to believe how fast it goes. >> That's the last time I seen I was at at the Legion there
>> and uh I haven't met Mackenzie. I have met Woods and Norby. I met there and you I met there and um I know Brandle from a while back and uh but uh and then Jenny I know too. So >> Oh, good.
>> But uh like I said, December se was my last meeting. Mary said I should have never came and I left early and four two days later I'm in a hospital on a ventilator. Actually, the ventilator was put in by the paramedics. >> Well, I'm glad you're here. Well, I'm glad I'm here, too. And
>> they're excited to see you come in the back door. >> I would like to meet somebody there to explain some stuff there, but they'd have to come to the call me ahead of time, so I make sure I get down the steps without any problems. >> Okay. All right. >> Okay, then. I got everything on Jenny's got everything on a note there. So, >> all right. Appreciate it. >> Thank you very much.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You can just stay there. >> I can I can stay there. Nobody else has to come. Yeah. >> Might have to call on you for a couple presentations, but better be ready. I'll tell you the date. That's for sure. >> That's right.
>> All right. City business action items and recommendations. Uh item A is approval of the JPA with the state of Minnesota BCA violent crimes reduction unit. >> We have >> Chief. >> Hey, Chief. >> Yeah. >> Sorry, I jumped the gun there. We need
to go back and >> I wasn't sure the order. >> No, no problem. >> You don't pull often. >> Well, and this is perfect timing. So, >> um >> I pulled each regarding the police vehicle replacements and the CIP funds.
Um as I revisited the CIP, we had approved for two vehicles for 2026. Um both police re I'm gonna say the word wrong. Um but both police vehicle vehicles. Um, so I guess the fact that
we approved it, moved on, and now it's April and we're asking for a third. I'd like to know why are we asking for a third? Um, and what is the justification of it? The the approved amount is 180,000. That back in December, Dan had
indicated that roughly $70,000 equates to about a percent of um inside a levy. So now we're pushing to potentially adding another vehicle which adds a percent to our levy. Right now we've already approved the 8% levy. But now
where is this money coming from and why are we needing the vehicle um at this point? Well, I believe uh there so current we have currently we have three vehicles
that are beyond their life. Um according to the time frame that's in the current CIP prior to that uh I believe it was five years. Um so these three vehicles they've been run to the ground. Um and
prior to my uh position as chief um this vehicle was already has already expired in the pre with with the previous chief. Why it didn't why it didn't come to the attention of the council at that time is I I really don't know.
>> Um but here we are and we have now these three squads that are ready. We're we're putting more money into these three squads than uh you know than our our squads that aren't as old but um are out
of their warranty and it it's almost it's almost becoming a waste of money at this point >> because of how much work it's being done on them. >> Yeah, we the the squad that is in question is um our cso squad. Mhm.
>> Um, and right now we're waiting for this approval because if it if if it didn't go through, we're probably going to end up putting about $8,000 into it, >> which is more than it's worth. >> Sure.
>> And how come that wasn't added to the CIP earlier? Was that brought to our attention? Did you were you aware that we needed that replaced? it was asked for but it wasn't in the CIP at the time. So, and in discussions with
the finance director Winnick um he said that there was funding available in the um vehicle replacement fund um to be able to replace this vehicle. Uh one thing that did happen is the the 14 probably should have gotten rid of a
while ago when they replaced a vehicle. It went to the cso but we have also um brought on another investigator. So, that was an additional vehicle that was needed. So, um that was kind of put a little bit more urgency on getting another vehicle in and then getting rid
of a 2014 that was past its prime. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Yeah. No, thank you for motion. If we're any other questions or anything else, do we have to vote on this? So,
>> yep. So to vote vote for the approval of the three vehicles for the fund. I have a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Council member McKenzie. I have a second. >> I'll second. >> Second. Council member Schwar. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I.
>> Thank you. >> Mayor, council members, and city manager. Thank you for having me here tonight. uh regarding our uh joint powers agreement with the Minnesota BCA um the violent crimes reduction unit. Um I just want to so we're up for renewal with
this joint powers agreement, but I just want to address some some key points and um some things that matter to the city uh and why this joint powers agreement is a benefit to uh the North St. Paul Police Department and the city.
