good evening I'd like to call the regular city council meeting to order for April 14th uh 2025 Uh please stand for 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 Uh good evening everybody Um I just would like to uh read our council protocol Uh city council members are here to serve the city of peers We
expect uh respectful conduct at all times Slander or inappropriate language will not be tolerated Please speak only when addressed one person at a time Each speaker has a 5m minute time limit Uh thank you for your cooperation Um first I would like
to get approval of the minutes for March 24 uh 2025 I'll make the motion Donnie makes the motion Second it Gary seconds the motion All in favor say I I I Opposed Uh motion carried for the approval of the minutes
Uh the next item would be um additions um additions or removal to the agenda I don't have anything I don't know if you Gary do not No Lynn is Sarah Do you have anything Laura I do not Not Okay So if I could get a motion for the approval of
the agenda I'll make that motion Lynn makes the motion I'll second Sarah seconds the motion All in favor say I I Opposed Uh Motion carried So first we have uh uh planning and zoning and I think I can just kind of cover
everything I think everything's been uh been approved Uh uh we got a a premium concrete at 506 Industrial Park concrete permit Ali Shawl uh 216 Vincent Street North a concrete permit Third one is uh
the school district 484 Piers High School uh 112 Kamik Street uh temporary small accessory structure permit Uh then we have Midwest Processors LLC for 400 uh Centennial Drive a new construction
of a grain bin Uh so if I could uh get approval of those I'll make the motion Donnie makes the motion I'll second it Uh Lynn seconds a motion All in favor say I I Opposed A motion carried for those permits Uh then we go to our
claims report which K has that claims for March were $378,25.80 Um if I could get a motion for approval of the claims make that motion Gary makes the motion I'll second Sarah seconds the motion All in favor say I I
I Opposed A motion carried for the claims And then also K has our treasures report Um ending balance for March was $2,971,592.92 I if I could get a motion uh to accept that I'll make the motion Donnie makes the motion If I get a second I'll second
it Uh Lynn seconds the motion All in favor say I I Oppose A motion carried for the treasury report for March Uh next uh we are honored to have Steve Bozer up Actually you can sit right there Steve Oh I got to come over here
You have to Yeah you have no choice You get to be the first person to warm the seat up That's the hot seat This is the hot seat Steve is here to talk about some of the death benefits and the pension for our fire department Yeah that's correct I
came back in uh February of this year and then uh we tabled it and we discussed it and then you guys had a special or a workshop meeting or whatever you call it to go over this and I think this might have just been missed and it's important to us that we get it in your minutes because it's in my
minutes as part of the relief association and uh the part of your contribution that you guys give us each year and that we discuss in February uh helps us to raise our retirement And we'd like to really stay in the middle
or the means with every you know department our size around our community Even though we think we're better than you know we we just that's where we want to keep our our retirement This year we are able to raise it $100 and uh which
would put us at $3,200 And uh and I guess what I'm looking for is just uh we'd need to get you know get it approved in your minutes And then there's a form that Sarah of course signs Uh and then uh and Laura does have
those forms already So they're already printed up and they're ready to go Just I just you know asking for your blessing and and to give us the go- ahead with that So any you guys got any questions at all Okay Gary Donnie Lynn Sarah Nope
Laura you're okay Okay So if I get a motion to approve up move it to 3,200 Um it looks to me it looks good We're still 110% funded It looks like and the reason why we do that uh is in an event that we
would have a couple bad years in the market or um like in 2008 we had to reduce it That was really tough to do So we feel if we stay above that mark we always have that cushion so that if we did have a you know smaller a weaker
year with the stock market and so that's the reason why we want to stay above 110% funded Yep So if I could get a motion to approve that I'll make the motion to approve Sarah makes a motion to approve Second it Gary second the
motion All in favor say I I Opposed Motion carried Steve from 3100 and move it to 3,200 Thank you And I know that's on uh on all of us We thank you for that Yep Thank you All right
Uh the next item we have is a school agreement with the with the city golf course Uh what we did we worked something out with the uh school district uh where uh for the golfers it'll be so prior we always kind of had a charge per golfer and it was kind of
