Good evening everyone. I'd like to welcome you to that Sego City Council meeting. Tonight is Monday, May 11th. Audrey, can you have the record show that our attorney is online, our city planners present, our city engineers present. All council members are present along with our assistant city
administrator and our city administrator. At this time, I'll ask you all to join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Our first item of business this evening is the oath of office. I will be coming down in front of the the area here in the center and we will be
um I will be asked to uh take the oath with fire chief James McCoy this evening. So come to the center I speak your name >> I >> do solemnly swear >> swear
>> that I will faithfully and impartially >> that I will faithfully and impartially >> discharge the duties of fire chief of the city of >> discharge the duties of fire chief of the city of >> I pledge to carry out these duties to the best of my ability >> I pledge to carry out these duties to
the best of my ability >> and will honor and respect the mission policies >> that will honor and respect goals and policies >> of this fire >> of the Ogo fire department. >> I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public and trust.
>> I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public trust. >> I will serve the citizens of city of compassion, dedication, honor and integrity. I will serve the citizens of city of Ogo with compassion, dedication, honor and
>> to uphold the laws, the constitutions of the United States of America, the state of Minnesota and the city of the laws and constitutions of the United States of America, state of Minnesota. >> Congratulations Then
I will invite Chief McCoy's wife Wanda and his daughter Maddie to officially place in Mat. with our new. >> Yeah, you're in the middle. Congrats.
>> Congratulations. >> Can we take one so we can see the sign in the >> Oh, sure. >> In the picture. >> Sure. Can >> Yeah. >> There you go. >> There you go. lay down.
>> Oh, welcome. Our next item of business is the bank above river and this is a donation. Mr. Jacobs, >> Mayor Council, great to see you guys. Your favorite parks and recreation director back.
>> Uh tonight uh before us we have the generous donation of $9,000 which is an increase from last year's uh 8500. So very exciting that the Bank of Elk River has generously upped their contribution this year. This money is used to offset uh various programs and promotion of
health and wellness in the community. Uh some events that it goes specifically to help fund and the Bank of Oak River gets great partners on our Winterfest, which many of you know the medallion hunt this year was $250 prize. We broke it up so three families could benefit from that. They've done art quest in the past. Obviously, Prairie Festival is a big
driver to provide the free inflatables, paint or laser tag, excuse me, and the other various things they provide there. And they're always open to ideas to uh obviously help with anything parking related. So, we really do appreciate this partnership over the years. Obviously, it's been 13 years, which is
fantastic. And if you see in the memo, I mean, it's $85,000 contribution over the 13 years. So, truly outstanding. We're really grateful for their partnership. And uh tonight I want to invite Alex Safe up on the bank belt river's behalf to speak. Uh Leroy so generously turned it over to Alex to speak. So I'm super
excited. >> Here he is. >> Yes. I'm going to try to follow these big shoes over here. I'll do my best here. >> Well, good evening Mayor Stockamp, members of the council. Thank you for having us here tonight. Uh my name is
Alex Safe and I'm the branch manager at the Bank of Oak River's Out Seagull location just down the road. I'm here this evening with Leroy Lynenfeler, our chief financial officer and should have been here but she's unfortunately ill tonight. Julia Shriles is our director of marketing communications. Um we're
proud to work in this community and represent our bank which has been a committed partner to the city of Ad Seagull for many years. Our objective has always been to support the city and its residents in meaningful ways. This includes financial support for events like the Prairie Festival, which is a
phenomenal event, contributions to key community initiatives, and in 2025, support for the fire station. Those are just a few ways we support and invest in the ATO community. The values of our community bank, local investment, strong relationships, and long-term commitment
align closely with the city of Etsy approach, and we're proud to be a part of that. We're grateful for this opportunity to be partner with the city, not just as a financial institution, but as an active member of the community. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you.
