good evening everyone I'd like to welcome you to the Abiggo City Council meeting Tonight is Monday March 24th Audrey can you have our record show that we have our assistant city attorney online We have our city planner present our city engineer present council member
Dunlap is present council member Gaty is absent council member Tanner is present council member Lenn is present along with our city administrator At this time I would ask you to join us in the pledge of 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 Our first item of business this evening is our open forum This is the portion of the meeting where you can come to the podium state your name and address and limit comments to three
minutes or less Would anyone like to speak Hey council how's it going And deas it's always good to see you guys Hiro thank you I always have to say it Um my question up here is uh can we get your name and
address Oh sorry Jeff D 6319 Mason Avenue Northeast I have a couple questions Last time I was at council visiting uh council member D made a uh good observation good points about uh pay when it comes to council I was looking at I was doing some
brainstorming and thought well I might have some back pay coming And a lot of council members might have back pay coming including um especially when you guys comment online whether it's you know uh whether you should be paid either let's say 45 bucks a comment because that could be
any type of work because you are commenting as a council member and or mayor uh plus when I was council um I did some I called it my rounds which I discussed during open council meetings uh either two at least two stops of west
waist west waste water treatment east west east east treat east east treatment center city hall and wreck so these two a piece plus when I researched uh fire stations which we paid for including uh I was at Rogers getting information
river giving information Alberville getting information and plus I found out more information about uh when residents paid for uh Monaceel that I think as a council member I looked that up so I can bring that my research up so that could be
also considered 45 bucks a piece Plus Council Member Dunlap when we were at uh Albertville City Hall meetings the first meeting and the second meeting did you charge the city for those Madame Mayor I did not I often attend Albertville uh
council meetings and I do not charge for those But didn't And just just a question did you make a recording of those meetings since they don't have any recordings or video over there Uh Madame Mayor I don't recall if I did but I do remember a member of the public
requested the recording They do record their meetings They don't publish them Okay So I was just making sure because I know you and I were at the first meeting and then the second meeting was you I mayor So so I thought if you charge for it I never did but I don't know if you did mayor But since we were at there probably it was more of an information
gathering for fire station whether we get paid 45 or not or not with that it's something to bring up So if we need you know to bring in the department of labor industry to bring that up with our city attorney and our city administrator especially if you if as council comments
online via social media if the city attorney comments as a city attorney he would charge the city without question But if council members whether you're information or whatnot because I also agree with what uh council member Dun talks about when he says about integrity
and about accountability and about also making sure everything's out in front So whenever you guys comment online because there's five current council members and a former one I know three of you who have commented online You have a deal here So the city council reports and
updates five one out of 5.2 too of whenever you guys comment like I always think I would think uh council member Tanner because he commented that there was a county road 137 meeting in Albertville Well you should get paid for that because you broadcast it out as a
you know right away you can't do it during a meeting every two you know two times a month but thanks to you doing that I as a resident got to get over there So with that I mean there's a lot of comments out there to make sure you are hold to that You know I think very
highly of the five of you So your character your integrity make sure all your comments as a council member that you guys come out privately God bless you But as council members you comment all that should be you know out in the open so we can read it here Plus our
city c or our city clerk can take minutes of it and you guys comment Mayor I know you've commented about Prairie Fest You commented about Christmas tree lighting whatever Yeah I commented about that moments on that If you get paid for it whatever's discussed from there that's why I brought up you know DI that
needs to be brought up or whatever plus whatever's commented on Like if any of you guys get a you know naughty boy on Facebook well that needs to be brought up because like if we took W2s are council members employees of the city and if you're our employees are you
count are you does the code of conduct policy fall into your lap or is it just kind of like do as we say not do as we do So I guess that would be one question to you So to finish all that up my next one would be when I walked in the building Mr Pearl's plaque still does
not have 1994 on it Is there a way we can when I asked the council member if we can get that done If we can get that now up to date to 1994 I can see on this deis I know I can see at least four of you who could possibly get the same recognition as Mr
Pearl would be because you guys spent a lot of time and effort with the city Plus you probably would deserve that And then when you get it done as if you guys were still with the city to hopefully we would finish the plaque for you So I also asked to get that done That's it
Thank you guys Thank you Thanks Madame Mayor members of the council city staff and great residents of the city of Atiggo both in person here and online I am Eric Lucero the senator for this great area and I wanted to stop by to give a well what would have been an
legislative preview but we're about halfway through the legislative session now and uh it a lot has been going on so I haven't been able to get here until tonight Schedules have been in flux and a lot of things come up unexpected but I had an opening so again wanted to stop
by So just to touch on a few things that are happening down at the capital this session So the committees that I'm serving on this term are the Education Finance K through2 Education Finance Committee the Elections Committee and the Senate Housing
Committee And the previous two years so I'm starting or I'm in the third year of a four-year term So the previous two years we uh were under the Democrat trifecta where the Democrats control both the House and the Senate and the
governor's uh office And with this uh new two-year term we are coming in into a budget year to fund the entirety of state government and the Democrat trifecta no longer exists But by way of background under the previous two years
the the Democrat majority they grew government by 40% to a new 72 billion uh for the entirety of government They spent the entire $18 billion surplus
that existed in the previous two years And on top of that on top of growing government 40% spending the entire $18 billion surplus they raised taxes an additional $10 billion But now we are uh in an era
where just last week we now have a $6 billion projected budget deficit that was announced for state government In response to that Governor
Walls is able to provide a recommendation for some of what he thinks the the next state budget should should include And included in those recommendations he is proposing to cut funding to long-term care and disability
services And I have here a a uh sheet that gives the the detrimental impact to our community So last week I met with the the executive director of Guardian Angels and among those conversations
