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like to call the Piers regular city council meeting to order. Everybody 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

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justice for all. Right. We got the uh city pro protocol on the agenda. If you want to take a look at it, that would be great. Um, first we got a resolution to approve. Resolution number 2026608-1

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uh appointing a city council member to fill a vacancy. >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> Then makes a motion. Is there a seconds? All those in favor? I I >> Those opposed?

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Motion passes. Do we need to name said? >> Oh, then we're going to approve. So, we had interviews tonight for a second round and we decided to appoint

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Joseph Stangle to the Pier City Council. So, congratulations. >> I think you'll do a excellent job. Um, we have to read him an oath. Correct. >> Yeah. >> So, you want to come up here

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>> and invite a flag. >> Thanks, Sarah. >> Take your hand off. Raise your right hand. >> I, Joseph Stangle, >> I, Joseph Stangle, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> or affirm that I will support the

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Constitution of the United States. Say that again, please. that I will support >> that I will support >> the Constitution of the United States >> the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of Minnesota >> and the Constitution of the State of Minnesota

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>> and that I will discharge faithfully >> that I will discharge faithfully >> the duties of the office of the council member >> duties of the office of the council member >> in the city of peers in the state of Minnesota >> in the city of peers in the state of Minnesota

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>> to the best of my judgment and ability ities >> to the best of my judgment and abilities. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> All right. Congratulations, Joe. Take a motion for that. Right.

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>> We already did. Yeah, >> good. >> Perfect. >> Check that. >> All right. Take approval for the regular city council meeting minutes from May 26. >> I'll make the motion. >> I makes a motion.

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>> I'll second it. >> And seconds. All those in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed? Motion passes. Approval of the minutes for the special city council meeting from June 3rd. Take a motion. >> I'll make Go ahead, sir. I'll make that motion.

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>> Sarah makes a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Then second. All those in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed? Motion passes. Uh any adjustments to the agenda? >> Nope.

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Okay. Take a motion to approve the agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. He >> makes a motion. >> I'll second. Sir, I take a second. Any discussions?

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All those in favor? I >> All those opposed? Motion passes. >> All right. First on the list is planning and zoning. >> So, planning and zoning, we have several permits. We have Logan Stangle, which is

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doing concrete work and doing uh a deck building on a deck on his house. Uh second one is John Pocampamp. He is doing concrete work from the front around to the back of the garage. Third one is Caleb Dilly. I think that's how

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you pronounce that. Megan Bidwell is alongside of it for a deck and part of uh concrete in the front. And the uh last one is the boys basketball club. Uh they're going to be

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adding on a 50 by 50 foot um at the Piers Park and they'll be adding on to that to make it a a bigger basketball court. >> Okay. >> Uh planning and zoning approved them all. So

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>> I'd make the motion then to approve all of the permits as Donnie listed. >> Then makes a motion I'll second it. >> Any seconds? Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed?

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>> Motion passes. Uh, next up, we got a exempt permit for St. Michael's, the bingo for >> September 20th raffle. >> It's their annual festival.

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>> Festival. I get a motion for that. I'll make the motion. >> Okay. >> Donnie makes a motion. >> I'll second that. >> Seconds. Any discussions? >> All those in favor? >> I.

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>> Those opposed? Motion passes. Right. And we need uh approval of the annual designations and appointments since we're a full council again. Um, anybody want to make a motion? Those

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were sent out. Any discussions on those? >> We will have one more that we have to change. >> Yeah, we just got to add Joe's name. >> No, we're going to have to take a name away and that'll be off of planning and zoning.

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>> Um, he had updated that K is going to take Lynn's spot on planning and zoning. >> Okay, graciously. >> I apologize. They did just send that out. So, >> yeah. >> So, I think we have all the spots filled. Any discussions?

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>> Entertain a motion? >> I'll make the motion to approve the annual designations and appointments for the remainder of the year. >> That makes a motion. >> I'll second. >> Is there a second? All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes.

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Uh claims report >> claims total for May is $424,87.34. >> I'll make the motion to accept it. >> Anybody makes a motion? >> I'll second. >> Sir. Any discussions? All those in favor? >> I.

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>> All those opposed. Motion passes. Treasures report. >> Ending balance for May was $3,329,000 200. Sorry. $224.18. >> I make a motion to accept the treasurer's report. >> Sarah makes a motion.

