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Call the meeting to order. All rise 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. >> Roll call. Council member Kowski is absent approved of the agenda. Is there any changes to the agenda? >> No. >> Councel hearing nothing. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda as presented?

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>> So moved. >> Motion by Joe. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Heidi. >> Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Motion carries. Four in favor. None against.

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Approval of the minutes of the June 17th, 2026 regular meeting. You all receive them in your packet. Is there any changes or corrections needed to those minutes? Hearing nothing. Do I have a motion to

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approve the June 17 meeting? So motion by Brad. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Heidi. Call the question. And all those in favor signify by saying I >> opposed. Motion carries. Four in favor, none against.

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This brings us to our public open forum. Is there anyone here that would like to speak to the council? Is there anyone here that would like to speak to the council? Call a third time. Is there anyone here

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that would like to speak to the council? Having known our public open forum is now closed. We have no public hearings. We will now move on to reports and presentations. City engineer report. Okay. Good evening, mayor and council. A

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lot of activity has been going on the last couple weeks here with uh punch list repair items on the last year's 2025 project. Uh concrete replacement work um meaning panels replaced cracks, those kinds of things. So some saw and

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seal has been will be completed probably by the end of this week. There's a couple of things that the mayor pointed out today that we'll make sure we take a look at and see if those are make sure those are addressed. Next week will be some surface repairs. That's kind of that scaling stuff that you see on the

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turf surface. So that'll be being done next week. Um so the intent will be that everything should be done by the end of next week from the concrete perspective. Uh weeds were sprayed so sprayed um yesterday and today. Those are all

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completed. So all the weed weeding in the boulevard areas has been has been done. Um they're intending to come back next week and overseed areas that need it. Uh and also do some rolling on areas that are a little bit rough as well. So that'll be done next week. Um next week

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we'll also be seeing some raising of the irons in preparation for for paving which should be probably the week after is scheduled to be paving for the for the whole area and get it that completed. that will allow kind of all that other work to get done before the

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paving starts so we don't to kind of mar that up afterwards. Um at the church those improvements are largely complete as of today. Uh the only thing really left there is a little bit of cleanup and the railings to be installed there as well. And that should be next week.

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It's been they're being manufactured, you know, according to what was actually installed and whatnot. So we're anticipating that to go in next week. Um, so that will be all be completed at there as well. So that's where we're at with the 2025 project. I guess I'll

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pause if there's any questions on that project. >> Questions, concerns. >> Okay, move on. >> Author's edition. Um, that project just started today actually. So they just started moving uh dirt out there. Just

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doing black dirt removal essentially getting that removed. So, uh, you'll see a little bit of ramp up in some activity and some more pieces of equipment getting in there, but, uh, expect to really see it take off probably after the holiday weekend. So, they'll get going on that. Um, moving into design

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then trunk highway 71 phase one. We're really in full swing on design on that at this point in time. Um, I am looking at getting soil borings taken in the roadways. Um actually that's RFP those are due back to me costs uh on Friday

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and then we'll bring that to the city for approval to get them going on some soil borings. Um but otherwise design's going pretty well. We've done some a little bit of revisions on some vertical grades on the um on the bypass roadway and trying to get that so it fits as

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well as possible in that area with minimal uh impacts to the you know things that would be sort of outside of the traditional rightway. There's typic there's technically no rightaway through there at this point in time through most of it, but um that'll be something we'll

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have to do sometime in the future, but it's all city property so we'll have that done. Um, otherwise things are going well. I will probably come to you with a few items to discuss and get your input. Maybe next meeting for sure though, the meeting after I would say

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I've got a few things kind of on the list I want your your input from. So that's coming on on phase one. So that's kind of where that's at. Um, the phase two project is really still, you know, coordination with uh with Mindot at this point in time. Um, that's something that

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we're continuing to work on. We have, as I mentioned, I think last time that we have the the sewer and water kind of nailed down in terms of where that's needs to be within the corridor and they all agree upon that. So, we're working through those things. Um, let's see.

