Recording in progress. to order for June 16th, 2025. All please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God
indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Item number two recognition of emergency personnel. supposed to be the other way, but that works. All right, mayor, council, city staff, and guests. My name is Matt Johnson. I'm
the deputy chief of the St. Joseph Police Department. Tonight, we're here to recognize members of our first responder family along with several incredible citizens with a life-saving award for their heroic actions. On January 5th, 2025, the St. Joseph Police
Department, St. Fire and Rescue and Mayo ambulance were dispatched to a medical at Kennedy Community School after a 911 call was placed by citizen an Elver. Uh responders were advised that a male was playing pickle ball, went down, and
was unconscious. A short time later, they were updated that CPR was in progress. When arriving, St. idual police officer Travis Mandershide observed several citizens who had assisted in rendering metal a medical aid including Ashley Becker's Claude
Hancock who were currently performing AED as well as several others. An AD was already in place on the patient as he was not breathing and he had no pulse. Officer Mandershide learned two shocks from the AED had already been delivered. After a third shock was delivered,
Officer Mandershide took over CPR. As a fourth shock was delivered, a pulse was detected on the patient. St. Joseph Fire and Rescue arrived on scene as well as Mayo ambulance personnel and assisted with patient care. Mayo ambulance continued patient care, ultimately
transporting the male to the St. Cloud Hospital. Joining us tonight is John Coughlin. You want to come up, John? [Applause] John was the unconscious male who
received the life-saving care. He's here with his wife Melissa, their children, Micah and Addie. Wave, Micah and Addie. And I'm happy to report in speaking to John and Melissa since his incident, he is now fully recovered. Fully recovered.
So, it's the city's honor to present these awards, and I'll just name the names off. Uh, the mayor will hand out and shake hands with them all, and we will do a little picture presentation out afterwards. We do have one more award after this, so if you guys want to watch that, you can. So, officer Travis
Mandershide, Captain Keith Laji, firefighter Shirley Bril. I'm doing these in a probably a different order. Uh, firefighter Ron Schmidt, uh, firefighter Cole Stannard, firefighter Jack Tophen, paramedic Victoria Sanchez,
paramedic Elizabeth Sawada, citizens Claude Hancock, Annne Alver, Bob and Don Kemp, Christine TLo, and I think that's all we have here tonight. The other one was uh Carolyn Scoodler.
So, And Ashley, I'm sorry. I read her and she's not here. Oh, I'm sorry. She is there. Snuck in on me. You want to say anything? Sure. Go ahead. Wow. It's like took this many people to
get me to this spot. It's like I'm telling you this was uh you don't get many second chances in life. And when you get that second chance, you make the use of every day you get. And it's like I am forever grateful and
thankful for every single one of you in this room um who are part of just bringing me. It's like my son and my daughter still have a dad, my wife still has a husband, my mom still has a son, all because of you guys. I read on the
um American Heart Association that 8% of cardiac arrests that occur outside the hospital, they are the only ones that make it. 92% don't make it. And uh I'm grateful for Paul Mendoza, wherever he is. He
installed the AED machine that I just happened to drop about 20 feet from that day. Um, and there's so many other people that aren't on this list who didn't receive the award. Like the whole River of Life Church that day was just praying for me and u their prayers and
the AD machine and you guys doing CPR and yeah, my ribs are still sore. Now I see who did it to me. It's making a lot more sense now. But I do appreciate you, Claude. I haven't had a chance to meet you yet, but now I do.
And but yeah, it's good to see the actual faces behind the names. And uh I just thank you all for what you're doing. And it's not just a little ceremony we're doing. This is, you know, it's lifechanging. It's like I don't know why I'm here and what my life holds, but uh I'm out there every day
trying to figure it out. And I just appreciate you guys. So part of this uh AD program, I won't steal his thunder, is Paul Mendoza. Um they they put uh well, I'll let him Paul, do you want to come up? Um they do citizen awards for people who use the AD
machines that they install. So I'll let him explain that quickly and give his awards. Thank you. Just got a short little speech here I prepared. Good evening everyone. I'm Paul Mendoza. I'm owner of Advanced
First Aid. I'm a 31-year retired criticare air care paramedic. I know firsthand what it's like to respond to sudden cardiac arrest and actually resuscitate a victim. It's it's practically indescribable. I also know what it feels like to
receive recognition for that. But what I don't know, what I deeply admire, it's what it's like to step up on those critical moments with little or no formal training or experience. People who don't wait for help, but become the help, who step in during
emergencies, like sudden cardiac arrest, can make a difference, especially when that difference means a life is saved. Those individuals deserve to be highly honored. That's why Advanced First Aid is here today to formally recognize and thank the everyday heroes who helped save
John. It is my honor to present these plaques to those who made the lasting impact on January 5th, 2025 to Bob, Don, Christine, Ashley, Carolyn, Claude, and the the St. Cloud School District, particularly the Kennedy Community
School. So, congratulations and thank you very much. [Applause] Father, get And then we also
and lastly last thing I want to say is that about what you said 92% uh don't survive but it's a lot of its luck and a lot of it science and it's case law that if someone receives CPR and a shock with a
defibrill layer in the first one minute of the onset of the cardiac arrest there's 90% discharge rate and that's what we have here today discharged in the hospital he's still a husband still a father still a son because of the people here who didn't wait for the help
they actually became the help and that's makes a difference so the system works when we have the product and we have people who are stepping up to uh to the emergency like what happened on January 5th thank Thank you.