this right here Guardian Angels Care is going to lose under Governor Wall's protect uh uh proposed budget cuts $2.275 million over four years And so among the conversations that we're
having uh is is what does that mean to our community to those that are dependent on that care long-term care disability services etc Another of the cuts that the governor is proposing as we craft a budget is cuts to non public
pupil aid So I have a sheet here and what that means that will result in a $540 per student decrease in assistance that otherwise pays for instructional nursing counseling aid and other uh
items that need to be paid for per student That is going to have a huge detrimental impact I've met with representatives uh from both St Andrews and uh St Michael uh schools and they are very concerned about what the governor is proposing and the detrimental impact it's going to have on
this community for counties for schools and for cities Among the proposals that Governor Walls is seeking to do is to shift the costs to make up for this projected budget deficit Shift those costs to the counties to the cities and
to the school districts So I've had many conversations now as we are roughly halfway through session and what that's going to mean and local uh councils the the county commissioners are very concerned that in order to make up for those shifts to the the local
municipalities and local units of government is having to be made up by raising property taxes That is not going to help the the family budgets Myself and Representative Noatne just recently had a a child care town hall in Elk River and young families are getting
crushed right now with the cost of of child care among the many other costs they're having to endure So having to raise property taxes to make up for the shifts is just something that's going to be unbearable So some of the feedback and priorities Madame Mayor uh that I've
been receiving in well well before session but now in the course of session have included the waste fraud and abuse We've probably seen the headlines almost every week throughout 2024 We saw a new headline of a newly discovered
fraudulent program that is costing taxpayers many many millions of dollars And then this session we've seen more of those same headlines There's a running total now of at least it exceeds $600
million of fraud that we know $600 million that's occurred and people are getting very frustrated and I'm receiving again a lot of feedback on that tax cuts people right now I mentioned that taxes were increased $10
billion people are clamoring for relief right now people are getting squeezed and so people are looking for for tax cuts additional the conversations whe whether it be the health care system whether it be our schools whether it be housing
There is a number of illegal foreign nationals that are coming to Minnesota because of what's happened in terms of policies of the past the last two years They're gravitating to Minnesota and the costs are being borne by Minnesota taxpayers The cost to house the cost for
health care and the cost for education again is being paid for by Minnesota taxpayers People are looking for reforms and again that's among the feedback I'm receiving And lastly among the many things this one uh I know this council is very well aware of the HOA reform
bill So there's been a lot of talk from across the state on the exploitation the conflicts of interest excessive fines and fees lack of transparency the imbalance of power between residents and HOA boards and property management companies And that
resulted in a legislative work group on common interest communities and homeowners associations that formed last year and met for uh 14 times and we had three listening sessions for a total of 17 meetings and it resulted in 41
recommendations to the legislature for needed reforms Those those 41 recommendations resulted in Senate file 1750 So that's the Senate file number 1750 And this is a piece of legislation that I've chief authored in the Senate
The companion bill in the in the House is chief authored by Representative Bonner And it this is a major reform that is bipartisan So I'm as a Republican in the Senate the chief author in the House Representative
Bonner is a Democrat Co-authors in both bodies include multiple Republicans and Democrats I am so excited about this because the conversations that we've been having have been strongly bipartisan have been empowering seeking to empower residents and close up many
of those gaping uh holes that I I just mentioned to bring those reforms We've had uh at least one committee hearing n body in the Senate We had it in the housing committee It's on it's right now sitting in the judiciary committee the Senate Judiciary Committee And I'm looking forward to a hearing here in the
very near future May possibly even later this week but I'm not sure But then uh the path for this will be after judiciary committee possibly the Senate local state local gov committee and then from there possibly to the senate floor So that is again another thing that I've
received a ton hundreds hundreds of communications from this community and across the state So madame mayor that is just a small snippet of things that are happening at the legislature Uh so I I certainly could stand for questions Uh and I also want to submit that I love
feedback I love hearing from residents I love hearing from uh my my elected officials in the great communities I have the privilege of serving Please reach out to me whether it be by phone or email My email address just for the record is sen sen.ic.lucero
mnsenate.gov So with that Madame Mayor if there are any questions I can certainly Does anyone I have some but you guys go first if Yeah Um thank you Senator I I have two questions I guess the first one is around the um long-term care cuts at the facility like as
individuals like how would that impact let's say somebody at Guardian Angels like what sort of long-term care benefits would go away So I don't I can't mad mayor uh and uh council member I can't speak to the
specifics of what what type of care would go away What I can speak to is there would be less funding to the the facility itself and that might might result in varying degrees of cuts as they try to work through those Right now
they're already having staffing issues That's among the things that we already know They're already having issues in in trying to bring the highest quality of life to our seniors and vulnerable adults and uh exactly what they would result in in terms of the care that I
can't speak to but nevertheless this is not an area that should be for consideration for cutting in my opinion right many professionals in that industry um are underpaid you know trying to trying to get the best care the second question I had was around education I guess with hearing that the
the education department of education closing that So that's going to go back to the states So how does that work with the funding Will the state get a lot more funding to work with or So the funding from the federal
government flows to the state to be administered So the department the the cutting of the department itself on the federal level is the department not the funding Okay So the funding is still going to flow and still be available uh as as I understand it but it's it's the
department itself which was uh commenced during the Jimmy Carter era and if we look at the the amount of testing scores have precipitously dropped since that time and that's the reason why uh people have come to the conclusion it cannot be reformed it just has to be done away
with because the educational proficiency standards uh and and testing levels have continued to drop to where it is embarrassingly low as we look at the global uh testing among uh age groups So but the funding itself will still come
to Minnesota and still be administered then by the Minnesota Department of Education Okay very good Thank you Any other questions my two well mine was on the long-term care act which you said you don't have the exact formula to that So if you know more about that if I
