So, we'll need to Are you on? >> No, I don't want to be either. We don't want the publicity. >> Right. Okay. >> Oh, that's right. You told me that. >> Good. >> Uh, good evening. I'd like to call the regular city council meeting to order for December 22nd, 2025. 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. I' I'd like to actually first start off and wish everybody a merry Christmas here in a couple of days we got coming up. Uh and um I would like to uh just say that the city council members are here to serve the city of peers. We expect 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 a fivem minute time limit. Uh thank you for your cooperation. And the first thing would be the approval of the minutes from the regular
city council meeting for December 8th, 2025. If I could get a motion for that. >> Make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Makes a motion. Lynn second the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. A motion carried. >> Uh, next we need approval of minutes for
the public hearing meeting for December 8th, uh, 2025. >> I'll make the motion. >> Donnie makes the motion. >> I'll second. >> Sarah seconds the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Uh motion carried. Uh next we
have addition or removals of the agenda. Um anybody have anything at >> I have an addition. Uh it's an exempt permit request for the boy boys basketball team. >> Okay.
Then we'll just we'll add that to the approved exempt permits under that under that category. It would be the third one under number eight. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as read. Okay. D makes the motion to approve it. >> I'll make the motion to approve it but
with the one addition. >> Oh yeah. >> Okay. Uh second >> second. >> I s it. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carried. >> Uh then first number seven we have planning and zoning. >> So planning and zoning we have two
permits. uh Eric Andrews and Brenda Becker. Uh Eric is buying Brenda business. Um one is to place a shipping container on the back side of the location. Right now there's a trailer there that they use and they're just switching from a trailer to a shipping
container. And then the other one um is to place a banner sign over the front. And in the spring he will be coming for a permanent sign. This is just to get them by with the winter months before they start doing any kind of remodeling
in the front. And planning and zoning has approved both of those. >> Okay. If first I would like to get a motion for uh the for placement of a shipping container at the business for Eric Andrews. >> I'll make that motion. >> Lyn makes the motion.
>> I'll second it. >> Seconds the motion. All in favor say I. >> Opposed. A motion carried. The second one is for placement of a banner and signage for Eric Andrews. >> I'll make that motion. >> Lynn makes the motion. >> I'll second.
>> Uh Sarah seconds a motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> A motion carried. So then move to number eight. That would be the approval of exempt permits. Uh the first one is for the Pierce Youth Fast Pitch uh club at Frosty Frosty's raffle. That'd be 620 of
2026. If I could get a motion for that. Make that motion. >> Gary makes the motion. >> I'll second. >> Sarah Secs the motion. All in favor say I. I. I.................... All. Opposed. Motion carried. The next one is the exempt permit for St. Michael's
Church bingo and raffle. And that's coming up 3:15 of 26. If I get a motion for approval of that. >> I'll make that motion. >> Sarah makes the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Seconds the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. A motion carried for that.
And then finally, we have the exempt permit for the Piers boys basketball team uh at Frosties. >> Uh January 24th, 2026. >> Okay. January 24th, 2026. So I get a motion for that. >> That motion makes the motion.
>> I'll second it. >> Gary second motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. Uh then we go to nine, which is the 2024 uh street project. Then we have Jared here, I think, for the final payout for
the project. >> Good evening. >> Hey, Mr. Mayor, members of council. Um, yes, you are correct. Tonight we have our final payout for our 2024 street improved project. Um, just a quick update of where we are sitting. Um,
tonight we'll be requesting your your consideration for approval of this payout. We haven't received all the final closeout documents yet. um between you know the contract between the city and the contractor. Um a couple of those items are basically more towards kind of storm water permits and like that need
to kind of close before we get that to close our project. Um but we wanted to have the kind of cut the check before the end of the new year type of thing. So um we're tonight we're looking for your consideration for the final payup. Uh this is pay number 11. Uh, the amount
request on this payup is 140 or sorry, $114,330. Sorry, $730 and86 cents. >> How much was that again, Jerry? Man, >> that was way off. I'm apologize. Um, $114,73086. >> Was that your final answer?
>> That's my final answer. Um, and basically on this is just the releasing of the retainage on the project. Okay. So, >> man, you guys have any questions for Jared on the project? >> Nope. >> Okay. Um, do I could I get a motion for
the final payout for $114,73086? >> I'll make that motion. >> A sir makes the motion. >> Second it. >> Gary second motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? A motion carried. Jared, >> thank you. That is all I have. Unless any questions for me.