hard to keep track of and there's a bunch of different things So we kind of streamlined it to where it's uh $3,500 for the high school golfers and $1,000 for the for the cross country uh runners to use the golf course because that uh part of it is that time is down We're
not getting golfers there to generate any income But we yet we all including the school we all want to make this work for everybody And uh so we got a a good uh a decent number So everybody kind of wins from it So um I don't know So the
school agreement with the golf course is $4,500 total So do we need approval for that If I have a motion maybe to approve it I'll make that motion Okay Lynn makes a motion to approve it I'll second it Donnie seconds the motion All in favor
say I I Opposed A motion carried uh with the school agreement with the city golf course for uh $4,500 for for this year Uh the next item is the PACC request to utilize a shelter on their uh
meeting nights Uh we have one coming up actually uh and Parker is here We have one coming up I think June 2nd I think they're requesting it Um and they're obviously the commercial club's a real vital asset to our community So uh and and we're also on it and we'd like to
donate the shelter There's probably going to be three or four meetings this summer and just donate it for they have it every couple of months They have a meeting So yep I booked it out every uh Monday through September Oh good Oh good That's great I think we do it if I'll check with them We have our first I
think is June like June 2nd or something And otherwise I can have you they can verify it with you I think we do it every two months I think we have one Yes So we should be okay either way I guess So if I could just get a motion to
approve u the shelter request for the commercial club Make that motion Gary makes the motion I'll second it Uh Lyns motion All in favor say I I I Opposed A motion carried Um the next item I think
I'm going to actually have uh have Laura do you I can read these off or if you want to just cover them really quick you're welcome to maybe better you do you understand it probably a little better than Sure Okay Uh we had reviewed the employee handbook Um there are a few
items in here that we're making more simpler So the PTO and the ESST which is that new sick bank is going to be combined We are now having a PTO carryover um which is new So there will be a
balance but it'll go by your years of service Um we will have a PTO one oh that is actually a question The PTO one time a year payout of up to 40 hours specifically in October That was going to be discussed tonight Okay Uh the
total of the compensation hours are going to move to 120 hours Full-time employees can have up to eight hours in a pay period extra during a week Um as I said start paying start paying 40
to 80 hours of the old sick bank leave is also a question So I mean I have no problem with that I don't you guys got any discussion on those changes The uh the PTO one time a year how many
does that affect That would be a choice That was kind of how we talked about it at the employee advisory So what that would be Donnie is let's say we have a situation where an employee for whatever reason could not take their PTO It's just too hard for them to use it
Um a police officer quits you know Eric has to work Y um we would give him the option instead of losing it He would fill out a form that would be brought to the employee advisory committee to review it to make sure that it's correct Yeah And then we'd present it to council and they'd get the onetime payout Would
we be better off moving that from October to the end of the year just because it would I think that was a request for by you October was the better month Oh I just asking the question So October is where we usually get our lump sum So I don't that's no problem I just asked him a question see
Okay Obviously we're going to encourage people to use it We want them to take their time Um but also knowing that sometimes it doesn't always work Yep Yep Um going back to the PTO ESST combination that is for full-time
employees it'll be one bank If you are a seasonal person you still will collect the ESST hours but you don't get the PTO You do not get the PTO [Music] That's the only question I had I'm good
Good Change Oh yeah You can bring that up too We also had a discussion um about changing the pay period when it starts Currently it's Sunday to Sunday or Sunday to Saturday Um they were talking about changing it to Saturday so
that way specifically Brad and Jim had pointed out that that is when they notice overtime usually comes so they can plan their week better if they need to take time off So that was a discussion Can we do that I mean I don't know question We just get the
okay and I'll work with pro resource on when's a good time to start it I mean that's up to those guys if that works better It works They felt it worked If it works better for them and that's a recommendation I would say we do what they want and it does make sense
not only for their department but Annie How many people have banked PTO yet Like the comp are we talking about the comp time from before we went to pro resources Is that what you were asking I was we were specifically saying PTO Okay in general but we have two employees