would be interested to see what that is because obviously um a local company facing a $2.75 million deficit in four years is is a huge impact to this area Um and obviously I I mean these residents are also paying to live there
too So I I wanted to I guess know is it for people that are potentially already there and they're on Minnesota type care that they're paying for this or is it what's the formula Um so if you could follow up with that and then when you do have a hearing set potentially for the
HOA stuff if you could send that to staff I would be interested to hear listen in on that to see what comes to be on that Um and obviously I won't ask to say what's the highlights of the So I'll read 1750 Senate B So yes and madam
uh mayor so the right now the bill is over 50 pages but we are continuing to work with many many different stakeholders and from its original introduction we've already incorporated over a hundred changes as we listen to the feedback uh to try to make this the
best bill possible and I will give a shout out uh I know commissioner Holland is here and she's also been very very uh active in this and I appreciate her leadership I appreciate her being involved involved and active in and coordinating and bringing residents up We had AIGO residents testify in
committee so far and it's been wonderful So I appreciate just the the effort that's been happening on this bill around the community to to get those voices to again rebalance those scales and to the long-term care uh question Madame Mayor I know Repatne is here and
he has somebody uh that he knows personally that he might have That's why I kind of looked to him like I I Yes and and that that's I mean it's obviously concerning just because they're the residents we need to be taken care of They they've worked their
whole life and and for the the staff that takes care of them too So to make sure that there's everyone's being taken care of and fairly Yes I will absolutely uh get you on the list to be notified I'll notify the council when we have a
hearing scheduled in the judiciary committee and I I'll also ask to see if I can get the housing I'm not completely up to date on the schedule is but when the next hearing is going to happen in the house okay to to potentially try and get that sent to you as well Okay Thank you Cool Well thank you Anyone else have
anything Okay Thank you Thank you Madame Mayor members of the council And again please reach out to me with anything that you've got as we continue on here in the legislative session Thank you All right We have all kinds of visitors Well that is a lot to follow I am state
representative Paul Nevada I represent the uh east half of the city and uh happy to be here and uh usually on Monday nights we have session but we had just uh three light non-controversial bills that passed which is um to say
that's that's unusual from what we used to have because for a bill to make it to the floor for a vote now it has to have bipartisan support Um if it's not going to pass it won't come to the floor So uh that I I suppose will be the new reality
we live in Um and uh I feel it's redundant Everybody's probably heard it but just in case they didn't um we are tied 6767 which hasn't happened in I believe 30 or 40 years Um so everything is has
to be agreed upon So uh for example today I'm the public safety chair now the co-chair So I have to work everything out with the the DFL member that is also a chair Um so we
have a mini conference committee before anything gets done So a lot of the work will be done before that And part of the agreement is that a bill won't leave committee unless it has at least one vote from uh the other side So it would require all members of one side because
we're the all the committees are equally staffed Um so you'd have to get all of your votes and at least one vote from the other side So uh nothing leaves the committee without bipartisan agreement So uh a lot of the arguments that we
used to have in the floor we're not having those anymore because we're having those in the committee meetings So based on that I was able to get here tonight um because we don't have the long floor fights anymore With public safety we've seen
quite a bit of cuts um in funding The governor's budget that is just a suggestion We will continue to work forward from that Um I have some pretty re pretty good reassurances from our side that there are important public safety functions that will be uh
continue to be funded and uh training law enforcement things like that because uh there's mandate and training that we put on these departments If we don't fund it from the state that just puts it like Senator Lucero was saying about everything else That's just that becomes an unfunded mandate that then the cities
or the counties have to make up So with that um we've got a $9 billion deficit in DOC funding we have to figure out how to uh fund Um and like the other committees that I serve on are higher ed
and ways of means and higher ed Uh the the during the trifecta they made the promise of free education the Northstar promise for anyone making under their family income under $80,000 which is all fine and good the governor and the DFL
put money into that and started the program but didn't fund it enough Uh we need to make up at least $120 billion dollar in this next bianium to cover that promise So we've got students that
have gone to college They've started going down that path and now if we don't find a way to fund this promise that was made to them then it's going to be a promise broken Uh that's just the
reality where we're at Um it's uh I I don't know how we're going to handle it That as Senator Lucero said with the massive increase in spending that they had last year and then spending that deficit it's really put us in a hole
um on ways and means That's we we haven't even got targets yet No I don't know how we're going to handle that and uh it will be an interesting ride on ways and means this year So with that I'll stand for questions I'll address your question about the long-term care
Yeah So uh historically go back and these are never this is not a committee I've been on I just as you know I have personal experience in it Um go back We fought uh two years ago and came up with uh we made a really big concession for
$300 million in funding that turned out to be about $19 a day per per patient that that got knocked down last year And now this will be just continue to uh reduce the reimbursement that the facilities get and that's where it's
going to come out So if they were used to dealing with um you know a certain level of funding it they'll get even less and less the way this is under the governor's proposal So this Oh sorry I was going to ask a question So what is
the increase of population expected to be as we have the Boomer area era kind of going that direction and entering into those facilities We're going to have an influx into those facilities You're talking about the aging population aging population and
affecting these these services these these facilities if you will Um those needing to grow and expand from where they're at right now to house those individuals that are aging um and needing to go that direction and we're talking about reducing that amount I
just want to make sure you are absolutely correct And we are losing uh long-term uh facilities at a dangerous rate We're losing beds especially in the outstate Um they just can't physic they can't financially afford to keep going
There's there's plenty of places locally here that are struggling financially struggling every day And then not only are the is the reimbursement from the state that's coming in um long-term care is or elderly care is one of the highest
regulated industries I believe other nuclear power Uh it's incredible what the oversight is and the the things and and and that's okay We all want our loved ones when they're in those vulnerable positions to be cared for
But um you know there's uh for example the paid family medical leave thing that is coming in that's putting at least uh they're up to 0.88 for the an additional cost that's going to have to