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Also, I think yesterday, I'm not sure if anyone was here. I don't think so. There was a public meeting that was here regarding uh that project and it was fairly well attended. there was a number of businesses that were here and I was saying generally parking seemed to be

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one of the big things to to talk about that seemed to be the the biggest thing that came out of that is concerns about uh losing some of the parking. So that was a kind of a big thing. U they are talking action uh minds looking of doing

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they're considering and trying to figure out if they got the staff to do it to do some additional uh traffic counts during the summer here. That was one thing that came up as well and they didn't fully commit to that, but they're trying to see if they could work that out because that was something that a number of

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people brought up. So, that's something that's being worked on. Um, anything else I missed on that, Vicki? >> Okay. I think that's pretty much it for for for that project. We really aren't into design on that project. That's this

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point in time. That will be probably not until early fall we actually get into that. We'll be doing phase one and we'll be coming back for phase two to get started on that. You know, that's probably a couple months down the line at this point. So, it's mostly just desktop kind of coordination stuff at

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this point from our perspective. Uh, one thing we learned is that we apparently do have to do design those street lighting on 71, which we thought they were doing, but I guess we learned that they're not. So, that's something we have to put on our plate as well. So, with that, I think I'll I'll pause and

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see if there's any questions. questions. >> Yesterday's meeting, um, I didn't get noticed in time to be able to get off work. Um, was there a recording that we can review? >> I have. >> Okay.

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I'd like to see that. Was there There's no recording of public comment though, I suppose. >> Uh, no. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Unless someone from Mind I'm not aware that anyone was necessarily taking copious notes, but

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town hall meeting with Mary Franc. >> Okay. >> You say I think parking was the biggest thing we've talked about doing >> and the and the roundabout but >> right but no one no one's embracing or many people are not embracing the mini

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roundabout at this point in time. Uh but that we kind of got through that. there was discussion about is this a done deal and and the the answer was seemed to be kind of yes. Um they didn't I don't know

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if they came out exactly directly and say yes but pretty much said yes. Um but that's you know that meets all their warrants meets what they need to do meets every all their criteria that they're trying to achieve. So I think the answer is yes that that's what's

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>> concerns about the structural integrity of the buildings when it get >> Yeah, >> that was another concern. >> Yeah, there was some comments about if there's u potentially tunnels going between the buildings underneath the roads. Um I'm not aware of those things.

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We didn't run into them on Sinclair Lewis whatever that was gez nearly 20 years ago now. Um but could there be on 71? Maybe. probably doubtful because the sanitary sewer is fairly deep through there in a water man that would have ripped it out years ago. So I kind of

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doubt it but I can't say that for absolutely sure. Um but you know there's concerns about those sort of things. Um so when we get into that design because of the the sewer and water issues we'll be going just like we did in Sinclair going down into all the basements

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looking at where things are all at. Um that will be a good opportunity to see what might be there. old coal shoots, those kinds of things. That was something that Mindot was very interested in as well. You know, for us, it's we don't our sewer and water is kind of going to be out in the road.

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We're not going to we're not going to be digging next to the buildings. The only time would be for actual services that we'd be making those connections. So, not a big thing for us, but I don't think mind typically we don't like to see old coal shoots underneath because they can collapse and they have

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collapsed in some of the old, you know, Minneapolis. We've had some jobs where we've found them and they've they've they've collapsed um because they've been there so so many years. So So we'll be trying to identify those things um as we go through the design process.

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>> So did Mary Franson have any feedback in regards to the conversation? Just curious. I was not able to attend either. So >> yeah, she pretty much just I would characterize as mostly listening. Uh we wanted to make sure everyone was being civil and respectful to each other and

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she made that comment a couple times. There's a little couple times where things got a little a little heated and and things kind of calm down again, but she didn't really have any comments. I think you know wanting to make sure that there's enough uh there's transparency

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in discussions going on, you know, that kind of that information flow. That's one thing that she mentioned. Anything else I missed there? >> I think got some heat for having this meeting this late. >> Yeah.

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>> Where we already had it. I think the people came expecting a lot different information and it really wasn't there was some change but not a lot and they were like feeling that it kind of wasted some of their time to come again. because last time, you know, there was a

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suggestion box, those kinds of things, and they felt they weren't being heard, there was kind of a waste of time, that there was already a decision made. So, what what was the point of that? So, >> the feedback that I got in the last 24

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hours was pure fact was it wasn't Mandot's meeting, it wasn't ours, it was Mary Franson's meeting. and she basically showed up just to save face cuz she stated a long time ago she was going to

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have a meeting and now basically after the barn doors closed and everything's already moved on she shows up and digs up that dead horse again. So personal opinion, but to me it was not a smart

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move on her part or anyone. And I could see why people thought it was a waste of time because she's the one that called the meeting. She should have been doing everything and had her facts straight. It wasn't MDOTs or ours to hold her hand. >> Well, I I'll just on that note though,