that have or three currently that have banks of time from previous six I would say and my recommendation would be just to start paying that out because it's not going to get any lower as time goes on I think that was part of I was that something we read that we
were going to pay part start paying that off as well part of it every year Yep Yep And that's a pro resource recommendation right It was Yep Um the compensation uh I think are we we did the PTO payout we got that figured
out and that the compensate compensation for 120 hours So it from going from 240 hours of uh comp time we're going to go to 120 hours but we realize that um especially with the the golf course not being open yet and the extra hours
possibly of working on it to get it open we're going to go to uh just paying them out time and a half So if something happens where we have to carry over a couple hours we'll just pay them directly We won't give them the comp time We'll just pay them So that keeps it a lot a lot simpler Um and then hold
it at 120 hours Right I think that's what we talked about Yep Exactly Um and then the um the full-time employees can have up to eight hours of pay period extra So that's where they would come up with that 120 hours Um we originally talked about four hours a week but they
wanted it 8 hours of pay period because one week they might not have to do it and the next week they might have to work eight hours Yep So then they can schedule that work schedule that eight hours a little better uh as well So that's what I think what we're voting
on Huh If you sir are you okay with it Yeah Okay And Gary you're good Yep Okay Donnie I know you're okay with it So if we get a motion for that um I'll make the motion to go ahead with the changes for the employee handbook as spelled out
I'll second Okay Lynn makes a motion Sarah second it All in favor say I I Opposed Uh motion carried for the changes to the employee handbook Uh so now we get to move on to the the clubhouse and park board update I guess look at Parker He's already know he
already knows it I didn't even have to ask him to come up there He can't wait He's so excited So the first item on the agenda I had for you was uh tournament pricing So looking to add um fees onto the fee schedule I went over these with park
board We didn't have any questions Really just looking to make everything uniform I notic there was some inconsistencies in the last few years of what we were charging to which groups and just looking to make that more consistency That's great Um so that would be uh to get get a
motion on that Probably do them all separate Yeah Yeah we probably should Yeah Motion I'll make that motion to approve the tournament pricing Lynn makes the motion I'll second it Gary seconds a motion All in favor say I I Uh
approved Parker Thank you Uh next up is clubhouse filing approvals I have um one additional one that I'll throw on here at the end Um starting with Shay Water um at $13 an hour Jay is a high schooler on the golf team Um next will be Jack
Crocott starting at $13 an hour increasing to 1350 on June 25th The increase is due to him turning 18 at that time So be able to better utilize him performing hard liquor touching alcohol as well as pull tabs Uh Cali
White um at $13 an hour really feel she's going to be valuable to us in the kitchen especially Um Addy Leblanc is interested in coming back to the course this summer I believe she was previously with us two years ago Looking to bring her back at $14 an hour I'd like to hire
Lisa Talbert at $15 an hour Um she's really going to be able to help us out on Tuesday nights with men's league Um she also has bartending experience And then my addition was uh Linda Hohheiser at $14 an hour uh looking to bring her on as kind of our emergency backup and
we'll just be in an on call capacity Great That looks good I got a really quick question for Are we going to have a like like a more consistent beer cart person this year Do you know Yeah So I'm looking to start it Memorial weekend is always when I'm looking to start through Labor Day but it'll all come down to you
know staff staff Yeah Oh yeah Absolutely Yeah But I'm hoping to have one every weekend starting Memorial That'd be great Yeah That's one of the things that I hear from you know they get pretty thirsty out there when they're golfing for some reason Yeah Especially when that new nine open you know
Yeah We might want to we might want to start providing some walkers too at that point Yeah We want to get them hydration Good Okay So if I could get a motion for the hires new hires I'll make the motion D makes a motion Second it Gary Seconds
the motion All in favor say I I opposed Motion carried Parker Thank you Um and the last thing I have for you here from park board is the clubhouse parking lot addition Uh so we received four four quotes for the proposed parking lot extension project Uh the project would