go into that and that's just what they're spending as as a as a tax an employment tax on top of everything else But then they also have to worry about the extra cost of staffing because of the problems caused by the paid family
medical leave where you can call in sick whenever you want and there's very little of anything can be done Um so you have to have extra staff just in case someone calls in sick short term and that raises cost too if you have to start you know calling it paying for
temporary staff the the cost of that employee covering a shift is exponentially more Um it's a spiral It's I if we don't do something I don't know what it's going to be So with that any other questions Does
anyone have anything Madame Mayor um Representative Noatne So it's so it's programs like that that take away from essential care you know of of elderly in
nursing homes Um and and that's also with that uh surplus Where where did the money from the surplus go Because didn't we have this huge surplus at the state We we did it was about $18 billion dollars Um they
did one term onetime funding to a lot of things Now for example I mentioned the paid family medical leave right I believe they put $280 million in the in the bank to start that as seed money Uh
you know my contention and I've got a bill that um they won't pull up but my my contention was to you know put a red big red check through the whole paying family medical leave claw back that $680 million and start applying that
towards things that we actually need Uh you know in public safety for example there's a a community grant that goes out Um there's $42 million in that that is unspent Um I wanted to claw that back and pull that
into public safety so we can fund the things that are core beliefs um core functions U but we're blocked on that by the agreement and then the Senate is still blocking it too But you know so uh
here Sherman County is and Ray County are served by Rivers of Hope for example for the domestic uh advocacy centers Um there's cuts been recommended to that Um we could easily pull back that $42
million unspent in that community grant fund and put it to base operations law enforcement domestic advocacy programs things like that But um they don't want to do that Seems like there should be some re-evaluation on a lot of that
stuff But I'm I'm hoping that they see the lighted You know this is a a big truck that's coming and it's going to hit us really hard if we don't do something Yep Yeah Thank you Does anyone else have anything Thank you for coming
Thank you Thank you I want to I want to say thank you to Senator Lucero uh Representative Nobatney Representative Hudson They've been very gracious to uh visiting with us uh listening to our concerns for our
residents Um I was at the Capitol today I told uh Senator Lero I keep showing up like a bad penny And it's so many things that will hit the county on the county level that makes us really nervous
because that that means property taxes will have to go up and that is not not anything that we want at the county level Um and I just wanted to say today that uh everybody should have gotten their valuation paperwork in the mail And this
is the time that everybody needs to be reminded uh maybe put it out on your web page that this is the time that if they don't believe that their evaluation is what they believe it is they can call the county assessors They've been
working diligently for the last uh month and a half um just you know doing a deep dive in everybody's property tax valuations Uh I know they take it quite seriously They hold their breath when it goes out in the mail Um so this is
though when the residents really have a chance to go and have their voice heard So we want to hear them Um the next thing is is that our DMV is backed way up because everybody thinks that their license is going to be not good after
May 7th Actually their license will be good And if they're not planning on going on a vacation and they don't have a if they're going on a flight and they don't have a passport um that is the only reason that they would need an enhanced ID Um and if they're not going
to go on a flight until December they don't have to race to do it now They can do it all summer long Um I think there's a misconception that their their IDs are going to be null and void after May 7th Our our DMV has been hour to two hour
wait and it's making our staff very nervous because people are very edgy Um so if you if you hear anybody ask about it they can certainly wait and if they do need to fly they can fly with their
passport So that was that's just been the um what's going on in the county Uh otherwise everything is doing well We're just and and I do want to thank Senator Lucero That HOA bill is uh a nice bill
uh but you know still getting tweaked Um and and uh Roxan Williams has testified and you know I think good things are going to come of it We especially in OGO we've had some very
horrifying stories of uh town especially the town homes that have had like very uh ownorous finds and lots of foreclosures and leans So very happy that that's uh that's being worked on
this session and surprisingly very very uh bipartisan So does anybody have any questions for me I have one for you Um so not for myself but as you talked about um valuations came in the mail
Um we're one of I talked to my mother-in-law's accountant and he the comment was right county is very slow getting them online for people to view that way So do you know what the holdup is on that I don't know because uh the
assessor said that they would be uh posted online the same day that they were being mailed out So I'm not sure because they should have been simultaneously out But I will go and ask I just talked to the person today He said it was not available So okay you're
here I'm gonna ask you the question Good So maybe Adam are you looking to see if it's up Is it up Uh it'll take me a second there Yeah So I didn't go look myself That's great I'll But I'll comment was just that other counties are
up and Wright County was not and I said well yes I happen to know some people They'll ask the question and you're marching right over there to Okay Well good Well if not I'm gonna send you an email tomorrow Yeah Yeah I hope so because that was their intent to get
them out at the same time They usually like to have them go out simultaneously So but yeah I'll get on that and I'll get back to you Okay great Any other questions Madam Mayor Yes Commissioner Um just to clarify the enhanced ID that
you were talking about is that the real ID Real ID Yep quote Yep Okay Um if you have a yellow star on your ID it is a real ID It's the enhanced Yes So I think that's good to know that Um but this has
also been introduced and talked about for five years Five years People are like that's why book a trip I guess Yes They're very surprised that everybody and I think a lot of people don't realize that they might have already
gone through the process I know some people have said "Oh my kid needs to get it." And then I'll say "Go and look and see if they have a gold star." And they're like "Oh they do So good We're good." So I think a lot of there's just a lot of anxiety because it's in the news so much So hopefully after this
year like after the 7th it dies down a little bit Sadly you can make an appointment and I would suggest to make an appointment but sadly the appointments for the DMV are like two weeks out So it's basically come in wait
So and and then that of course backs up tabs and any kind of title transfers and so the DMV is just really backed up and and and the staff feels so bad about it So but that's a lot of unhappy customers
you're dealing with right We don't like that We don't like that So great Adam were you able to uh Mayor the evaluation notices are not yet posted up Okay Well I'll get I'll get on the assessor and I'll let you know when that will happen Okay Okay Thank you You bet Thanks a lot
you guys And then call me if you need anything Still moving at the capital So great Thank you All right Any other anyone else broken forum Thank you
