Mics are on. >> No. >> And we're on sincerely kind of flipped right side up. >> You're on. I'd like to call the regular city council meeting to order for February
9th, 2026. 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 the city council members are here to serve the city of peers. We expect respectful conduct at all times. Slander and inappropriate language will not be tolerated. Please speak only when addressed. One person at a time. Each
speaker has a fiveminut time limit. Thank you for your cooperation. Uh the first item I have is the approval of the regular city council meeting minutes for uh January 26 uh 2026. If I can get a motion for that.
>> I'll make that motion. >> Gary makes a motion. >> Oh, >> I'll second it. I was just waiting. >> Second motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carried. Kind of had me there, Donnie. >> I know. I was waiting. Uh, next, uh, I
would like to get Oh, we're missing that. Any additions to the, uh, agenda at all? Anybody want to add anything? >> I don't have any. >> No, I don't. Laura, can you add that on there to the under the approval of agenda? I think that we missed that the last couple of times. So, okay. So then,
um, if I could get approval of, uh, the agenda, a motion for that. >> I'll make the motion. >> Donnie makes the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Gary second the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. opposed. A motion carried. Uh next we have planning and zoning and Donnie I'll let you cover that.
>> So we have uh one permit Nick Lochner and he is actually doing two things. One he's adding a fence and the other he's adding a small structure and uh his address is 304 K Street. Um and planning and zoning uh approve both of the both
of the permits. Um, if I could get a motion to approve uh get a motion to approve the permit. I'll >> make that motion. >> Gary makes a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Donnie seconds a motion. All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carried for the two permits
for Nicholas Lochner. Uh, next we have the claims and we have K. >> Okay. Claims for January. Excuse me. Claims for January was $619,30.80. >> Uh, any questions you guys? Nothing. Uh, could I get approval? >> I'll make the motion.
>> Okay, >> second it. >> Motion. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Opposed. A motion carried. And then once again, we got K for the treasures report. >> Ending balance for January was 3,294,49757. >> Thank you. Um, any questions? I think
we're all good. Can I make a motion for to prove that? >> Make a motion. >> Gary makes a motion. >> I'll second it. seconds a motion. All in favor say I. I. >> I. >> A motion carried. Uh the next one um number nine is a school donation request
for $3,000 uh for uh Sarah Funk and and the school uh the school district. It's for uh funding programs for uh for the kids and stuff for athletics and uh things of that nature, I think, and activities, school activities. And it is something that we already have in our uh
we budgeted for for this year. Um, anybody have any discussion or questions on it? I think we all know what it's for. >> Can I get a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Gary makes a motion to approve the $3,000. >> I'll second it. >> Donnie seconds the motion. All in favor
say I. >> I. >> Opposed? A motion carried. Uh, next we go to the departments and we're nobody here for fire, please. Uh then, but we do have uh uh Rick here that would like
to uh give us an update on the public works and a truck update. >> Hot seat. Yeah. >> Good evening, Mayor Council. Uh I guess with the truck is uh the city's
already on the line with the getting a half ton truck and I was looking at uh changing it to a one ton for you know just for it's more versatile for use. Um it'll help save wear and tear on our
other equipment and our other truck. uh just all around holds up better. It uh you know it goes down to having the right tool for the job. It's versus a half ton. It it really would be
the the right tool. I uh we kind of went with Rick Donnie and I did and we and we talked about it and um we're a lot we have a lot more versatility like Rick said with a with a one ton and it allows us I think to even put a plow on it at some point or a better plow and we can
carry more and uh the upcharge to go from that. So the we originally got the half ton is covered through source through through a source grant. So, um, that basically is, uh, going to be given to us. That was like $51,000 or
something like that. And then, um, to go to a one ton, um, we have it in our heavy machinery budget under the public works. We have enough to cover it. Um, it's, uh, 8,7 I hate to step on your toes there, but I thought I'd help you out.