extend the current parking lot south on the west side of the clubhouse Um the current plan would be to have people park on class 5 and potentially pave the new portion down Uh so what we're looking for sorry um park board seeking approval to hold
another round of open bids that'll be more apple toapple with each other so we can come back to the board with better quotes as to what the project will entail Question would be is there's a lot of golfers that hit that area There is So is fencing going up or is something different going up But we
talked about I believe we're going to have to put a net up on the the southwest corner of the clubhouse Okay Um and extend it out I probably need help Was that 30 feet or so Well that's going to be high up there Probably 20 30
feet in the air to stop those balls Yeah I hate to say it but there's a lot of guys that hit there Absolutely Over there all the time I think we should definitely put up a sign park at your own risk That was going to be one of my next questions was is who is liable for that
It's the golfer as well as if we had all the houses on the course the golfer's liable for those as well if there were breaking of those But I think this is something that's needed when you're down there on busy weekends You know you got the campground going the park uh the water right there
as well So I think this is something that is definitely going to be needed especially with the addition And then one thing we talked about is we wouldn't be doing I know Donnie you had brought I think at the end of last year um in terms of remodeling putting in the window and changing the door we would
not do that right the door would have stayed the same but that's where the new entrance would have been we won't have to do that so that cost wouldn't be there um which would help offset the cost for this so you're looking just for at at this
stage it's just to approval from us so could go out and get apples to apples bids and then come back with something next I'll make the motion for that Okay Danny makes the motion for the clubhouse parking lot edition I'll second it Lynn seconds the motion All in favor say I I
opposed Uh motion carried Parker thank you Yeah thank you so much That was great Yeah it was a very Oh yeah There you go Um Saturday we brought in in revenue $31,000 Oh great And then Sunday when I left it
was at I want to say $12,000 and spent just over 13,000 So very good weekend Sold a lot of memberships Had a lot of golfers out there Fantastic And the app is working good and everything And no one said it wasn't working Yeah that's good No news A lot of people book online
so I know the online system is working Great Perfect Yeah it is It's really exciting Thank you Yeah thank you so much Uh so then we have a parks update I don't know Lynn you covering that Zack is Zack Oh Zach is sorry Zach is
Hello Mayor Council Um I mean updates I guess we open Um just keeping getting the course ready as much as we can Um but I also have a couple other things to discuss at parkour So we got scraping of the parking lot for marking all the
parking stops We've got a quote for that of 1750 that I brought Everybody agreed that it's a good idea to get that done I guess I'm that and I'll combine that with three handicap signs too We need to come up with compliance and stuff and
have the signs put in there Two by the clubhouse I think and one over by the shower house So the striping painting lion striping what's her name They would I think they would do all the painting
of the handicap spots and everything They would do the crosswalk shelters and that all the way [Music] down 7335 Uh can we get a motion Hold on I've got one question Okay After talking to um
Eric Gaffy we talked about potentially down the line Um Eric had mentioned that might be something that his department could do because the cost of the machine is almost what it costs per year to have people come in and do it
I don't know like I said we don't have the equipment now Not sure but might be something here Well I did talk to Lynn and we just said that I would bring it up maybe in next month Yep Just so you guys know that's coming down the line in terms of that Hopefully we can save that
cost going down Yep I would make the motion though to go ahead this year um with the bid that Zach got for the 1750 Okay If I could get a second I'll second Is there a second motion All in favor say I I I Opposed Motion carried Zack
And thank you I will be calling them up and get rolling to see when they can get out there We're not too busy and they can work around the cars Um and then the sand pro field pro that we got for building new had it posted on Minnesota
golf course Minnesota golf courses super association Facebook with a few other golf course sites part of and stuff had one person call me and then they
said so that's all I've had for that I did talk to my salesman with Toro And originally he said around 195 he thinks he could do um but then he officially talked to his manager and stuff and came back at 18 I said that's not good enough
We need to do better So he was still working with them I called him again today That was him that called me there just before the meeting So that's why I took that Um so he's still working with it Um he asked me if it was okay that if