Maintaining this joint powers agreement with the BCA um violent crimes unit is vital for North St. Paul because it gives our small department big city resources to fight serious crime. Since crime does not stop at city borders, this partnership allows our
agent to track criminals and illegal activity across the entire state. This agreement matters to our city because the BCA provides specialized tools that we can't afford alone, such as criminal intelligence analyst,
forensic scientist, and firearms detection canines. The violent crimes unit uses specialized lab approach for rapid DNA testing and ballistic matching which helps solve violent crimes like shootings much faster
by pooling our officer with uh other cities including Maplewood, Roseville, and Ramsey County. Uh our department can tackle major cases without leaving our local streets unprolled. In 202 2025 alone, this partnership led
to 445 uh Caesars arrest seizures of 428 firearms and over 304 pounds of methamphetamine. That's statewide. Some key points under the Joint Powers
Act, under the Joint Powers Agreement, North St. Paul can deliver services more effectively by sharing cost and liability with the state. They they uh reimburse us for this agent to be a part of their organization. The violent crimes unit specifically
targets high-risisk individuals who are often responsible for a majority of local violence even in North St. Paul. Because the BCA has statewide authority, they can follow criminals, guns, and drugs from other cities before they
reach North St. Paul. By maintaining this agreement is a fiscally is a fiscally responsible way to provide North St. Paul residents with the higher highest tier of law enforcement protection. It ensures that our police department is not outdone by complex criminal organizations and has
the backing of the state's best investigative resources. Thank you. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Looking for a motion to uh agree to extend the >> three and this is justformational for me. Is
is >> this um extension is for one year? >> Three. >> Okay. Three. And is that term the same that all cities do it for? >> Yep. >> Okay. So is the the term length isn't unique to North St. Paul in any way? >> No. Nope. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That's the contract. Yeah.
>> Great. >> I think this is an incredible partnership. it. We've had it in place since I've been on board. I am hands down excited for this extension >> and the opportunity that we have with one of our officers to do this
>> working out. So, >> yeah. >> Yep. every CR every every critical incident that we've experienced in the last two years of um my under my direction um the BCA has come through their violent crimes unit has come through uh and has provided us with resources
that we probably wouldn't have such immediate access to if we didn't have an agent as a partner with this cause agreement. >> So >> great. All right. Can I have a motion for the approval? >> I'll make a motion. Council member Schwear. Second.
>> Second. Council member Norby. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Next item up is a conditional use permit for 2121 Holloway Avenue. Turn that over to community development director, Mr.
Ken Roberts. >> Good evening, Mayor. Hopefully the presentation will come up on the screen. I didn't in the booth. Can we uh We're not getting the presentation. >> If there's anything we need to do, let us know.
>> There we go. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Yeah. >> So, as the city manager introduced, this is a request for a conditional use permit or
accessory dwelling unit. And as far as I know, this is the first application that's come before the city for an accessory dwelling unit in the city of North St. Paul. The applicants
and they are here and I try his name go I believe is the property at first name is 2121 Holloway Avenue. The aerial photo is on the screen and the request again is a conditional use permit to
allow a conversion of part of their attached garage into an accessory dwelling unit. I'll go through some of the details. First of all, uh we look at the zoning code and the zoning district regulations. Uh the zoning there is our
one single family by that shown with the yellow on the map. The zoning ordinance allows accessory dwelling units in the single family district subject to conditional use and compliance with applicable standards that are outlined
in the code. So, here's some a little more details. This is a photo of this home from the street. The proposal is to convert this end of the attached garage into two levels of living space for the family.
And that's this end of the garage here as shown on the survey. This is again another image of the front of the home. A little larger image for everyone to see. There's a large parking area on the site as well, both in front of the garage and wraps around the back
side of the building. the floor plans as proposed. There's a lower level plan and these are inverted. Uh so hallways to the top here just for reference. Lower level would have laundry, a kitchenet, and a
bathroom. And the upper level have another bathroom and three bedrooms. And so what are some of the regulations that affect accessory dwelling units?
The generally the proposal is compliant with all our zoning code requirements uh except the bolded uh phrase on the screen here about size. The code says the minimum size of an ADU for short
shall be 300 square feet with a maximum size of 900 square ft. The proposed ADU has a total square footage of,58 square feet and as I said the zoning ordinance
limits ADUs to a maximum of 900 square ft. So staff is recommending as a condition of approval that the applicant amend the floor plans to show no more than 900 square feet for the proposed
ADU which would take about 358 square feet out of again out of these plants. Other things we look at is is there an expansion or impact with imperous surface? There's none proposed here. Uh
I'll go to the next slide. There's a large area showed on the area uh excuse me on the survey and on the uh street view of plenty of parking none proposed to be added or changed. So that is not a
factor. Uh the design requirements we want any ADU to be architecturally cons compatible with the existing home whether it's attached or detached. And we have a condition of approval that all
the siding windows and doors be consistent with the design of the principal structure. And again, as shown by the survey, there's plenty of off- streetet parking. So that is not a concern. Really, from staff's perspective and the plane commission's
perspective when they reviewed this was about the size of the ADU. for any CUP to be approved by the city. There's several criteria uh that we have in the code for all of the all or any conditional use permit. A very condensed version. These are all
the all the general criteria. This proposal except for the size question meets all the city's criteria for a conditional use permit and for an ADU. So again, no concerns with that.