All right we will move on to item two at 7:39 um to consider our agenda for approval Does anyone have anything they'd like to add or delete at this time Madame Mayor Yes ma'am I'd like to bring down off the consent agenda item 3.4 We can make that 4.2
[Music] Okay Any other changes All right Otherwise a motion will be in order Madame May Yes Ryan I move to approve the agenda as amended Second Motion by Ryan seconded by Corey Is there any
discussion All those in favor signify by saying I I I All those same sign Motion passes Moving on to item three our consent agenda The motion would be in order Madam Mayor that's right I move to approve the consent agenda as amended
Second Motion by Ryan seconded by Corey Is there any discussion All those in favor signify by saying I I I All those opposed same sign Motion passes Moving on to item
4.1 This is the Wright County project agreement with county road 137 and 37 improvements We'll turn this over to Adam Mayor council thank you Uh many of you attended the open house for this project uh on middle of February hosted at the Albertville City Hall Uh so the
agreement that we're asking for the council to consider approval of is uh kind of a formality with any county road project here within the city Um so the city uh of Albertville the city of Atgo and Ray County have been working on this project since 2020 Uh it is an
improvement to county road 137 and county state aid highway 37 Um in accordance with the cost participation policy for these there is a funding agreement that is generated and which is uh up for consideration this evening Uh
the RCA in the packet does outline the current total estimated project costs This is not as big yet So these are still estimates at about 7.9 million Uh there was 2.5 million in grant funding secured by Wright County to help uh
lower the cost of this So uh the city's uh current estimated share is 661,000 Uh it's broken out into three funding sources Uh fund 203 for park development This would largely pay for the trail uh extension from Mccyber uh
east along County Road 137 and then tying into the Magnolia Landing uh development near LIP station 7 Fund 414 the capital improvement revolving has a allocation of 224,000 This is largely the road
improvements the storm sewer uh street lighting pavement curbing anything that goes along with that And that's uh from fund 414 And then fund 360 is the water availability connection fund that would pay for some trunk water mane
improvements in the area of the project as well estimated at 203,000 So uh city engineer Wagner has reviewed the cost share allocation uh provided to us by Wright County Uh city attorney Kendall has reviewed the agreement that's in the packet this evening Uh and then the
administrative subcommittee did review this during their March meeting and recommended uh the council consider for approval So I can stand for any questions Uh city engineer Wagner would also be a good resource if there's any specific questions about the project
Council questions comments motion Well Madame Mayor I guess I would just have a couple comments Um I know it's probably not unusual but for me it's a little weird going into an agreement when we don't have the costs I
don't I don't know if maybe somebody can speak to that as to why why we're going in an agreement before they've gone out for bids and knowing the cost that will actually show up for it It's a a fair question It is kind of just the the standard procedure that um
the county will bid this project being a county road project Um once those ASB bid numbers are received the county will bill the city of ONGO and Albertville for 95% of that share Once the project
is complete then the remaining piece of that would be invoiced to the city So while these are current estimates uh from WSB the engineer on the project uh the first 95% that the city would be built for would be off of as bid cost
And madame mayor if I remember correctly we have to pay that within like 60 days or something Typically the county mayor uh typically the county would invoice us once the county board has actually awarded those contracts and determined that the
project is moving forward So until the county has committed to a construction contract that amount can not be due and payable It's Yeah I was just going to say try It's on page four article 4 but it says once they're signed
So it's before the work is even completed Correct Madam mayor is this typical procedure for county or county managed projects on all the previous and mayor
council The uh cost participation policy was uh most recently revised in 2022 but that's been a long-standing document that's been in place uh for any of these type of improvements uh within the county where they touch city borders
So so County Road 39 42 38 uh 37 on the western side of the city all would have had similar agreements in place So if I can ask another clarification So we pay this the county for the funds the
95% of the funds requested to pay for the project whatever that full value is for contracted price They manage those costs until it gets to the end of the project Then they invoice us for the last 5% Mayor that would be
correct Thank you But it's 95% not of the total project Mayor that's correct Also it's 95% of our share Our share Yes I was like it's not the total project just Other questions or comments mayor Yes
I'm I'm a little iffy on this one because I think uh attending the open house was was uh good I a I think a lot of my concerns were actually addressed at that open house Um I was happy to see that the roundabouts
are going to be single lane Um I'm I'm not thrilled about the pedestrian uh bridge situation It doesn't seem like we're improving safety there at all But I understand it's mind
I think my biggest concern is that um and it's not part of this project but I think that's the issue is that we know a new development is going to be going in there that's going to increase traffic significantly I don't think this project is accounting for that Um based on the
numbers I've seen once this project is done it will be traffic will exceed the capacity of the new roadway Now I know we can't build roads for 20 years into the future but I think it's it's a mistake to not build the road for what
we know is going to happen within the next year So that's the concern I have with this project I'm I am not sure if that means I should deny it now or if we can maybe get some insight into that but
I am kind of iffy on this one Mayor uh if council member Dunlop if you're referring to the Costco development so Costco was required to submit a traffic study that was reviewed by Wright County Wright County and their consultants concur that there's enough
capacity in the county road 137 project to accommodate the Costco development as well as future commercial development planned on the south side of 137 from Albertville So they looked longterm at the land uses guided by ATGO and
Albertville in this area plus had the additional information that Costco specifically provided for their project to ensure that it does have capacity Otherwise Wright County could have denied the plat or required additional improvements by Costco to address
capacity concerns Ron do you have anything Yeah I mean I was just going to reiterate what what uh Dan's just spoken about that there was a a study Costco knows uh where its memberships live They were able to use
that information to also gather what direction and they'll be coming from Of course there's new members coming in but it it it's a pretty comprehensive u transportation study on the traffic levels that would be generated by Costco and the two outlooks that they
own in front of it also Madame Mayor Yes And Dan um this was part of the they had a five-year transportation plan too right with the county correct So when the county initially scoped this project it was just based on the land uses guided by
atiggo Albertville and even looking to the east along 137 what may happen in the future to generate the traffic capacity that's likely to occur within their planning horizon for the road right so kind of to follow up on that so