>> Actually, >> yeah. Thank you. >> Should we all come down? >> Well, right. All right, council. your photo. Thank you. >> I'm just wondering if they should. >> I don't know if they should. Can you
guys back up just a little? >> That's good. Yep. >> Okay. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> I promise this is the last time you have
to get up from the chairs for a little bit. I felt good to get up. >> Good. >> All right, we are done with our presentations and we're going to move on to 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 5 minutes or less. Would anyone like to speak at this time? >> Good evening. >> Good evening. >> My name is David Grieman. I live at 1677372nd Circle Northeast in Seiggo. I have the privilege to be the current chair of
these public safety commission. At the public safety commission meeting of several months ago, a discussion was held on how we can recognize the men and women that are uh who day-to-day and uh come to work and protect the citizens of Ose. It was decided that one way to
recognize the efforts of the men and women who have such an impact on our lives was a proclamation from the city of Ose. the commission discussed the occupations that would be involved uh and in which month because everybody every one of those occupations has a
week or a day or something like that uh and and they're all spread out. So we picked policing that happens to be uh May 15th. Uh, a unanimous vote occurred and off to Katie Cowen, a very capable deputy clerk, uh, to take our draft and
make it into a proclamation, which I would like to read uh, to put into the public record. That would be all right. >> Yes, >> sure. >> And the print is so small. Whereas public safety is essential to the health and well-being and the
quality of life of all residents of the city of Oxiggo. And whereas public safety month provides an opportunity to recognize and promote efforts that keep our community safe, including crime prevention, fire safety, traffic safety, emergency preparedness, and disaster
response. And whereas dedicated public safety professionals including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, dispatchers, correctional officers, and public works staff work tirelessly to
protect lives, property, and environment. And whereas partnerships, education, and awareness are critical components of public safety, empowering residents, businesses, and visitors to take an active role in preventing accidents, injuries, and crime. And
again, whereas recognizing public safety month encourages collaboration among public agencies, community organizations, and residents to build a safer and more resilient community for all. Now therefore, I not I,
Mayor Jessica Stockamp, do hereby proclaim the month of May annually be recognized as public safety month. And that is all. I don't have any checks. >> You can run home and write one, Roie. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you for coming. >> Thank you. Very good. Great. >> Would anyone else like to speak? Hello everyone. It's been a while, but now I have some paperwork for you. >> No checks.
>> Thank you. >> We'll try tomorrow. >> Oh, thanks. >> Um, it is a tax assessment telling everything got their tax Oh my god.
>> And now you're giving gifts. You're talking about taxes. >> I know. >> Thank you. >> Necessary evil. You guys, >> so this is the time of the year everybody gets their uh tax uh uh
paperwork in the mail. Um, and I'm sure you guys already had some sort of uh meeting regarding that. The county has theirs coming up in June. This is the time of the year that I like to come to you guys to tell the the the masses that
this is when if they don't agree with what their valuation is, that this is when they need to talk to the assessor. And so what I did is I took the um information from the assessor to kind of give a a a broad view of the county as a
whole uh what each category, you know, with um new construction and with with uh with excluding new construction and the um increases that we've seen. So, as this one here, the county as a whole,
um, we're seeing really high increases in property taxes for people that live on a lakes. We're seeing a lot of Airbnbs being We have a lot of lakes in Rank County, a lot of people wanting to buy property to convert it into Airbnbs.
We're seeing that uh I have a brother-in-law and sister that live on Pilaski and their taxes went up 28%. So, he is not happy. Um, I'm glad I don't represent him. And and then the other thing that was really alarming is
manufacturer home parks. So, I don't know how many, right? Uh, you guys have some, but in some cities it's upwards to 40%. And that's what what they said is we're seeing a lot of developers buying them up. And so that's what's raising
the cost of them, which we're very uh alarmed by because we know that these are people's homes that lot rants's going to go up eventually. They're probably going to sell them out and then develop them. So that's kind of a trend.
But overall when I was looking at the um you know kind of uh comparing Odd Sego to uh Wright County as a whole, it's pretty much right in there um with everything uh and somewhat low in some
areas. Your commercial's a little higher um which is, you know, good. We want we want that commercial uh property uh to offset the residential um taxes. And then uh the net percent change for Otigo
was very low compared to other cities. So I just thought this was really good information for you guys all to have and um and uh just really really want I think a lot of people think um and we've seen in the past people come in the fall
when they get their tax bill and then they don't they want to argue about how much their property's assessed at. Uh and then just to let you know that it has to be assessed at 100% of what the market rate is. That is the state law.