we can take it off of the greens mower we're going to buy So instead of them writing a check for it they can just take it off of that Um he said he's working on trying to get it closer to that 22 So I don't know if you want to wait till
we get an actual number to move ahead or if you know it comes at above 20 I move forward with it I guess it's up to what you guys want to do But I I won't know until probably first part of next week end of
this week what he comes back with I mean I I would say add it to if we're buying a mower from them I mean I think that makes sense Yeah it really does And they got some profit in that mower that they can maybe move a little bit on that Give us a little more on it hopefully I mean it's kind of hopefully that's the
way it goes Yeah I'm hoping and like I said I said that doesn't work I said we need better than 18 So that's why are you guys okay with that Yep So I guess if he comes back at above 19 going forward above 20 I need I get fixed I need a number so that I don't I'm hoping
he comes back higher I know it just for me it's you know it's really frustrating Zach because I was in on the whole process when we had to buy that thing for the golf course and it was like $37,000 and back then they were made out of gold Yeah And we were going to get 30 for it and now
we we're struggling to get 18 It's just amazing how stuff changes in in two years or whatever It's just but but I do understand it I I would say we got to at least get 20,000 for it Mhm Okay So if he comes back at 20,000 move forward with it If not bring it back to the
council Yeah there you go That'd be great Actually that'd be a way to do it I think Hopefully it's higher than that Yep Um and then we are working on I'm working with Parker We're going to post that we are selling six carts next week Monday through Wednesday is when the
bidding is Um and then they need to pick them up and have theirs before Saturday Okay perfect That'll be posted on Facebook Post it on Facebook this weekend but we're going to say that the bidding doesn't start until Monday So it gives everybody a chance to see it We're just
going to have sheets that are going to be laid out in the clubhouse Okay And they can just minimum bid on them Yep I'm going to put 2500 for five of them and then 22 for another one Okay I feel guilty Cool Good Other than that that is all I
have Okay Thank you Thanks Zach So we have uh Eric here Correct man I think so Yeah we have it All right
Good evening Even council Um got a few things tonight So we got the first one will be kind of an easy one here Um Mike Schaer steel coating He's the one who does our crack here We went through the streets
that we uh are recommending is uh Cody Court There's some on Centennial Drive We should touch up Hammock Street Edward Street mainly over by the Holy Trinity area there Um First Avenue and then
Robert Street back here Um with a total of $8,19 We do have $10,000 in our line item When are they When are they going to be doing that Eric Do you know When will they Yeah Do you have any dates or just I haven't have He didn't give me a date Usually it ain't too long after
Okay I was just curious And you said it's going to be eight $8,000 Yeah.$8,19 We have 10 right Just looking for your approval on that one If I could get a motion I'll make the motion Donnie makes the motion I'll second Is there a second
a motion All in favor for the crack ceiling request say I I Opposed Uh motion carried Eric Uh the second thing I got some more bids for
uh Lion's Park with the timber removal and then the the concrete curving Um I got one from Concrete Poster So Clint Poster gave us one Um it's going to look like the one at Holy Trinity So it it
basically it's uh is it 6 in wide 10 inches tall It has rebar inside it His bid came in at $2,640 Um I have Chris Young premium concrete
Pretty much the same thing 610 wide rebar His bid is 30 3,360 bucks And then I kind of got a hold of Chad Prisabellilla So he
does what's more of a uh fancier looking curve I guess you could call it Um his is it's really nice stuff and it looks really good Um my only thought is it's not uh it's it's basically meant for more like
flower pot you know flower edging Um his is like six 6 in wide by 4 in tall There's no rebar or nothing inside I mean if you could go around the top and squirt it on top it look great but I
don't feel it's necessary Um doesn't look good It's just not going to in my opinion ain't going to hold up to what's needed down there Um my recommendation is either flint or premium you know whichever you guys decide Um if we could decide then I can let them know and get
it on our schedule because I think I mean for the I know I know uh the posters they do really good work Yeah Yeah Both of them are they do very Yeah they both do But whichever one you guys decide on if it's apples to apples I mean we
should go with the Yeah Yeah Yeah Yep Yep So I would make the motion then to go ahead with Clint Poster's bid of $2,640 to do the edging at the Legion Park Yep If I get a second second it