I'm looking at their I think this was 2022 their no 2020 their long range traffic and they had
uh county road 137 at 15,300 average daily trips by 2040 So I guess that's where my So my numbers are that Costco that development that we have determined is likely to
occur in that location is going to add about um 6,800 to the current 11,137 average daily trips which would bring it to 17,937 which is beyond the
capacity of the road that was designed Now if they have had additional analysis on that road or they've designed it to be above the 17,000 I guess I didn't see that at the at the meeting but I that would help
Yeah Mayor I I think that you're looking at the raw total numbers but what they do at the Costco is they have peaks that are different than what the peaks are of the residential traffic So and that was sort of explained at the at the meeting
also that um Costco has peaks and a lot of them are PM peaks and Saturday and Sunday peaks versus the residential traffic which is trying to get to and from work or from school wherever and those are different peaks So they they
do modify themselves and that's how you can get that traffic through there you just can't add um the raw total practic uh daily traffic to each other and say it's over because of
the way the spread of the the two uses are Madam Mayor so would it be fair to say that it may exceed the average daily traffic capacity of the road design but that because of the way they expect that traffic it won't cause excessive
congestion Exactly Okay Right So it still can handle the traffic It's just if I'm a resident I'm leaving at 7 a.m to go to work but I'm coming to Costco at 10 a.m and there for an hour or two hours Council member Dunlap's
corrected 15,000 is typically a single lane uh road and that's maximum Then you'll start to see breakdown But if you delve into the numbers closer on this sort of a development and and how the traffic patterns work out it can handle
in excess of that because the peak the peaks aren't hitting all at the same time Uh commercial traffic versus residential traffic And so Ryan was taking the two numbers and adding them together is where you
were coming up with the concern of it exceeding which is understandable Mayor that's exactly why we have developers like Costco submit that traffic study so that both the city and
county can look at those numbers more detailed than they would of just just making general land use assumptions So about the type of development that's occurring in this City engineer said Costco's extensive data that they have about their operations helps the city
greatly Mayor and um I would think with the roundabouts that's some kind of control in there too right That that as much as everybody loves roundabouts that is putting in control those three spots that helps mayor So part of the change
made with Costco and looking at their traffic and also kind of prior discussions about what that corridor would look like was changing from what was intended to be left only turns at Lyman Avenue to a third roundabout in that section so that there was more
traffic movement so you could distribute Costco's traffic better Also the right out that Costco got from uh approval for from Wright County will help minimize traffic along that stretch at Macyver and Lman Avenue as well
Okay any other questions or comments Um real quick Madam Mayor Yes If I don't believe I've seen this on Albertville's agendas they have not discussed this yet Is that correct Mayor I cannot confirm or deny
if they've had it on their agenda yet I They would have all been sent it Their meetings would be next week I think they did it last week So So if we're having it this week I'd assume theirs is next week
I'm kind of I guess where I'm going with that is I'm kind of tempted to give them the first crack at it I'm not sure I know they had some concerns about road safety Um yeah I'm not sure Just thinking out
loud I mean I I wouldn't see what the reason for waiting to see if they sign it you know Yeah Yeah That doesn't change my answer Yeah If they're going to sign it which I assume I mean it ultimately improves the
corridor I would agree I had concerns still do over the bridge safety and we were were told that it's very limited because there is no changes to the actual bridge Um no additional weight can be added which which I said that publicly
Everyone else agreed with that Um I think that I I wouldn't see the benefit to not sign and to wait to hear what Albert's comments are personally is where I'm at Madame Mayor
um so the bridge concerns that it's a state control bridge and has nothing to do with the city unfortunately Correct Mod Yep Um the way I see the plan it's um if
anybody's been to the Costco and this is a far cry better traffic management than what they have Okay Any other comments otherwise A motion Cory Madame Mayor with that I'll make a motion to approve
the funding participetation and construction agreement for County Road 137 and County State Aid Highway Casaw 37 improvements project between Wright County the city of Otigo and the city of Albertville Is there a second I second motion by
Corey seconded by Michelle Is there any discussion All those in favor signify by saying I I All those opposed same sign Motion passes Moving on to item 4.2
Ryan Uh yes Uh Madame Mayor I just uh pulled this down so there could be a separate vote Um I oppose this action because our city is able to receive excellent service from our existing contract providers at a price point that is costefficient for the taxpayer
Any other comments Otherwise a motion would be in order I will make a motion uh to approve pay application number three in the amount of $9,984.50 for work completed on the fire emergency services project Second Motion
by Jessica seconded by Corey Is there any discussion All those in favor signify by saying I I I I All those opposed same sign I Passes 3 to
one Moving on to city council reports and updates First item is Heritage Preservation Commission Council member Tanner Thank you mayor Um the OPC met on March 11th It was our first meeting of the year We have a new chair after all
these years Um so Tammy will be the chair and Kelly Kelly will be the vice chair Oh Kelly Gipler Yep And uh we'll be meeting monthly So looking forward to that Um we
discussed and strategized ideas uh for coming up with community engagement um try to get people involved without Sego history So great Madame Mayor really quickly on that Know we have former council member Dah here
and he had mentioned the 35 year anniversary coming up Um I think that's something that if the HPC didn't discuss it that's something that they could certainly help us plan It's a good idea Yeah we did or Jeff did bring that up
during his time and we did say we hadn't budgeted for anything and so is do we add something maybe at the festival for it Wait till 50 Thought we just did the 25 Well we did do the 25 10 years ago Yeah
But yes uh the comment was just when I talked to Jeff about it um while he was still on council we did say that we had not set aside any additional funds for it So maybe something could be um done at their booth or to kind of commemorate
it with acknowledging it at the festival with the because it's it's a pre-made audience Yeah And maybe um so I do serve on the festival committee Maybe we could look at using that on some of our marketing or just acknowledging that we're 35
years So very simple way to just change the websites and acknowledge it that way too Good idea Y I'll bring it to that committee You bring it to your committee All right Uh park and recreation Council member L Yes
Um so a lot of things that we talked about in the last meeting Um we have People might not be able to hear you Yes Or I just need to start yelling Yeah
Okay So um there was an EAB grant for 2500,000 for removal of infective po or ash trees or the uh that was insects Yeah Anyways um so there's uh going to