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um at the last meeting, I did speak to a couple engineers from MDOT that said they were asked quite blank, does this mean these decisions are final? And they said, no, we will take into account your feedback. And I think that was where a

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lot of people were hoping to have some further input, but I think I think that the decision was already made before any of these meetings happened and that wasn't our >> our decision. >> Basically, when you're told four times that it's their their road, their design, and we don't have a choice in

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it, it pretty much tells you, >> yeah, >> it's been decided. So >> when it was asked if there was city input, if we had to sign off because it's a safety improvement project, we don't have any say, >> right? >> They they will do what they feel is

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best. And and I do think um to Council Member Leech's point, I think >> I don't think things were absolutely finalized the first time, but based upon the timeline, it was well down the line before that meeting was held.

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the upper level did some approvals the end of May. >> Yeah. >> So it wasn't it wasn't too long after. >> Yeah. >> So it was probably you know 85 90% at that point. >> Right. >> Just speculating on my own opinion but

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>> was there other questions concerns? >> Okay. >> Anything on other than 71? >> Okay. Then we will move on to action items. 7 A approve appointment of police

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officer. >> So as part of the preparation for hiring and after securing approval to proceed with creating the hiring hiring list, uh Chief Jensen did receive applications and conducted interviews with prospective candidates for the position. Uh we also had an interview with Chief

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Jensen, Councilman Fickman, and myself. and that is we're recommending that Hunter Nathy be appointed and this would have an effective date of September 1st. This will give time to schedule the necessary physical and psychiatric test required. Uh the proposal includes starting him at step one of the union pay scale uh with 5 days loaded into his

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vacation account. So the action requested is to approve appointment of Hunter Nathy as police officer contingent upon passing the required exams. >> Okay, >> discussion. How many applicants do we have?

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Um he I think he had four that he just he talked to. >> Okay. And part of the reason why we want to approve it now is because from what Joe has told me the psychiatric test takes at least they're five six weeks

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out right now. So if we need him on board before this fall >> we got to start doing it now. So, and this is solely just to replace our retiring officer, correct? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do I have a motion?

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>> Motion. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Scott made the motion to approve the appointment. Okay. And Heidi seconded it. Any last minute discussion? Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. I

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>> opposed extensions. Motion carries. Five in favor, none against. 7B, approve resolution 2026-46 authorizing purchase of ambulance. >> So, the city council previously authorized solicitation of bids for the

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replacement ambulance according to the rotation schedule. A director's sales received bids from two biders, PSV and Lifeline. Uh they both one says 2028 and one says 2029. Either one can go either way. It just depends when it would go in the queue which one is available at that

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time. So the year is not really uh important at this point. Um the PSV has 280,123 and they would give us a trade of 439 for 236 223 total. Lifeline has a 278311

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they were going to give 25,000. So our net cost was 253311. So even though the PSV gross bid was $1812 more, by the time you factor in the trade in, it's actually $17,88 less. So that is the recommendation that

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we have for you tonight is the purchase of the PSV vehicle as the lowest responsible bidder. The delivery date is like 950 days out now. So you know, we're talking almost three years before we'll have this in house. This is 26. We probably have a 29 vehicle is probably what we'll end up with. We'll see how

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that works. So, we're looking to approve resolution 26-46 authorizing the purchase of the ambulance chassis and body from PSV for 236 223. >> 236 >> 226 226.

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>> It's 236. There's a typo there. And I can only blame myself. I just did the math and >> Okay. 236 223. >> Yep. >> Okay. is what are what bodies we got on the other two

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>> port. >> Well, Chad. Yeah. >> Okay. So, we've got both. Okay. >> All right. What's the council's decision? Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion that we go with the

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PSV for the bid of 236 223. >> Okay. We have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. >> Second by Brad. Any more discussion? Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I.

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>> Opposed. Motion carries. Five in favor, none against. 7 C. Approve easement agreement. >> So this is has to do with the author's edition phase 2 project. In order to complete the storm sewer connection for future development to the north and author's edition, we need an easement

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along the east side of lot 5, which is included in the plat, and also from the neighboring property outside the project area, which happens to be owned by Joe and Angie Pikman. The easement will allow for the placement of a storm pipe along the property line to collect water from the north and transfer it to the

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storm pond across Kennot Terrace. And I do have a copy of the easement sketch that is on on on page uh what is that page 14 of the packet. Um all as with all permanent easements purchased by the city for such purpose the value of the purchase is based on the pair per square

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foot basis with the base value determined by what the county assessor values the land at. So we go to the tax records. The county says this is the value of the land. We divided how many square feet the land is to get a per square foot cost. Apply that to the easement and then it has a 12 and a half% increase. So the total easement

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purchase price here on this would be 150463. So we're looking tonight is to approve the execution of that easement agreement for drainage and utility >> questions concerns. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to authorize

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the execution of the easement agreement? >> So motion by Brad. Do I have a second? A >> second. >> Second by Heidi. Last minute discussion. Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Abstensions.