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>> I'll second. >> Any seconds? Any discussions? >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. We got department updates next. Fire department. Nobody's here.

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Golf course. Andy. >> No, he's the clubhouse. He's >> clubhouse. >> Yeah, sorry. Uh, police department. >> Good evening, everybody. Um, Joe, was there anything left by your spot that I handed out to the other

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council members by chance? >> Yeah. Yep. >> Okay, perfect. The first thing I'll start with is uh I was uh I had several members from Cody Court come to me because we have traffic complaints back there and they would like to put up two

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slow two signs for for children children at play. I I uh communicated with director Rick public works and he actually has two signs that would meet the state standards at public works. We don't have to purchase them. I would just like council approval to go ahead

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find the exact places that we think they should go. I marked them down on paper. Each you turn into the right there should be one. Straight ahead there should be another back there. I was told and I think if you drive around I think it's like 31 or 32 children between all them houses. So I think it's it's warranted.

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>> So I just asked the council to make that make make that motion. So Rick can go ahead and put the locates in and put the signage up since we already have it. I would make the motion to go ahead with the Cody court signage um in regards to um children at play.

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>> I second that. >> Then makes a motion. Sarah seconds. Any discussions? >> All those in favor? >> I oppose. Motion pair passes. >> Awesome. Thank you. Um the other thing I put out there, I gave it to I know Donny's got one and so does Gary because

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they're on the police committee. I left one or two other reads up there. It's for domestic abuse. It's going to be a mandate that comes down from postboard. I have to update our policy by the end of the year. So, it's just a first read. I'll present it to the city lawyer sometime this week just so she can

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review the old and the new. But under postmandate, it's got to be almost identical or very close to what they put out there. So, it's just what I usually do is take what they give me, change peers, and implement that policy into place. So, I just thought I'd throw that out there, especially to the police committee. if you just want to read it.

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>> There's no big grave changes, but just for your information, it's there. >> Okay. >> Um the other photo that I sent, it's 103.2 pounds of used medications that come into the city of Pierce. It's uh over the last 7 to 8 months. >> Um so we're waiting for members of

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Little Falls PD. They're going to show up or I'm going to take it to them. They take it to the Douglas County Landfill where we meet with Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms where they actually weigh us in. They burn them on the spot and they weigh us back out. appears itself. It's 103.2 pounds of used medication sitting

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in a to me it's actually pretty alarming, pretty sad there's that much medications that are thrown out. It's no good. Taxpayers pay for them. But at least they're bringing them in. So the med box gets used quite often. So I just thought I'd share that with you. 103.2 pounds. Um

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discussion about the old squad car. I put Mr. Rushel into the new squad car this week. The first thing I want to do is thank Sourcewell because $40,000 of that squad car was from Sourcewell. I think the total squad core is like 53 or 54,000 just for the cruiser itself. So I just want to especially thank Sourcewell

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for I think it was called impact funds, right Laura? I believe it's called. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So the impact fund that we wrote, they awarded us, which was great. So the squad car has been implemented. I reached out to other department heads. I thought maybe the city would like to keep the squad car, but it sounds like

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speaking to the other department heads, it's not going to get used that often. So, for a while, I thought I'd keep it just for a spare squad car, but I think it'd be a shame because it's we already have two. So, I say unless the council points me a different direction, you guys just give me the clear to go ahead

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and put it for sale and sell it and move it on. And the last time when I sold I had the best luck. It was either it was on Gov deals, but I know right now Morrison County sells all theirs to it's called American Auto Auction out of it's up by north of Detroit Lakes. Uh new new

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all maybe new New York Mills. >> New York Mills. >> And they're getting between eight and $13,000. So I'll see what the best for the squad car and send it that way and see what we can do with it. But it's up uh north of Staples right now getting the final tear down of some of the harnesses out of there. Otherwise, the decals will be removed and then I'll

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send it on its way. I removed a bunch of the insurance already, so we're not paying insurance on the heavy account that we were with all the police equipment in there. So, that's moved on. The only other thing I have then is for calls, 494 calls to date for the city of Pierce, which is fits right into the

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last 15 years of me doing it's always about the same average. So, 49 494 calls. School's out, so it's a little quieter, but it is what it is. So, it's been a great great beginning of the year so far >> for the summer. Any questions for me? >> So, none of the other department heads

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wanted the >> the old squad car. >> From what I was told, no. >> Not going to get much use out of it. >> Anybody have any thoughts on that? >> Might as well sell it. >> I would agree. We shouldn't let it just sit. >> Might >> you can use that bunny,

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>> right? Use it for someone else. >> What are your line items? Any other questions for me? Awesome. Thank you so much. >> Thank you, Derek. >> Yep. >> Stay safe out there. >> Well, public works.