>> All right. Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you so much. So, number 10, we have the 2026 annual uh designations and appointments. Um, does anybody have any questions or not? >> Oh,
>> good. Okay. If I could get a motion for to approve it. >> I'll make the motion. >> Donnie makes the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Gary Secotion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. A motion carried for annual designations and appointments. Uh, next
we have uh the fee schedule and I think Donnie, you want to talk about that? >> So, back this fall we went to myself, Eric Gaffky went to a meeting with Minnesota Power. Minnesota Power has been bought out. The company that has
bought them out is saying that the electric side is probably going to stay the same, but the transmission side is going to take a huge jump. And by a huge jump, they're talking massive numbers. And with that, um, we are decided, the
electric committee has decided to raise our rates. It's going to average about five or eight to $10 per household is what it would be to go up. And that is because we'll be going probably in contract in negotiations u the beginning
part of this next year for the next increase with them. Uh, anybody have any questions for Donnie? Um, if I could get a motion to approve the fee schedule. >> I'll make the motion.
>> Donnie makes a motion to approve it. >> I'll second it. >> Lyn second the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. A motion carried for the 2026 uh fee schedule. Um, and then we have a motion or we talked about the motion to
approve or deny this. The first one would be uh the library lease. Uh it goes from 2026 to uh 2030. Um does anybody have any questions on on that lease at all? >> Is anything changing?
>> Uh it's going up. So I and D tell me if I'm wrong. Let me get a shot at it. So I think it's going from 1,200 a month to 1500. >> Yeah. >> So it's going up $300, but it's over next four years. And the the original one was from five years ago, you know, so it stayed the same for five years.
So, it's basically going up 300 bucks. >> Okay, that's all I just wondering. >> Yep. So, if I get a motion for approve of that, >> I'll make that motion. >> Okay. Sarah makes the motion. >> Second it. >> Second the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I.
>> And all abstain. >> That's probably a good idea. >> Let's see. Let's see. Okay. So, I think it's motion approved. I think we all approved it. So then we next we have uh the city apartment uh lease. I don't know Lynn,
do you want to talk about that or or uh are who is the most involved with that whole thing? >> Well, we just got it back so Laura probably has the most current. >> Okay. >> Uh what I had sent out was in the packet was the most current. It is we went through with our
>> attorney. It's a basic lease like anybody else gets for an apartment rental. Okay. Um, a tenant is responsible for utilities and rent. >> Yep. Utilities, rent, um, cleaning the sidewalk. >> Yep. >> I mean, we pretty much copied what everybody else is doing.
>> Okay. >> So, we kind of updated it. Um, these will go into effect in January. >> January 1st. >> Yep. >> Okay. If uh, anybody anybody else got any questions at all on that? >> I should back up too. There will be one more for the food shelf that will be separate because that is a b business I
guess you would call it, >> right? Um, so their lease will be a little bit different, which we're working on. >> Nope, that one's that one's in there. That one's in there. That's in there, too, as well. >> Awesome. Then we're good to go. But theirs is a little bit different. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, if I get approval of the city apartment lease,
>> I'll make that motion. >> All makes the motion. Um, second, >> I'll second. >> Is there a second motion? All in favor say I. I. >> Opposed. Motion carried. So, then we go to the snow plowing and ice control policy. Uh, does anybody have any
questions on that? >> Anybody? >> If I get a motion for to approve that? >> Make a motion. >> Gary makes a motion to I'll second it. >> Donnie seconds a motion. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carried for that.
Then we have a clubhouse update and I think Laura was gonna >> Yep. I just have a quick update from our clubhouse lead Andy. he wanted to share. So far to date, we have sold 16 memberships for the 2026 season with
another three pending as we are waiting on payment in the mail. Um, wanted me to just remind everyone that anyone who is planning on purchasing a membership for the 2026 season that they only have till December 31st at 4:30 p.m. to qualify
for that holiday special. And then lastly, work at the clubhouse is going to be starting the week of the 5th. We have everything down there and ready to go for them to start right away, assuming everything goes smoothly. They said the hood and ventilation
should be completed within two to three days. >> Yep. Oh, great. So, uh, Todd, where do you want Do you have something you have to say? >> I just want to drop this here. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Got it. Okay. Uh and then we have uh city administrator
update. >> Um my update is fairly short and sweet. Just wanted to let everyone know that the audit did come out and they gave us the days for February 23rd through the
25th. The 25th being in person for our audit >> and then that the city hall will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. And that is everything. Okay.
>> Does uh anybody else have anything they'd like to add? I don't think I got anything. Any good? >> If nothing. >> I'll make a motion journ at 7:12. >> I'll second. >> Awesome. Um all in favor say I. I. >> I.
Opposed. Uh motion carries.