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>> I. >> Motion carries. Four in favor. None against. One abstension. 7D. Approve EMT advancements. >> So ambulance director Zales has submitted department advances for approval. Number one, April April

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Marthell to paramedic one, which also advances your EMT rate to EMT4. uh that she is a registered nurse and that allows her to be a paramedic. And then Mike Scott would go from paramedic one to paramedic 2 effective July 2nd and

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the paramedic schedule advances every two years. And so that is why he would now be going to step two. And so we're looking for to approve those advancements as presented. >> Questions or concerns? >> Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve.

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>> Motion to approve the advancements from Scott. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Joe. >> Last minute discussion. >> Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Abstensions. Motion carries.

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Five in favor. None against. >> 7E. Consider no truck zone on Pine Street. So, as you know, at the last meeting, Janet Christa was here in open forum and requested that the city post Pine Street between fifth and sixth as a no truck zone. The city council has the

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authority to do this via passage of a resolution if they choose to do so. Auto value at the corner of Main and Fifth has a truck delivering parts each evening. The northbound semi-truck turns right on sixth, left on Pine up one block, and then left again on Fifth. They parked along fifth adjacent to the

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auto value delivery door where they unload. A consuba filed a complaint stating the truck will damage the roadway which is a seven-tonon road and also express concern with the young children living on this section of the street. If the city council should consider whether the complaint is valid and what alternatives exist if the

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roadway was posted as a no truck zone, how would the road change? Uh the manager at auto value was consulted and whether there were other options for the delivery. Uh they're not the ones who contract with the trucking team. You know, it's a outside contractor. So, they're unable to make changes to the type of truck. Uh, the front parking

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lot's not long enough to the truck to pull in from 71. You're like in a semi that's 70 ft long and their lot is 50 ft wide. So, they don't have enough room there to pull in. So, I did include a picture of the truck that Janet took for me and sent to me and then also a copy of the aerial map to show the the route

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that the truck currently takes. And so I have it up for you to know to you know and Keith can also talk about the condition of the roadway and the impact to the roadway um with the truck driving on it.

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>> Okay. comments. >> Not going to pose a safety issue with them trying to either get turned around or driving the wrong way to get in there because otherwise it' be bank parking or blocking the bank.

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I I don't know that you'd want him to just take a right-hand turn onto fifth and pull up into oncoming traffic to pull up next to the building. He's in in the oncoming traffic lane. And >> how is he going to get out of there then? >> He's got a cross back. So I don't know that that >> traffic on Lakeshore Drive. That's

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residential, too. But that's the CMI truck for the hospital. And >> yeah, and there's semi traffic on Hickman and two. So I I don't know of an alternative way to be able to get a semi in there. >> I think we'd just be creating a new

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problem by saying, "Okay, take Ash Street and then just turn up fourth and or fifth." And it doesn't alleviate anything. >> No, it doesn't. It's going to create new problems for those. >> And the only thing is is what are we going to do in two years when they're doing 71? >> You know, there every business on Main

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Street that gets deliveries is going to have a problem. So, we're going to make one block and then it's just going to create other issues because now all that all the traffic is going to be going down Pine Street to get to them stores because Main Street is going to be tore up.

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Keith, what's your opinion on that on a 18-wheeler going down residential for as far as load and >> Well, honestly, it's, you know, it's one truck a day, so it's not a lot of diesels that are going through there.