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>> We want to entertain a motion to >> I'll make the motion then for um Eric to go ahead and post the old squad car once he gets it back. >> I'll second that. >> Sens it. Any discussions?

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>> All those in favor? I I >> All those opposed motion passes. Okay. Uh public works not here today. We got clubhouse. >> All right. Good evening, mayor, council

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members. Um first thing I just want to start off by like thanking all our staff down at the clubhouse. Um it's been very busy and they've done an amazing job. Um, I could name them all one by one and everything they've done, but they've been amazing. So, um, just want to start

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out with that. Um, first thing I got, um, is I would like to get approval to rehire Judy Buckingham at 1550 an hour, um, to help us a little bit more out on the bev cart and things like that. Um, it's been way busier than I thought it

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was going to be right away, which is really good thing. So, um it'd be really really nice to have another person that knows what she's really doing out there. So, >> sure. >> How many hours per week? >> Um it probably be one to two shifts,

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just a week to kind of help us fill in. >> Right. Can I get a motion? >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> Any discussions? All right. All those in favor? >> I.

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>> Those opposed? Motion passes. Tire Judy Buckingham at 1550 an hour. >> Hey, thank you. Um, next thing, um, like I said, it's been very busy down there. We just had a couple tournaments go through. Um, Holy Trinity won really

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good. Um, and then Frosties had their tournament. They had 15 teams. Um, it went very well, very smoothly. This coming week, we got the Bullet tournament. Um, so I know he's still taking teams. So if anybody wants to get a team together, contact Corey. Um, and

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then this weekend we did have a little issue in the campground. Um, there was some power issues kind of blew out. Um, a couple of our campers down there. Uh, so I ended up calling um, an electrician in to help fix it. At the time it was a

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late later night call. Um, so I think it's maybe something that we might have to get somebody down there just to kind of go kind of check it out and update. Um, I know I'll bring it up at our parks meeting on Wednesday. Um, and go from from there, but um, it' be nice to get

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somebody kind of check out some stuff, especially with it getting hotter out and I know, uh, people's campers are getting bigger and bigger, too. So, >> taking more juice. >> Yeah, a little more juice. So, >> were they able to fix what was broke, though? >> He did get everything up and going. Um

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I'm not sure about the um two individuals campers that had a little damage because of it. Um but I think it was all good. But they got they their campers were taking in power before he left. So okay. >> Um but yeah, he so uh he came and got everything going. So that was really

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nice of him. Um saved us a lot of stress down there. So um and then um the basketball court um they're planning on now we got that all approved. um talked with Norm Iverson. He's gonna plan on trying to get down there either this

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week or next week to get it going because he kind of wants to align it with the uh with the playground stuff, too. So, >> sure. >> Um but other than that, I guess I don't have anything else unless you guys have any questions for me. >> Just bring something up with the

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basketball court. Was it Did we request be waved >> on that. >> No, we didn't. >> You did have that on there. >> I forgot about one more thing, too. Wave that fee for the >> Yes, I Well, you got Okay, sweet. Okay.

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>> Do you want me to No, there was no request. >> I would make the formal request. I'm okay with waving the fee for the basketball club for the permit. >> $30 fee. >> I'll make that motion. Lynn makes a motion to wave the fee for

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the boys basketball club. I get a second. >> I'll second it. Any >> seconds. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> I. >> All those opposed? Motion passes. >> What else did you have?

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>> Do you want me to bring that up? Okay. Um and then um I don't have the letter on me, but the Morrison County kind of does a little uh meeting area down. They have a little meeting at they have a I don't know what the organization if you have. Sorry. Um >> it was in your packet.