Gary seconds it All in favor say I I Opposed Motion carried here Okay Then uh the last thing just a little update here Um got sweeper fixed It's running good Uh we probably got close about half a town done here We'll
be working on it again this week Um we'll also starting start putting some snow equipment away I ain't put it all away yet because soon as you do that it'll snow Um let's see Within the next few weeks coming up we'll get hammered on the parks get them cleaned up Um
we'll start getting flower boxes out and planters ready Uh drill scouts my wife Tracy will head that up and Brenda the lady who does that has helped us out with the flower before So we'll get that all done Um the brush pile gate is open so people can go in there and put their
brush in there Um that did burn down really nice skull when they burnt it up ready for another year So um I'm just going to another thing city cleanup day is May 17th 8 a.m to 10 a.m
at the school Um I am going to look into uh some spray injection patching I know Bob did it a number of years ago kind of on Benson Street It's definitely way better than
cold patch It kind of glues stuff in the cracks and helps you know the long cracks in the road that up up down there You can put cold patch in them blow them out next time it snows This will actually hang in there for a little while longer I mean there's still stuff in there from when Bob did it there a
few years ago in hopes to uh just prolong that street a little longer You know we just if we don't do anything it's going to turn into a lot of just garbage and a full patch out So I'll get uh I got to look into who did it who doesn't I'll
get a few bids and come back to you guys with that Um there are a few bigger potholes around town I'm just going to have cut out and patched patch We're not going to redo the street anytime soon We'll just fix it for a little while There's probably three or four of them Can't think I know
one was over by uh Fourth Street uh south east west There's kind of a big old rock hole in there just keeps getting bigger So that was cut it out there and put a nice patch on it There's a few more around here too I can't
question Sounds good Thanks for your hard work Yeah thank you so much About the street project Oh one other thing too We have a couple meetings coming up here for the street project the end of it So basically I think on April 17th we're
going to meet Um a few of us are meeting We're going to do a walk through kind of just go through everything and write down a list um add to our punch list or whatever they call that Um and then on April 22nd we'll be meeting with all the contractors even the general contractor
to set down what needs to be done and get some timelines on when they're actually going to uh plan on finishing up their stuff So those things will be coming up here That's April 17th and April 22nd What time is the 17th The
17th It's at like I'd have to look It's 10:30 Shoot me a message I think it's 11 or 11:30 or something like that Shoot me a message when you know what it is Yeah And then uh we'll kind of go from
there once we figure all that out Sounds good Great Thank you Actually I have a quick question Um I got a question from a resident on Saturday Is Minnesota Power doing like underground wiring or something around town Um not Oh okay cuz
she she asked me she's was wondering if the city was doing something cuz there was a guy wandering around checking meters in her backyard I was like "Uh maybe it was on Saturday." No no it was earlier It was like earlier in the week or something but like they didn't Nobody told her that they were going to be
looking around back there So she was really thought it was really strange and I was like "Well maybe it's Minnesota Power I don't know." That's interesting Yeah Oh only one Well the one we had looked at last week was right by topber triplex So okay I was like cuz she she
lives on Park Avenue and Oh I was like I don't I not I didn't hear anything I figured they would call if they were sending someone to wander around their backyard The only Yeah And she said she talked to someone else and they did it someone did
it in their yard too So I was like "Oh interesting." Yeah they were like checking utility meters or something I don't know Well I haven't heard So oh maybe it fell in the wrong area Well that's okay I'll keep an eye out and ask them I'll talk Yeah See if they're doing
there but I don't know why they Well because I know when they did the road project here they put underground wire They did a little bit I wasn't sure if they were planning I wouldn't think they've been monkeying around with anything over here yet Just curious Thanks All right Thank you
Yeah Thanks Uh then we got the city administrator I have a few updates I have been receiving quite a few phone calls regarding the chicken ordinance I just wanted to share that I am working with Sourcewell in creating one to be able to bring to
council to decide if we're moving forward with it or not Making any changes but it will not be until closer to the middle of May Any questions on that Okay Um a few of