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Um, in in all honesty, our we have, I think, four garbage carriers. Those trucks do far more damage to the roadways than one truck. I would assume this truck is probably largely a lot of box related things, probably not overly

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heavy. I I can't say that for certain, but that would be my my guess is that. Um, so I wouldn't be concerned about this one truck. If there was 10 trucks that were going down there every day, you know, maybe we'd have a little more concern with that, but one, I'm not too

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worried about that. Like I said, I the garbage trucks do way more damage to our roads. They're heavier on the axles. They're more frequent. They travel over the same, you know, four carriers, they travel over the same roads. I'd rather cut that down if we could

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than anything else, you know. So, I I'm not very concerned with it. >> I think too that the fact that it's like the same time of day, so it's known when when to expect this truck to come through. So, the safety issue for the neighborhood, they should know that this

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truck is going to be in that area. At the same time, >> I'm not taking away the concern that she's presenting >> 100%. >> But it's the pure fact. Can you imagine what the city would look like and hodge podge way we would have our

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roads if we went and granted every request that I don't like this truck driving down my street, so will you please make it that way? Or this is happening on my street. Will you change this? >> You know, it'd be a total mess.

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And we can't I as much as we'd love to please everybody, I don't think it's gonna it can't happen. >> I I would I I got just two thoughts. Um Joel, from a safety perspective, I mean, there's really uh from your perspective,

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is there really anything we can do from a city's perspective to address safety? >> No. I mean, not when you think about it, if we reroute it, it's just going to send the same issue to a different street. So, there's talk of, well, what if they went down Ash to fourth? Well,

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then >> right now the trucks going using one city street. We send them down Ash Street. Ash Street's got a lot more pedestrian traffic than Pine does for sure. There's no real good, you know, then there's talk, well, if we send them down

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one more block north that way, then that's not fair to people or the kids. And there's I'm not sure what the kids situation each block, but there's every city block in town basically has some kids. As far as the safety, you know, side of things, I don't see one thing better than the other. If we have them

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try to park or go on 71 and say there's talkable, well, if he backed in on mine, I think that's even worse. You know, we we don't want to have a semi truck trying to back up on Main Street. I mean, that's >> right. >> You know, because I think this is an evening, too. I mean, there's a lot there's there's a lot of people out

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walking and doing stuff, but I'd be concerned if the complaint was like the truck driver speed and stuff, and I haven't heard that, you know, and if that was an issue, if it would comes down to a point where he's driving too fast, we can address that law enforcement side of things. But in my opinion, there's I really don't have a

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good answer as far as alternate way for them to do it. >> Yeah. I'll face as a semi get going on the block. I mean, you're going to be going 15 miles an hour probably because they got to turn, they got to stop. >> If you're driving, if you ever drove a semi, you ain't getting that fast. >> And we haven't had that complaint of any

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speed related stuff as far as that goes, >> right? >> It it seems to me like, you know, the changing of, you know, the transport vehicle or shipping vehicle is the best bet. But we don't I mean, that's not We can say, well, yeah, have them come with

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a different truck, but we we don't run the business this business. We don't want to impact the business either. >> You know what I mean? >> Auto value doesn't even have anything to do with it. >> The worst time we get I mean once we start saying you can't drive and all of a sudden they can't receive deliveries

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now auto value can't get their products. Now it's it's a we we don't want to we don't want to be jeopardizing our businesses on Main Street either by setting more rules. I mean rules sometimes there's too many of them. So right >> I mean just my perspective there's just not there's not no other alternative.

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And I agree, we we just can't go every block on every request. We have to have consistency. >> Yes. >> You know, >> there's always going to be an issue no matter what. There's always going to be an issue with >> there's always driving the street. >> Yeah. >> I wouldn't want to live, you know, I maybe wouldn't want to have to address

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it every night either, but trying to find a way for, you know, the petitioner to just work with it is the best solution I think we got. You know, >> not much we as a council can can do that doesn't have additional impacts

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negatively. >> You know, when we did Second Street and changed that over to no trucks, that was only because we had 8 to 10 semiis a day going down there to go back to their depot. >> Yeah. >> Okay.

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>> You know, instead of going down Sinclair Lewis and cutting over and then then they were they were going on Willow and then back on second again and it was causing issues. >> Yeah. then you could see the problem. But here for one block, one person,

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that's really hard to justify. >> Well, and again, like you know, Joe Rais and everyone said, you know, one, we can't impact the business commerce. I mean, and we don't control whether they bring a box truck that's more acceptable to that. I mean, obviously these trucking companies got to run with efficiencies and loads to make that work. And if we take them off this

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block, come down to Asheville, we're now we're gonna go through what >> three more, >> seven, eight, eight blocks versus, you know, it's it's it's an unfortunate circumstance that they're, you know, have to deal with, but that's just part of >> the way the commerce lays out in the community. >> Okay. So, council, will you want a

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motion or general consensus or how do you want to go about doing it? I think we should make a motion. Yes or no if we're gonna restrict it or not. >> I'm going to make a motion that we do

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that we we do not uh make a designated no truck zone on Pine Street South at this time. >> Okay. Heidi made a motion to not make that a no truck zone. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Joe.