Little history. We had a uh public hearing notice published in the Star Tribune. We notified all the property owners within 350 ft of the site. We had a public hearing on April 2nd uh with the plane commission. I don't believe there was any neighbors that
came out and spoke for or against the applicant spoke and explained the case a little bit further. and plane commission had good discussion about this application and I think my opinion they were wrestling with it
somewhat because of the the way the size of the the size limits in the code because in the end when this converts over to an ADU other than changing some of the features on the front of the home or front of
this part of the garage no one's going to know it's there all the exterior walls are not changing at all. It's just remodeling garage space. So, what we discussed with the plane commission, I I think it's a worthy idea, is to look at doing a code
amendment for the ADU ordinance to better accommodate situational situations like this. Uh, unfortunately, we had not advertised that for the plane commission. So, we couldn't discuss it. We could have discussed it, but couldn't have taken action on it. So, what we're
recommending uh and plan commission recommended uh approval of the CUP for this ADU uh subject to the six conditions that are on the screen. In condition number two,
we're proposing that if the city approves zoning ordinance text amendments to allow an ADU to be 1258 ft or larger, then the city will consider this applicant's original proposal for the ADU in the existing attached garage as
approved. And our goal is to have that ordinance amendment heard at the plane commission on May 5th and then bring it back to the council in later on in May. Uh if not, if if the code doesn't get
amended, we can we the city can still approve it with the condition and that's condition one that'd be limited to 900 square feet. Uh our hope is that council will approve it and the applicant's wish is to have it approved
with this condition and they'll take some time. They'll need some time to get building permits and those kind of things ready in the interim and if we can get the code amended in the next 30 days then again if the council agrees they will be good to go. So that's our
recommendation. Again, there is a resolution for you to uh adopt that's in the packet. And again, I'll take questions and the applicant is here as well. >> I know uh Jason, you were sitting in on it being on the planning commission. Is
anything you would like to add? >> Um, one of the things that I I felt interesting was even though the zoning specifically calls out that accessibility dwelling units are okay in the zone, you have to have a cup for every single one of them. So this isn't
before us because of anything special the applicants doing >> as a council. We will see every single accessory dwelling unit before us. So that was one of the things that I felt or found interesting. >> Um >> uh but but we had great discussion. Um
if if if this gentleman just wanted to remodel >> and not turn it into a separate living space, he could use all 1,200 square f feet >> because they're doing it as an accessory dwelling unit. They can only use 900 of
it. Um so so I I think the conditions that were put forth in the planning commission that if it gets changed it's automatic approval really makes sense and it was smart good dialogue. Um I was proud of the leadership um kind of had
um for the planning commission to walk us through the process and um explain things but as the council liaison to the planning commission I see no reason not to um approve this. Now, would the accessibility for this part, the one end
of the dwelling there be out the back door? Because I see there's no entrance in and out of the front door other than the garage door. >> By memory, I can't answer that question. >> What year was this house built? >> 2003.
>> 2003. North side. >> Yeah, we're not getting on the screen. >> You can barely see it. >> Yeah, >> has a glare. Is there going to be any fire hazards
that will cause this for accessibility if someone's on the upper level? windows big enough to get out if there's >> and and just to be clear, it would be subject to all building code review. >> Okay. >> Fire code review, all that before they
did all the construction. Okay. >> Questions? Anybody else? Not can I get a motion to Can you get down there? >> Jason, I appreciate your background information on that and just going
through >> planning commission as well. I mean, if this is something that's ultimately falls on council, make the overall decision and then they have to we have to amend it. That makes sense.
>> Y Okay. I get a motion for the conditional use permit for 20 2121 Holloway Avenue East. >> So moved. So move council member Norby. >> I'll second. >> Second. Council member McKenzie. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I.
