all right I'm going to go ahead and call to order the regular meeting of the Oakdale City Council April 8th 2025 Chris will you take the role please I would be glad to Mr Mayor Council member Morco here Council member Moore here Council member Severson here Council
member Willenberg here Mayor Zaval here Please join me for the pledge of allegiance I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands One nation under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all All righty First up approval of the agenda tonight Uh can I get a motion to approve the agenda as presented Move we approve the agenda as presented There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion a second All those in favor say I I I Opposed And the agenda is adopted Next
up uh approval of the minutes Two sets in front of us tonight Let's take the workshop minutes from March 25th Council members any changes or corrections I'll look for a motion So moved Second There's a motion in a second Any comments All those in favor say I I
Opposed And those meeting minutes are approved Next up regular meeting minutes March 25th 2025 Uh council members any changes or corrections No I'll look for motion So move There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion with a second All those in favor say I I Opposed And those
minutes are adopted as well Uh moving right along Uh public hearings None tonight So we will move into open forum No proclamations tonight either So uh we'll just move right into open forum This is an opportunity for anybody in the audience that would like to step up to the podium share whatever's on your
mind Please feel free All that we ask is please uh begin with your name and address of the record and try to keep your uh comments to three minutes Seeing none we'll keep rolling into consensus motions short list tonight Only three Uh council members are there any we would like to pull for
individual consideration All right Can I get a motion Make a motion to approve consensus motions A through C as presented There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion and a second And all those in favor say I I I Opposed And A through C are approved Uh
next up opportunity to check in with our advisory boards and commissions First one that met was the economic development commission Council member Severson you are their liaison Uh yes And the uh Oakdale Economic Development Commission met on April 2nd Um along with council they discussed the work
plan Um they also during their regular meeting had a review of the 2024 business retention expansion addition program and elected their officers for 2025 That was the extent of their meeting Perfect Uh EMC did not planning
commission council member Willen Sure They met on April 3rd Um they approved a secondary garage on private property and then also the um the variance preliminary plat final plat and site
plan for Etoria Oak March Oak Marsh excuse me which is a senior cooperative building Perfect Thank you Susie Uh no other commissions met uh since our last council meeting So we will look down to
awarded bids Nothing tonight staff reports Uh first up engineering Mr Bachmire welcome back Thank you Good evening Mayor and Council Uh the request I have before you this evening is to designate a couple of local roadways as state aid routes Uh
they include 45th Street from 120 to Granada and also Granada Avenue from 45th up to 50th Street It's about one mile of designation Uh we have about 1.2 2 miles available to designate due to all the development that's occurred in the community over the last several
years primarily in Willoughbrook Um but it's important to designate our mileage as soon as we can so that we can maximize our allocation which is a state aid gas tax to the community These two roadways that are being recommended tonight were previously designated as
state aid routes but they were removed so that we could designate Hadley Avenue uh from 120 to Highway 36 for the Hadley 36 interchange project in 2017 So uh we're just requesting that these routes
be redesated now that we have available mileage With that I'd stand for any questions the council may have Council members any questions for Brian All right Thank you Brian All right Thank you Uh council members can I get a motion I will move wave move to wave
reading and adopt resolution 2025-32 amending city of Oakdale's municipal state aid route designations There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion a second Any conversation All those in favor say I I Opposed And
resolution 2025-32 is adopted Uh next up public works One item tonight staff report high level Yeah high level We're putting this on there because I have a question about whether one of the properties should remain since it's been like a
year since that complaint was filed if that should be treated different So okay Um thank you Corey Maybe just a high level of what the resolution is Um and then we can take it from there Sure Thank you Mayor So what this is about is related to some inquiries that received
we received on some properties within the city of Oakdale related to uh what the code defines as nuisent trees specifically because they are infected with the emerald dashboard So as a city code states our city forester went out and inspected those trees uh uh from his
perspective these trees are infected and so we are asking for the city's uh approval and agreement that that those are infected based off of information that you've been provided through there Uh if you do agree with that then we would initiate a uh notice
to the property owner that they need to be abated within 20 days Thank you Corey Um for the public at our workshop before this tonight council will um had a robust conversation on proposed changes to chapter 22 Um one thing we talked about was this section specifically and
changes to the timeline Um the reason uh we had talked about tableabling this um one reason I I held back on that is um with the extended time periods that we decided on at workshop one of these properties has well exceeded that
Anyways um the date provided to us was May 2024 when the complaint was first filed So even with the extended 45 days and 45day grace period that property has well extended that So I would support moving forward with that one and tableabling the other two if council is
in support Thoughts open comments I think they're valid Um you have a valid concern about the one that's been on there for a year I don't know Jim What do we do at this point when you say you want to table that Um we would