us were able to meet with Sarah Funk regarding the pack donations that they had purchased or had discussed purchasing last year for the Pierce Parks here Um there are two dinosaurs
that are coming and Brad is going to work with her on mounting that down at the Piers Park There is also a water table that should be fun down at the Piers Park that uh they all seem to
be able to mount it just fine It'll work Um and then there is a Gaga ball pit that is getting placed over here at the Lions Park and Eric is a part of that So he has it figured out how that's going
to get set up No we got to look at that And then they discussed putting a volleyball net down there at that park and they will be working on painting the basketball court down at the Piers Park for pickle ball Great That was my update
from um with that compensation change that means we will actually get the golf course workers Brad and Jim
to have less comp time in the winter so they'll be working more full-time we'll be able to designate one of those one of Bradjim in the winter dur um specifically November 1st to March
31st for working with Eric Gaffki Um and that should help public works out with that We are looking at changing the current public works part-time position to a full-time seasonal position that
will begin April 1st to October 31st Um I am looking for approval of that change and to be able to post it with a pay range of $20 to $25 an hour
open until filled Um Eric Gaffky and Don will be a part of that hiring process if that is okay You guys have any questions on that at all Good Uh so if I get a motion uh for a full-time
seasonal uh position at 20 to $25 an hour it' be starting April 1st and go into October 31st to work with with Eric uh in in the city departments I'll make that motion Lynn makes the
motion I'll second it Gary seconds the motion In favor say I I opposed A motion carried Thank you The last piece I have is a bit of sad news Um
our park complex superintendent Zach has given us his resignation Um his last working day will be May 9th for the city Uh so then we would have to take a do a
motion to accept the resignation of Zach Can I speak before that Uh I suppose I'm Cody Barner I'm on the park board and brought to our attention obviously that Zach put his resation letter in And I feel it is a terrible
mistake if we don't do everything in our power to keep this man In the last two years we have seen multiple city workers with ties to the golf course People that are from here that live here and have founded their families here To me that tells me we have failed as a city Zach
didn't decide to make another nine holes but he did everything in his power to not only maintain the previous nine but has also helped on the new night Even during turmoil multiple project managers high stress projects he did everything he could to help the city And the course
without speaking for him I don't think this resonation is from a loss of interest by him or a lack of feeling appreciated for the work he does above and beyond his duties I know for myself being at the course that this course and city means the world to him We recently
hired a new clubhouse manager and we're still trying to finish this course and the first week of pro has already started Losing Zach makes life tougher not only on Preston but the entire grounds crew No one down there knows that course in the buildings better than Zach In my opinion this is the worst
case scenario to start the golf season I hope we can find a resolution and regardless of what happens I would like to thank Zach for all that he has done Thank you for your time Thank you Uh can I get a motion Thank you Cody
Motion for to accept Zach's uh resignation I'll make the motion Donnie makes the motion I'll second it Lyn second motion All in favor say I I I Opposed Nay Uh motion
carried Uh with that I do ask that we post for the position with a salary range of 55,000 to 75,000
um with the job description that we currently updated I would like to open it until filled And the hiring committee would be Lynn John Parker myself and Brad Brad
and Jim if they're available So um if I could get a motion to post for the superintendent of the parks position with the salary uh 55 to 75
I'll make that motion Uh Lynn makes the motion I'll second it Donnie second the motion All in favor say I I Opposed Uh motion carried Thank you That was all of my updates
Okay Uh I don't have anything at all Um if anybody else has any uh updates I don't have an update but I would also like to thank Zach for all the years of service Mhm It's tough to vote to say that we accept a resignation but when
you turn it in there isn't really a whole lot of choice that we have but to accept your resignation So thank you for all your stuff you've done for us Yep I agree Thank you Zach Really appreciate everything you've done Yep Wish you the best Yep We do We all
do With that and nothing else I'll make a motion to adjurnn at 7:43 p.m Donnie makes a motion to adjurnn Second that second motion All in favor say I I Opposed Ocean cake