>> Go ahead. You got it. You got it. >> Um, it's $8,728.98 for an upgrade. And exactly like what Rick said, I think that it's a really reasonable cost to go from a half ton to a to a one ton. >> Okay. So
>> So I was looking for approval to to be able to do that. >> So what we need to do is uh have a motion uh for it to go from a half ton to a one ton and approve uh $8,728.98. And Rick told me if it goes over that
it'll he'll pay for it personally out of his pocket. >> Sweet order. >> There's no proof. >> So if I can maybe get a motion. >> I think it's a good idea I make that motion. >> Okay. Gary makes a motion.
>> I'll second it. >> T seconds the motion. So uh uh all in favor say I. I. >> I. Uh no. Nobody. A motion carried for to go from a half ton to a one ton for the amount of $8,728.98
which will be taken out of the public works uh department heavy machinery budget which we have in there. >> Thank you. >> Does anybody have any questions for Rick since we have them up here? >> Going good, Rick. It's
>> been going good. It's constantly battling us, but we're fighting it right back. And it takes time to takes not long to snow about a half an inch, but it takes time to get rid of it. >> And then I suppose now we're going to be start coming up on pothole season a little bit, huh? I don't know if you're
getting any look at Are you looking at I mean, what what time of year does that come up at? >> It's been brought up. uh we started talking about it and uh looking into different vendors on on getting uh like cold patch and stuff like that. So it's
already getting in the works. It's easier to talk about it when the weather starts cooperating. >> Oh yeah. >> So I think all the treats and stuff look really good. So thanks. >> I do too. Yeah. >> I don't think I really have much more.
>> Okay. You did the updates on the apartments. >> Oh, >> and they're fully housed. >> Everyone's in there. So, >> our new renter moved in and uh apartment one. >> Great.
>> Uh and I did the the annual checkups and >> everything's going good. >> Uh yeah, there's a some stuff that we'll do, but yeah. >> Okay. >> I don't. Mhm.
>> But but yeah, no, lately it's been a lot of a lot of work on trying to clean up the streets. I'm just happy that finally we get a week of decent weather to something's looking up. >> Jinx it. >> I think uh nice job on the truck, you
guys. I think that's a really a good idea and some money well spent. So, nice job all you guys. >> Thank you. >> Great. Thank you, Rick. Appreciate it. Um, we don't have anything for the clubhouse, but um, we'd like I'd like to
have a little discussion about and kind of a something that's kind of coming up for the the golf course and I think hopefully Gary that you can help us out with that. I don't know if you want to go ahead, Donnie. >> Well, so, um, as the residents should
know, um, we are working on a project and they're they're putting in they're getting funding for playground equipment. So, last week Lynn stopped into my shop. I believe all the businesses should already have a letter. If they don't, they should be getting
one from Lynn. That's what she's been doing. >> And on there, it it lists uh basically uh the approximate cost of 265,000. Uh it says that we're approximately 2/3 way done with coverage of of getting it. And if there's any residents or
businesses or um organizations that would like to help and and donate, they can send money back into uh the city under the parks renovation donation. I guess that's how they're supposed to head it on the envelope just to try to
get some some extra feel for what's going there. Um that's what the this letter pretty much covers in a nutshell. I wasn't going to read the whole thing because I'm not that good. I tell my wife I didn't go to peer school.
Um, but we do have a couple of oddball questions. Is I am also on the uh >> commercial club and there we state that we're going to use our staff to do this and I think we have to be careful on
that. I and just let you know, Gary, we're just this is just an inform informative thing, but and I they actually I got a copy of the the minutes from the commercial club and they just said that uh that uh Lynn has said she's already h um she already has over half
the cost donated and the city will do the demo, add tile, and do site prep to save money. Um, and the I guess the thing was is that um uh that the only I kind of added up what we approved or
that we got in so far and it's like $113,500. So we don't have half of it actually on there. I think it says 2/3 or something like that. >> Oh yeah, that's what Yeah, it says 2/3 underlined, but yeah. >> Yeah. So it'd be nice to know exactly how much that we have. You know, we've
only, as far as I know, we only have 113,000. So, do you know, do we have that money for sure? Do you know? Lock, stock, and barrel. >> Oh, Lynn has all the numbers. I don't have any of the numbers on me. So, >> okay. Is that something that maybe you next meeting we have maybe get together
with her or something or have her I'd like to know exactly because we're we're getting conflicting stories of how much we actually have. And quite honestly, I know we have 113,500. I don't know anything above that. know, I think F&M is donating some money. F&M Bank is and uh that might give us
another 30 grand, but it still isn't 2/3 like what it kind of says on there. I'd like I guess I I think Donnie, we'd like to know, too. >> Yeah, you get a good rundown. >> Yeah, thank you. And the other thing was um you know, I went back and looked at our minutes for our the the guys working
on it as far as the golf course. I was thinking we had a discussion on it, but I never seen anything. So, um, what time of year do you know what time of the year they're going to be? They're going to be demoing all that stuff. >> Oh, well, I would imagine as soon as we can get everything approved.