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Last minute discussion. Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. Motion carries. Five in favor, none against. Unfinished business. Archery range.

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>> Uh just uh the archery range. We do have we're still accepting quotes for that work for the grading part of it. And we have a bid opening on July 9th. So we hope to have that full proposal with in front of you on July 15th and what that would look like. So, just kind of that's just a little bit of an update there

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where we're at on that. And I think the park board will be having we did not have their meeting tonight. We'll probably have that on the 15th. So, they'll be able to have a recommendation for you. >> Okay. Questions? Okay. New business 9A, failure to secure

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rental licenses. So, we do have some units around town that have um either applied for their license but then refused to have the inspection or they just haven't applied or they're ghosting us or whatever. So, we'll be pursuing getting those licenses either getting them renewed and getting those

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inspections done which could result in an appeal to the city council. And so, I'm just kind of making you aware that that we're kind of stepping into that phase where you know like six months have gone by and they're still not performing. And so we need to take some action because if we don't then the

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other people that have performed are going to say next time I'm not going to do it if you're not going to do anything about it. So just want to keep you in the loop that that is now happening. >> We do have a fine though for ones that don't file. Right. >> Yeah. We can oppose a fine. Yes.

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>> So >> so there's they have different options and and they also have the chance to appeal to the city council. So there's several options that they can follow. you know, they can, you know, just wait it out and then just because they get a certain time frame to comply. I would

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guess that a lot of them might wait till the last day and then comply or they can appeal to the city council or we can get a administrative warrant at which time then we could get a fine. I mean, there's several options in the code. >> Yeah, we're getting more and more of them. I know Kelly's

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pulling his hair out trying to get these people to do something. Well, we the a high percentage of compliance though, >> right? But it makes everybody all the good ones look bad, >> you know. But we do have a we do have a few that are hanging on there and so we

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do need to get those cleaned up. >> Yeah. >> His goal is 100% compliance. He has lofty goals. >> He hasn't been in government long enough. >> I like his aspirations. >> Any other comments on that? Otherwise,

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we will move on to our consent agenda. We have schedule of claims unpaid claims of 55,9468 for a total of the same. We have resolution 2026-47 accepting contributions of $122.75

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from the men's card playing group to be allocated to the senior center. $55,000 from Sock Center Fire Department relief association to be allocated to the fire department. $2,700 from Sock Center Rotary, the

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aderondic chair down in the park. So, it's a donation to the park department. Uh $500 for a recycled bench from Janelle Hoffman to be allocated to the community garden, and $250 from Joe and

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Teresa Ritter to be allocated to the fire department. And on behalf of the city council and the city as a whole, I want to thank those people and groups for their donations. Is there any questions about the consent

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agenda? Do I have a motion to approve the consent calendar as presented? >> Motion to approve. >> Motion by Heidi. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Joe. And call the question. All those in

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favor signify by saying I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Five in favor, none against. Informational items. >> Just a couple things. You know, city hall is closed on July 3rd for the 4th of July because that's the date that we observe it. Um, also on July 9th, which

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is next Thursday, Sterns County Highway Department is having an open house here at City Hall regarding their paving project of 385th, which is the road between 17 and 28 >> out on the east side of town that's straight across from 24. So they that

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was a township road. They're trading with the township and that's going to be a county road. And so they have that open house, I think, to explain to people what that's going to be. And then also, I'm getting the budget worksheets out all to the department heads. So, at the next meeting, we'll be um solidifying what that budget meeting

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date and the timeline for the budgets will be. So, >> also, do you want to give the reminder of when people got to uh put their name in if they're interested in running for >> so city position? >> Yeah, the um the dates to sign up to be council or mayor or any local office is

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July 14th to the 28th. This is a departure from prior years. It used to be go to the primary election, go back two weeks, that's your window. That's not the window anymore. They've moved it forward two weeks. So, I did we did notice in the paper there was one error and we talked to them and they're going to do like a retraction or a correction

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>> or whatever, but it is the 14th to the 28th. >> Thanks. Okay. Any other questions? Brings us to the end of our agenda. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So, move. >> Motion by Brad. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Scott.

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>> Call the question. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I oppose. Motion carries. Five in favor, none against. Meeting again.