just we would just amend the list of properties that we are declaring a nuisance to only be that one Okay We wouldn't be tableabling anything per se because we're still taking action Right Mr Mayor which property is that What's the address Uh 31 95 Granada Correct
Okay The one with the complaint date in May 2024 Council members any other thoughts Would we be resetting the the clock on the other two 45 days from today Uh separate question but one we did not
provide staff clarity on Um so a good question Uh I would assume yes I agree I would assume so Also comfortable with that So are we okay keeping the one on the
list Am I seeing general Okay So I'm gonna go ahead and I'll just tackle this one since I have the address in front of me I'm going to make a motion confirming that a nuisance exists per city uh city of Oakdale Code of Ordinance Chapter 2 Article 6 um at 3195 Granada North and
determine the appropriate next steps given the potential revisions uh to city of co city of Oakdale code of ordinance chapter 22 Chris clear enough Good one Perfect Uh there's a motion Is there a second Second Motion and a second Any final comments
All those in favor say I I Opposed And that recommendation is confirmed So just confirming we are deferring action on the other two um complaints until it complies with um or aligns with council's guidance on code
revisions Okay City attorney Mr Thompson what do you got for us tonight Mr May members council nothing specific Happy to answer questions Always good when the lawyer has nothing for us So any questions for Jim All right let's check the other way Uh city administrator Vulkers Uh no I don't think we I have
anything new to discuss tonight Perfect Uh council members any questions for Chris All right Council presentations Anybody want to go first I have one Perfect Council member Moore All right Um so in the consensus motions
tonight we approved the work plans for our commissions and I just want to recognize the thoughtful conversation that our tree board offered in their last meeting Um I maintain that our commission work has to be meaningful and that my hope is that when we tackle
issues and questions that are in their lane that we continue to engage them for insight and feedback because I was really impressed with um with the process during that meeting Wonderful Thank you Uh any other council presentations Nothing from me I have a
few updates from staff Um residents and businesses should have received their annual property tax valuation notice from Washington County in the mail If you have questions about your property valuation the county is hosting four open book meetings in April including one at Oakdale City Hall tomorrow Wednesday April 9th from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m This is a great opportunity to come in chat with um staff from the Washington County Assessor's Office You do not need to make an appointment I'm looking at our staff Correct Awesome Just walk on in um pull up a chair and uh county assessor staff will be happy
to answer any questions you have So please feel free to take advantage of that opportunity Um HY and Oakdale will be hosting Coffee with a Cop event this Thursday April 10th from 9 a.m to 11:00 a.m Stop by for a cup of coffee and the opportunity to chat with Oakdale police
officers and staff Um a program that they've been doing more and more of lately which is pretty cool Um nice opportunity to get out and chat with our residents and see what's on everybody's mind So if you are at HY on Thursday please uh feel free to grab a cup of coffee with our officers Uh park cleanup
week runs April 21st through April 27th And we need some volunteers to help clean up de uh debris that has accumulated over the winter months in our city parks It's a great uh short-term project for businesses scout troops civic groups as well as any residents willing to help Uh the city
will provide garbage bags and everybody who participates will receive a thank you gift Also exciting this year you can sign up online claim your park Um so check out uh oakdalefund.com our recreation page or you can go to oakdalem.go um and just search for park cleanup and
uh you can claim your park And also thank you to everybody who helps us out with that It does make a very big difference in our parks Uh please mark your calendar for the city's first ever ecoair on Saturday April 26 from 9:00 a.m to 1 p.m at Castle Elementary School located at 667550th Street Vendors and
exhibitors will provide education about a variety of environmental topics and initiatives Uh there will also be family-friendly activities throughout the day and a food truck Uh the event is completely free open to the public A lot of great information Everything from planting in your yard to energy
efficiency improvements you can make in your home EV vehicles um ebikes anything you could want to know Come check it out A little bit of something for everything for everyone and a lot of stuff for kids which is pretty cool Uh finally the city's annual Pete Grassy Arbor Day Tree
Giveaway will be held on Saturday April 26th Registration opened on uh Monday April 1st and within four and a half hours all 200 trees had been reserved This is the fastest that they have ever been claimed which seems very appropriate since this event started 50 years ago Um which is pretty cool So um
there was an article about it in the Pioneer Press If you haven't seen that please check it out Um this is one of our favorite events every year Uh new location this year We are moving to the North Fire Station uh for a a drive-through event again this year So you can go right across the street to Castle Elementary for the ecoair
afterwards So uh please uh join us um for those great activities Bills we got bills to pay Uh claims roster in front of us March 26th through April 8th in the amount of 1.385 million and change Council members were
there any claims we wanted to flag for additional information All right I'll look for a motion I move to approve the claims for the period March 26 2025 to April 8th 2025 in the amount of 1,385,893.80
There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion and a second All those in favor say I I Opposed And the bills are paid Always a good day when the bills are paid Uh can I get a motion to adjurnn So moved There's a motion Is there a second Second Motion and a second All those in favor say I I
Opposed We are adjourned Thank you and good night