be a replacement of about 40 trees Um and there's a new device that the parks rec purchase for drilling out the infected stumps So it will be kind of cool they'll be able to use it beyond just that um usage carriage landing um
installation of benches signage and um temporary to toilet screens Those are kind of cool Those are completed and in place So if people want to go check it out um and then Ferris Park um there's going
to be a grand opening at 6 PM on the 20th of May Freicks Freicks Frederick's sorry Friedicks Friedri's I'm saying Yeah So there's also going to be a botchi ball court It's going to be the first one in Sego Oh Um so that'll
be cool Can you go back to when you said the open houses or the at um it's on May 20th at 6 p.m at the park Um the newly elected officer So that was um reelection of
um I wrote down the name Huh Kitty Kitty Yes And then um then a new individual I can't remember his name that either So forgot to write that down But some a new individual that's newer to the community
that is going to be part of Oh commission He's on the commission But Joe Oh okay Thank you Thank you Thank you Um so we also talked about the um phase
two um or excuse me the capital improvement plan uh for the paddleport project Um there was uh two paddle port stations and trailers um that um will be in place and completed this year So the
stations down at the car um Carrick's Landing is going to be receiving those and there's going to be a a spot for people to put their paddle boards once they're not paddle boards but their kayaks when they're done And then the
housing stations are going to be placed at the other park um on the north side of the sorry landing Norin Landing Thank you So that there was a number of there was a bit of conversation around how that's going to be utilized Um so it
sounds like people will have an app that they can download on their phone They can punch it in There's going to be a little key code or whatever uh QR code that people can pull up and they can rent on the spot or they can pre-ren ahead of time but it's kind of
restrictive So it's 9:00 a.m is when you can pick it up and you have the flexibility of being able to um land and and check it back in at uh Carrick's landing um at 4:00 So you have all day The challenge the questions there was a
lot of questions from the entire commission around the restriction on actually grabbing it in the morning because you have to pick it up at 9:00 a.m You can't pick it up at 9:30 or 10 a.m Have to grab it at 9:00 a.m So it's interesting So can there be an option
not to be Yeah Um it sounds like it's an operational challenge and I don't know if there's additional fees and stuff I think Nick was going to do additional phone calls Okay and research that some other safety comments and questions that came up Obviously people in order to rent them they have to sign a waiver but
some additional stuff Huh Yeah it's a third party but it's a third party thing Yeah but how do we manage that and implement that on our side Um is there any flexibility around that Is there an additional fee to have additional flexibility around that some of those things some of those features also um as
far as safety concerns with like there's a storm and people are out and they're get trapped on an island How do we know as commit you know people don't have their phones with not everyone brings that stuff with them when they're on the water on the water So you know it would
it you know be advantageous for us just to do an air tag so we know where the boats are because people might be nearby So that was a lot of the discussion I think it has to come to council though for approval Yes Yeah So there's a lot of research that they're going to do around that stuff Uh but yeah it was
good information Um let's see here Um I think that was about it That was the vast majority of it But yeah other than that um so far the budget has come well under what they were proposing And oh also
um special shout out to um the um I'm trying to remember Friends of the Mississippi River Yeah the Friends of Mississippi River Yes they donated $8,000 to to um this whole
rental system and project So that was really Yeah I as a consumer I would have questions if I have to if it's I wake up and it's raining I don't want to go get my PO or box at 9:00 a.m I'm really
going to go out at noon Yeah Depending on how fast the river is you may be done really quickly to get from one spot to the other Yeah Mayor Council uh Director Jacobs plans to present information at the next administrative subcommittee meeting to hopefully answer some of
those questions before bringing that to council sometime in April So Okay Yeah I'll be interested and excited to hear all about it Just to add on I think we have Easter egg hunt day coming up Oh yes that too
Yep April 12th 10 to 12 I think And I believe uh we were told the pickle ball courts and archery range are now I've heard pickle ball people out there for a few weeks
actually They didn't need any of the They just were excited to get out there So it's great Um and Michelle good job We threw you like to the wolves with that with like figuring out names It was like she did Yeah So um next is planning
commission right Uh madam mayor there was no planning commission meeting The next meeting is scheduled for April 7 Subject to change Mayor the next planning commission meeting will be April 21st Ryan
we've got four agendas Okay All right That's after the twins opener too right Yeah All right Um next is public safety uh council member Gaty is absent So it was a very uh short meeting Uh we had
the right county deputy president which uh how that works is we usually get the update from him and then the next night they get the update So no different updates between the two meetings within 24 hours Um but they also uh did not
elect officers Not everyone was present So they were moving that to their April meeting and their April meeting is backing up by one week So their meeting will be April 15th All right Um we're still under city council reports and updates Does anyone
have anything I have one I hosted last Wednesday the Wright County Mayor's Association meeting here in Sego We had um you know as we have a lot of speakers tonight we had was a very long meeting Uh we had all the commissioners present
the sheriff was present the attorney and um they also uh and we talked a lot about the housing bill stuff So that was talked a lot about in the um from the different cities perspective of of that and with some concerns Well we talked about that with uh Jeanie and Naiden
because they had both just been at the capital that day and Walther Hudson did attend the Wright County Mayor Association meeting towards the end um and gave his update on on that Um regarding the AJ and that's why I kind of asked the questions Um I haven't read
the Senate file on that but there were some concerns from um other mayors that they wanted to make sure that you know they their concern was just that HOAs do serve a purpose in communities to make sure that the standard of homes that are going in
um along with expectations of what the community will look like So they just wanted to make sure that and they again no one had read the the file yet but just to make sure that it's it's not necessarily just taking that away because they were concerned and it was St Michael that had had some comments
Albertville um but Buffalo also just about you know these these um come in and so just because maybe bad management has affected some of these HOAs that the intent of making sure that those
neighborhoods are at a standard uh some residents en enjoy that or or having certain higher expectations than what the city might put on them or impose So mayor one of the issues when staff looked at the comments from St Michael and Albertville is one of the problems is if there's a proposal for a
neighborhood that has common property take the open space plats along north of 39 or Martin Farms with the community pools Well the bill as initially written would have prohibited the city from requiring an HOA to manage that So then