>> Just to be clear, this is for the,200 ft, right? No, the 900. >> 900. So this is this is for the 900. And if it gets changed, it's automatic approval. Okay. Whatever it gets changed to. >> All right. >> Sounds good. We're good to go. And happy
construction. All right, next up is reports from city manager and departments. Uh, a couple updates. Uh, we are looking again at for summer hours for city hall. Um, like we've done for the last two years, which will be 7 to 4:30 Monday through Friday,
and then that will be 7 to 11 on Friday. Um, that would take effect uh June 1st through August. >> Okay. >> Um, just an update on the drinking water situation that we have here in town. So they finished up flushing today of the
entire system. We will have uh chlorine put in the system until uh next Monday. Then it will shut off and uh we will wait for a week and then we will have um department of health that'll come out and do the testing again. Um if it
fails, we actually will be looking at permanent chlorination of the system. Um, but hopefully we can come back with a clean uh tests and go back to the way we were. >> So, more to come on that. >> Appreciate all the I mean this has been
a trial when it comes to this plus the time of the year it happens. So, >> appreciate everybody's patience because you know we're trying the best to make sure we can continue on the way we were. >> I also think the city is doing their best due diligence to be sure that we don't if we don't have to chlorinate we
won't chlorinate. But we have worked closely and Ron has really worked closely to make sure that we don't we are meeting all expectations. So >> 100%. >> Yep. >> We appreciate everything that you guys all have been doing for that. >> They did a great job. Yeah. So community development um they've been having a
meeting with the school. The school construction is starting here uh very shortly. They uh there'll be addition of 16 new classrooms. They'll be expanding the parking lots there. Um it's going to be a three-year process. They'll get that all built and then they will go back and gut an old area and then
reconstruct that area. Um the interview is being set up with uh the two solid waste contracts that uh turned in their RFP. We'll have one on the 29th and one on the 6th and then we'll be bringing that information back to you guys.
Um we have also got our um green step cities for four and five step four and five for the city which does make some grants available to the city for having that classification and the work that we've put in that they put into uh getting that level
um public works uh you guys got the update for the student build here but uh they are also going to be starting the project from last summer which is they'll be starting the Casey pond which will be widen it out to about double what it is now to the reconstruction. Uh
they're looking to have that project done with everything about midsummer. So depending on weather and how far we get set back with that. Um valley paving will be starting on May 4th for our mill and overlay project for this summer. Um and road restrictions
were taken off as of yesterday. So construction has officially started. Um we've had quite a few applications for the inter uh positions that we've had open. We've had over 40 applications for the public works. Um they're getting that uh narrowed down to who they will
be bringing in. Uh fire is doing their quarterly EMS uh refresher training and next Monday uh chief's going to be going up to the capital for the legislative session session for the bank fire representative and their issues that
they are concerned about. Um finance actually had 89 applications for their position of accounting technician utility billing clerk. Um so they're working through that and whittling it down. So it's nice to see the application numbers go up. Uh May 5th, next council meeting, uh the
auditor will be here to go over last year's audit, to give you guys the update on that. Um PD has also had good luck with a lot of applications for their uh open position. They will be setting up uh seven interviews and and
then or had seven interviews and we'll be having three that will be moved on to the chief's interview. Um they are getting their new Motorola system completed the probably within the next month which will be their body cams and their vehicle cameras.
Um electric has a bore contra contractor back in town for the Northwood area for the replacement of overhead electric uh high voltage lines. They're also working with Quicktrip who's working on putting in a second uh wash bay in there.
They're going to be put on temp power on a generator for a period of four or five days while they're doing that switch over. So, they're working with electric department on that. Um, and they also have interviews set up. They had 12 interviews that they're setting up out of the number of applications that they
had for their alignment position. So, uh, that's all I have for you. >> Thank you very much. >> All right. Council, Commissions, Committees, >> Parks and Recreation had lovely Jack at the past meeting and went over the
annual training. We also have parks cleanup May 16th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at our local parks. More information to be out with um the community update, the weekly update, excuse me. And the next meeting is Wednesday, April 29th
here in council chambers at 6:30. >> Thank you very much. I attended the uh fire pinning of their new firefighters last Tuesday. >> It was well in well attended by all the family members. There was I see six new
firefighters come on board. Very very nice to see. >> It was a nice group. It was fun. >> Anything Jason? >> Um uh the planning commission we voted on um uh the cup that the planning
commission approved. I appreciate um everyone, you know, kind of following along and and putting some good insight and some good questions there. And the next planning commission meeting will be on May 7th.
>> Thank you very much. Any general information from anybody? >> Um I just want to comment on the um Mr. Burwald. he is was and his entire family is quite the asset to the city. He's
dedicated a lot of his time um and services to our city and my sincerest condolences go out to not only Jean's family but everybody that has been connected with Jean and the Burwald family as everybody is grieving this
loss. I extend my condolences also and he's been a very very well-known person in the city and he's helped so many people >> and I would like to echo those sentiments. Um I had the pleasure um
because him and my dad were business partners for years um and did a lot of work together. I I've known him uh not as well I should have but for at least 20 years um and it is a tragic loss um and my condolences to the family as well. God bless you, Jean. You're going to be
missed. All right. Our next meeting is May 5th. There's nothing else. Call for adjournment. >> So move. Council member Kenzie. >> Second. >> Second. Council member Schwar. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I.
>> Thank you all.