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>> Yeah, it's the human services team at Morrison County. They do a little meeting. They asked if they could have the shelter. Um they're going to eat off the menu and all everything like that. There's anywhere from I think they said 15 to 30 people or so that um will be

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there. So um they're asking if we would wave the shelter fee for them. Um, and there is nobody booked in that time slot or that date either. If that's something that >> is that a weekday or weekend or >> It is a weekday. Yep. >> No. >> Yep. >> Typically, nobody be there. >> Sure.

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>> I make a motion to wave the shelter fee for Morrison County Health and Human Services. Is that what it is? >> Yep. Yep. >> I'll second it. >> Sarah makes a motion to wave the fee. Lynn seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> All oppose? Motion passes.

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>> What's the date on that, Andy? July 22nd. >> No, I think I got everything. >> Any questions? Good. >> Course looks good down there. Everything's going well. >> Yeah, ground's coming along. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. There's one guy. Seems

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like he's doing all the work down there. So, >> we're still down there right now. Yeah. >> Laura. >> Well, it's daylight. >> See the bottom of the screen. >> Oh, that says it all the time. >> It just says, >> "Oh, yeah. It's having a moment."

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>> It's fine. >> I tested it. Thank you, though. Yes. >> Okay. City administrator update. >> Uh, yes. Just a few things. I'm going to start with I had requested a public hearing for June 22nd. I would like to request to move that to July 13th.

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Public hearing is for the updates to some ordinances. Chapter 13, new land use and subdivision and land use matrix and shore land. >> Can you get a motion? >> I'll make that motion.

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>> Then makes a motion. >> I'll second it. >> I make second. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I >> All those opposed. What >> time are we going to have it? at the time of the meeting. >> Okay. >> Yes.

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>> 7 p.m. >> 1900. >> Um, I wanted to give an update. I know I had sent you all the email about that premium concrete and the bid from the last meeting, how we were talking with public works and who was doing the

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concrete. Just want to let you know that we were able to look through that, go through all our accounts and that is all covered. um between all the accounts that are having work done. So, premium concrete is who got that bid and the timeline is being worked out between

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public works director and Chris. >> Perfect. >> And then I was just going to say the playground projects coming along. They have started last Monday and they're staying on track. And I don't want to say there has been no issues, but there has been no issues at the moment.

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>> Yeah. It's looking awesome down there. Yeah. >> Yeah. Perfect. >> Awesome. Thanks, Laura. Uh, any council updates? >> I have one question, and I don't know if this is the right

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time to ask my question because it's kind of a personal thing, too, but it could happen to anybody. So when the street safe roast was put in in front of our house, what they had to tear out was part of our concrete driveway

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and then they replaced they replaced that. Put in the sidewalk and then put in the apron. Right. Well, the piece from the sidewalk to what they replaced in our property has now sunk. And it's sunk at least a good inch, if

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not more. So it we have to replace it. that it's wrecking our equipment. My question would be, does that fall under the a 50/50 cuz we didn't put it in. It was put in under that, >> right? Might be a

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>> that the city engineer happens to be here, >> right? I know. Wasn't that wonderful? >> I think part of it was they used a really wide that board that they put in between sections of concrete. >> Yeah. >> It was >> It was thick. Okay.

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>> Way thicker than I've ever seen. >> Um so when uh Lauren and I talked um as far as having fallen under the project from that standpoint >> um but she informed me that there is a 5050 split thing on I think it's based

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off the safety public safety is that fair goes through and >> yeah so I'm not fully aware of what that policy states. Um I will say typically communities have more of a it's a sidewalk issue then yeah it's kind of a public safety thing and the community

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itself kind of fix it but for mostly driveway is more of a private type of thing. So, I look after this. >> Yeah. >> I said it was a problem we didn't create. >> Right. >> That's the hard part for us. And like I said, we're we're just questioning

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whether or not we could do a 50-50 split with the city if the city would be willing. >> Yeah. >> And you don't have to answer it today. You guys can think about it and look at it and >> have Jared go look at it and see what the city policy says. Huh. >> Perfect.

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>> Thank you. That's all I have. Okay. Anybody else? >> Joey, you want to say something? I'm just learning. >> He's just taking it all in. >> Joe, >> I do have something for you to say. When you hit the gabble, go for that fly.

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>> Go for the fly, >> please. >> Sure. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn at 7:24 p.m. >> I second. How's that? >> 1924. >> 1924. Donnie makes a motion to adjurnn. Sarah seconds. All those in favor? I.

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Those opposed passes.