And if our assessor goes below that, he will get he will get charged by the state. So he he drills into that 90% to 100% of market value. Is it fair? I don't think so. But that is just the way
the state of Minnesota loves to tax us. So, that's where we're at right now. Um, and of course, you know, with a growing county like ours, a lot of people are moving into the county. A lot of people are moving into Adiggo. Um, so when you
do sell your house, you're going to get a little bit more because it's a attractive area, especially on we're really noticing it on the east end. And if you notice the numbers, Delano has really seen a blow up right now. They've had kind of a moratorum on houses and
then Franklin Township's blowing up. I'm on planning and zoning and I can't tell you how many Franklin Township uh you know uh re reszonings are coming our way. Um so everybody because it's on the
Highway 12 corridor, we're on the 94. Then of course I was driving um to Anoka the other day and I think it's just an attractive way to go now because with all those flyovers and all there's not
all those stop signs. So um and you guys just produce, you know, really great benefits for the people to move here. So uh Azo is a place that people want to move, which is good for you. It's good for the tax base for everybody else. And
uh so I thought I'd share that with you guys. And um the HOA bill passed. Uh uh uh shout out to Senator Lero who worked very very hard on that. Uh he never gave up. Last year the Senate passed it and
this year he really really worked hard to get it through the House and that passed. Thankfully it was a standalone bill that everybody uh uh signed on to it. It really gives homeowners their rights back, which as you've all uh
experienced with your constituents, it was really really hard for uh the homeowner to have any say in their um in in you know their voice in their HOA. So
good good things. And and that's about all. Um anybody have any questions? Corey. >> Um, thanks Genie. Uh, with respect to uh the first part you were talking about with um
the overall change is and and countywise uh being one of the fastest growing is Wright County I've seen reports where Wright County is the fastest growing county in the state. >> The fastest growing county in the state. Yes. Wow. Yes. So we're seeing it in all
areas. We're especially seeing it um you know around our lakes. We have a lot of lakes. Uh so you know a lot of reasonzoning people farmers that have just little pieces on a lake are selling them up. Um >> and then just overall uh we're seeing
St. Michael growing. We're seeing uh handover is really growing. Yeah. >> Uh handover Rockford Township. There's a lot of like growth there. Uh we don't know what's going to happen with you know annexation. Monaceel we're seeing a
big growth in in Monaceel area as well. Pretty much everything on any major line we're seeing some growth. So it's a good problem to have because we can keep the taxes low. Um also we are just just
really really digging down in our HHS. um just trying to streamline uh streamline that department. We've been slowly streamlining all of our departments. Um HHS is a big beast. Um
so we're going to see some gains from that. Uh so I'm I'm really excited about who we have in leadership right now. um and that we're able to tackle those uh big things so we can keep the taxes very
low because it just helps our residents. Nobody likes to get taxed. >> Are you seeing the commercial rate too as far as as is right county one of the fastest growing with that? >> You know, we're seeing it at this end a little bit. We're we're starting to see
it out. I know that Waverly wanted a manufacturing um company and the city of Waverly said that they couldn't do it unless they had a daycare because there's the daycare disparity in as Jess probably knows it is very difficult in
Ray County to have daycarees. Monaceel is going to open one finally. They have a 700 kid disparity but Waverly had no daycarees. So they in order for this manufacturing company to come into Waverly, they had to put in a a daycare center. So they're building one now. It
should be open in June. It's going to hold like 250 kids and that will help Howard Lake and you know all the out outskirt areas because they do like the fact that we have um we have a good
county to move into low tax rate um a workforce. So, we're dealing with those issues right now and and uh and very happy to see it see those those changes. >> That's interesting. >> Yeah. Yeah, it really is. So, but happy
to see some daycarees popping up now finally. And if you go to Albertville, you'll see a lot of them. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else have anything? >> Thank you. Thanks so much. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. Any other anyone else for
open forum? Okay, then we'll close open forum and move on to consider our agenda for approval. Does anyone have anything that they would like to add or delete at this time? >> Madame Mayor. >> Yes, Ryan. >> I move to approve the agenda as written. >> Second. >> Motion by Ryan, seconded by Corey. Is
there any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion passes. Moving on to our consent agenda. A motion would be in order. >> Madame Mayor. >> Yes, Ryan. >> I move to approve the consent agenda as written.