>> So, but I'm assume the frost is going to have to be out of the ground, right? Yeah, >> I would imagine. >> Okay. So, that's a time where they're probably supposed to be focusing on the golf course, right? For golfing, >> possibly. >> Sure. So, we that I'm my con I guess my
concern is is that um we're always kind of battling with overtime and stuff. Um if if it to me personally, if it costs overtime to have those guys do that to do that work, we need we all need to we need to have a discussion on it because
that's going to be a really tough time of the year for those guys, especially tile work. I know that's not a lot of that stuff that I'm reading in here isn't isn't necessarily a half an hour job and they're done. Sure. So, >> and nothing's, you know, concrete yet. There's no drawn out plan. So, I mean,
everything can, you know, be pretty fluid with it. >> Okay. So, I if you know, we've we've committed $40,000, you know, as a council to it. I'm assuming, which I hate to make make assumptions, but that
40,000 we're donating, I'm thinking that the time from the guys that are working on the chorus are going to be taken out of that 40,000. you know, kind of like we did with the golf course, you know, so we could have somebody keep track of the labor that they're working on it to and have that part of that 40 that
$40,000 that we committed to. I guess that's my other thought, but just kind of food for thought, but we just want to make sure um we've kind of been through some of this stuff before and you've been too. So, we just want to make sure we keep a kind of a finger finger on
everything. So, >> Oh, yeah. No, it's good to have all the transparency out of there. So, it's, you know, it's good to have a rundown of all the numbers for sure and make out a good plan. >> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Sounds like a great workshop opportunity. >> Yeah, it actually does. And we haven't
had one for a while. >> We have >> actually That's a great idea. >> And we got a few other things we were talking about like the police vehicle, >> right? Yep. Yeah. We should set something up after ice fishing though. No, I'm just kidding. >> Yeah, I agree.
>> Good. No, that sounds great. We should start doing that actually and then maybe um >> I will send out some dates. >> Yep. And then start making a T that put that on there. Also the the the police vehicle. Yeah, that'd be awesome actually. Okay. >> Do you have anything else, Donnie, at all? Or
>> No, I don't. That but the police vehicle, that's the one that we're hoping to keep for city use for >> Right. >> We're going to buy it from the police department and then >> Right. >> Yeah. We'd put the money back in >> some somehow. Yeah. Yeah. We the city
would purchase that >> move move money like this in air. K's good at that. >> Yeah. K. Yep. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Just >> but just so it goes back into Eric's >> J just hits K hits one button. It goes from there to there just like that. >> Sure.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Um so then we have um I think where did I do my we got that covered. Anybody else you got anybody else got any questions on that at all? >> No. Okay. Good. Uh
>> I my few things are just that we are still accepting sealed bids for the playground project until February 17th at 4:30 when the office closed is and then they will be opened at 4:45 that evening and then our office is closed on
2:16 for President's Day. >> That's all I got. >> Okay. Um I don't I don't have anything for council updates at all. Okay. Do you have anything else, Gary? >> Nope. >> Donnie, >> I do not. >> I don't either. Well, there you go.
>> Then I guess I'll make a motion to adjourn at 7:16 p.m. >> Donnie makes a motion to adjurnn. >> Second it. >> Seconds the motion. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carried. >> Awesome.