how do you provide for those facilities and ensure that they're owned and managed going forward So So it would fall back to the city to manage that then No you simply wouldn't be able to allow things like that Oh and I mean that's the charm for some
of those properties and having community pools up on I can think of a Bor Landing having the wide open So HOAs grew out of they exist for a reason and there certainly have been abusive in the case of single family neighborhoods They're
optional they're not required um and the city typically in Sego would not require one for such a development but there are instances where there's a unique element to the development that requires that mechanism and that tool so it was a long meeting but um lots of
great feedback of people coming to visit at SEO so I did another um excuse me uh I have some residents that I saw on social media that are um having some water quality issues and I I
talked to Kurt and I directed them to the city website where they can post a concern and u also directed them to the number I let Kurt know he was happy about that So good I mean yeah we would hope that yeah
hope that system works and that's right and that they can get to the bottom of what those residents may be yeah feeling All right Um anything else under council reports and updates Okay Moving on to staff reports
and updates Adam mayor thank you Uh as Senator Sarah was speaking I made a note to uh send Senate File 1750 to the council tomorrow Thank you Read and examine that Uh but there are some things in there that I think uh
there's good and bad to the bill I believe So okay uh local board of appeal just a reminder is Tuesday April 22nd at 6 PM So the the notices that Commissioner Holland mentioned are valuation Uh within the next uh handful
of weeks you will also see the 2025 property tax uh statement as well So uh there can be some confusion with those coming at similar times So just want to make sure that uh people are watching out to both those So nothing else Okay Thank you Audra
Thank you mayor I have no updates Great Get this way Um anything from the attorney No updates for me Okay Thank you Dan Mayor um the planning commission meeting on April 21st four items Uh
Autumn Meadows Preliminary Plat This is a 172 lot subdivision located east of Martin Farms on the north side of County Road 38 Buting the west side of Mallister Avenue Amber Meadows not Autumn Meadows
Uh the Linkco edition So Linko Steel is doing an office edition on their property along County Road 137 Zachman Meadows has an environmental assessment worksheet for the second phase of their project And then the zoning ordinance amendment to consider the M1 mixeduse
zoning district All right Thank you Ron Uh we held the speaking of a previous item on here related to it We had the precon for Costco Uh they're going to be
starting construction around August 15th Uh internally to their lot you know the grading and then some of the utilities that they'll be putting it this summer uh Anna Acre second We have holding a precon on that in
midappril April 15th And then we moved a bid opening for Odin Avenue back to April 8th That was to be on this council agenda but uh we had a addendum that needed to be uh placed within it So that uh was a late addendum So move the uh
bid opening back in order to allow the contractors time to review that and put in proper bids America Yes Ron Um I I think I heard that the well the route between Nshwa
and is it 19 got approved by Wright County the expansion of that Did you hear hear that Yeah sure Uh the 39 39 you know from four lane or from from two lanes They're they're bringing that
Maybe Adam can but I know they they got some funding at region 7W that I I attend those meetings and they were uh funded for construction but that's a few years down the road Yeah Oh okay Mayor that's that's correct They were awarded
a grant uh through region 7W So okay All right Anything else for No Darl Good evening just a couple of things uh this evening I appreciate the responses to the doodle poll that you sent out
scheduling the public safety council meeting that has been set for the 29th of April at 6:30 And the groundbreaking for the emergency services building has been set for May 28th at 3:30
The last item I have is we will be doing acceptance inspection on two of the trucks tomorrow and barring any significant issues Um you should start seeing those at community events beginning at the Easter egg punk That's is scheduled for April 12th
We will have a presence throughout this year for prevention activities at all of those community events Thanks Any questions Um just one for the May 28th which I talked to Adam about this Um I think it would be appropriate um to invite
previous council members to that Um so staff I think we have a pretty comprehensive list that we're putting together Okay Obviously All right I I assume I just figured I'd add that in So thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you All
right Right County I feel bad because you never sit down Probably is uncomfortable though I sit down all day My spot coach You're true Okay Then I won't feel bad anymore Yeah So uh I just want to highlight one
thing uh since last time that uh has come up So last week was spring break for a lot or ISTD 728 Yes A lot of the schools around here Um so a lot of free time for juveniles And I don't know if
people have noticed on the some odd bulletin that there's been some ding-dong ting some egging and some other kind of criminal damage to property uh this past week So uh uh a lot of it was
on it 53rd or county 36 area So east of the river or or east of 101 So but um I'm following up on one of those uh specifically and there um we have a lot of video uh of the vehicle involved and
some other leads So um uh it's just a matter of time basically I'm pretty sure their mother will realize either their debit card spent a lot of money on eggs or they're going to wonder where their eggs went Yes High you know $100 because
that's what they cost now right Like eggs Uh I I did check with Target on no leads yet currently Quick trip Yes Yes But uh it's just a
matter of time So um uh yeah So I'll have probably report on that hopefully by next time of the individuals involved So Okay Yeah And obviously you said property damage to that Oh Um uh there
was one trying to remember all of them but there wasn't a lot of them It was a lot of like ding-dong ditching and kind of uh bads There is one report taken from our other side deputies Uh that I'm not sure is I think it's I think is
associated but I don't know for sure because of it's like an incomplete report uh on his He's still following on on that so I cannot say for sure Um the one that I'm doing specifically is egging So which has damaged the property but it's hard to say uh because haven't
been cleaned up yet It's hard got to put value on work to clean up and because that's technically damaged property Does that Yeah but it does wreck your sighting and it can ruin your car Correct Yeah Uh car is for sure that's no that's obvious damage damage
metal sighting different So uh yet to be determined what that actual value is but it will but as we as of right now we're consuming considering a damp property even though I don't have a specific value but it doesn't matter as long as it's $1 it's fine So and I can still write a ticket for that So that's all
that matters kind of So um so the next week or so uh should have that all done So believe there's really anything else as of now Any other questions Anybody else have anything Thank you Might be
the last time you see me in front of the council So Omens is coming back Uh we'll be back shortly So I would assume he's taking over for me but yeah Well thank you for your time that you've dedicated to us Yeah
Appreciate it Thank you Happy to do so Thank you Thank you Thank you All right If no one else has anything then a motion to adjourn would be in order So move Is there a second Second motion by Corey seconded by Michelle Is there any
discussion All those in favor signify by saying I I All those opposed same sign Meeting is ended Thank you all for attending this evening Have a great night Thank you