>> Second. >> Motion by Ryan, seconded by Corey. Is there any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion passes. Moving on to city council reports and updates.
I guess I'll just remind you all that tomorrow's touch a truck. So, it's going to be very busy out here at Prairie Park. Um, I want to give kudos to them. They are offering an inclusive for kids that may have sensory issues. So, there will be no lights and sirens for the
first half hour of the event. And then after that, lights and sirens will turn on. So, um, as a mom that has a daughter who's a special ed teacher in the the school district, she said that they were so happy to pass it along to, um, their
kids in the in the district to attend that because they haven't seen that offered. So, thank you, >> Mayor. Yeah, just to clarify, that portion starts at 5:30. >> 5:30. So, it's just for the first Yeah. 5:30 to 6 is no lights and sirens and then the lights and sirens will turn on
at 6 o'clock. Anyone else have anything? >> I think at the touch of chart there's going to be some information about the Curry Park expansion project. Um, and so that's a great time to understand what's
going to potentially happen part and provide some feedback. So, great opportunity there. >> Okay, great. >> Got something right? >> Mor. >> Uh, the planning commission will meet a week from today, Monday the 18th. Uh there are four uh public hearing items
including uh zoning ordinance amendments on accessory buildings landscapes uh landscaping screening and fences signs residential rural open space cluster district conditional unit permit for wireless tower off of county road uh 19
and 39 uh blue dot expansion and a plat correction for condo sweet spots. >> Okay. And tomorrow night would normally be our public safety commission that is moved to Thursday evening. >> Okay, mayor. >> Yeah.
>> Um I was just going to mention too that um I think the heritage commission got moved I think this month to May 19th and prior to the meeting will be having a tour of fire station for a special OPC. >> Great.
All right. We will move on to staff reports and updates. Sabrina Thank you, mayor. No updates tonight. All right, Adam. >> Mayor, nothing for me. >> Audra, thank you. I have nothing. Okay, Dave, >> I have nothing. Thanks, Mayor.
>> Okay, Dan. >> Zip, not to nothing. >> Ron, >> mayor, we're holding a the pre-construction meeting for Mill and Overlay tomorrow. So, we'll find out when they're going to start the construction on that. They will only be
doing the sections that are uh more rural without the um the sanitary sewer uh manhold. Some of those need to be updated to our current code before we put that uh that redone first lift on
that. Um so Odin Avenue is one of them. um just north of Odin Avenue. Those areas I think it's called Prairie Park Edition, something like that. One of those prairie edition. >> Us
I think is one of other ones. But um we'll send out a map. >> We'll send out a map with the ones that are being >> That's why we don't let anyone use Prairie anymore. >> We're getting old. We'll send out uh notices out on the city's website when we have a date for
those and then later on there'll be a gap before they do the uh sewer areas which are are fewer. >> Okay. Anything else? >> No. Okay. Thank you, Sergeant Almans. >> Well, I'm going to read the room. It's
nice weather and the agenda is light and it's currently 7:30. Not even we are staying busy with a nu numerous things. We're handling it. Do you have any questions? I don't want to be the one to ruin it.
So, >> well, if you have things to share with us, you Yeah, by all means talk. I'm gonna look up because if I say anything, I'm gonna get glares. So, >> if they're glaring at you. >> Oh, interesting. We're getting some
interesting >> questions for me. Otherwise, >> I was just going to say you're the favorite part of the meeting for me. >> I appreciate that. I'm ruining it tonight. I apologize. >> You can come on Thursday and then get the update. Yeah.
>> Right. Are you going to be here Thursday? You know, the date change. >> I I'm aware. >> Okay. Perfect. >> I'm trying to keep it short. >> All right. Does anyone have anything? >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Sergeant. >> Thank you. Was Jason. All right. If we have nothing else, then
a motion to adjourn would be in order. So moved. >> Second. Motion by Tina, seconded by Michelle. Is there any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All those opposed, same sign. The meeting has ended. Go enjoy the
sunshine, the wild place soon. Get home. >> How are they doing? >> I don't know. Or maybe they already started. I don't >> know. >> Zero to zero. Oh, okay.