[Applause] You're losing half your audience. ready to go. All right, Mr. Mayor, council members, city staff, and guests. My name is Dwight Venison. I'm the chief of St. Joseph Police Department. Tonight, we're
here to recognize one of the members of our police department family with a medal of valor for his heroic actions while off duty. I did a little research and according to Google, a medal of valor is prestigious and recognizing award for extraordinary
bravery, heroism, particularly in the face of danger, in the service of others in the line of duty or off duty. It acknowledges actions demonstrating exceptional courage, decisive thinking, quick action to save and protect lives. The medal is often presented to public
safety officers like police and firefighters, but can also be awarded to military personnel. Before I tell you about the events that happened on March 8th, I will tell you that I've worked with Officer Weiss for probably 25 years now as he's been in the capacity of a
patrol deputy for Sterns as a uh police sergeant, investigator, lieutenant, and now he's one of our own St. Joe officers. So, without further ado, the events that happened. On March 8th of 2025, offduty St. Joseph officer Vic Weiss was
riding his bicycle west on the Wooliggon Trail from St. Joseph approaching Avon. Officer Weiss came across a male walking east on the trail closer to Avon, later known to be the victim. The victim cautioned officer Weiss of a male, later
found to be the suspect, hiding off the trail in the direction that Officer Weiss was riding. The victim advised the suspect had attempted to rob and assault him, and this caught officer Weiss's attention. So, he stopped and spoke to the victim.
Officer Weiss turned around and started to walk with the victim, gathering additional information from the victim. Officer Weiss added or asked if the victim had reported this initial incident to any police officers. The victim informed officer Weiss that
he did not, as he has not had many positive interactions with law enforcement, not knowing the person he was in fact walking with was an offduty police officer. As the two continued to walk east on the trail, Officer Weiss made the first call to 911 and advised Sterns County Dispatch of the incident between the
victim and the suspect as was told to him. As they continued to speak, both walking east, both observed the suspect, now following them, and over the course of the next few minutes, was getting closer to them. Officer Weiss made the second call to dispatch, informing them the male
appeared to be following them, was getting closer to them. Officer Weiss, being familiar with the area, told the victim they should get off the trail using a short section of minimum maintenance road called Metal View Road that would connect them to Norway Road so they could get back to Avon, hoping the suspect would remain on the trail
and go past them. Officer Weiss observed the male follow them off the trail and then began to run in a diagonal path across an open field in attempt to get in front of them. Officer Weiss made the third and final call to dispatch, asking for deputies to
come as soon as possible. At this point, Officer Weiss told the victim, "They're going to have to flee." And this is what was told to me from Officer Weiss. They're going to have to flee to get away from the suspect. The victim told Officer Weiss he was too exhausted to continue on.
While at any time officer Weiss could have chosen to get on his bike and ride to a safe place, he made the conscious choice to put the victim's safety before his own and remain with him until law enforcement could get unseen. The suspect quickly approached Officer Weiss, demanding Officer Weiss's
bicycle. And for those that know Officer Weiss and his attachment to his bicycle, this wasn't going to happen. He told the suspect he couldn't have it. The suspect unexpectedly took his first swing at Officer Weiss, striking him in the face. Officer Weiss responded with equal
force, knocking the suspect to the ground. However, this caused Officer Weiss a great deal of discomfort, and Officer Weiss immediately knew his hand was now fractured. The suspect took stood up, struck Officer Weiss in the face again. Officer
Weiss responded with equal force, knocking the suspect to the ground despite the pain that he was experiencing. The suspect stood up for a third time, smirked, and came at Officer Weiss again. Now, Officer Weiss is a pretty quick learner here. So, he knew he could no
longer engage in this same repeated behavior. And so, he took this took the suspect, grabbed onto him, and went to the ground with him, rolling down a steep incline ditch where he stopped at the bottom, and he was on top of the suspect while suffering from a triple fracture to his right hand and a
fractured foot. Yeah, he's kind of like a Superman, huh? Officer Weiss held the suspect there until Sterns County deputies Dennis Kern and two St. Jose officers Russell Leinsky and Reese Regal arrived on scene. Responding officers ultimately
controlled and arrested the male. So without the bravery and selflessness of Officer Weiss, his concern for the victim's well-being, the victim may have been severely injured by the suspect or far worse. So due to Vic Officer Vic Weiss's heroic actions while off duty, the city of St. Joseph is proud to
present Officer Weiss with the Medal of Valor Award for his actions this day. [Applause]
You want to say any words at all or I know you're a man of many. No, you left out the part that I was [Applause] Thank you again, Weiss. Moving on to item agenda number three.
We have a proclamation for the women of today. On this day, June 16, 2025, we have a proclamation declaring July 1st, 2025 as Women of Today's Founders Day in the city of St. Joseph.
Whereas Minnesota Women of Today and the St. Joseph Women of Today have set aside July 1st to recognize the many community activities of the dedicated Women of Today members across the state. And whereas the Minnesota Women of Today is
an organization with just over 900 members in 49 chapters. And whereas the Minnesota Women of Today and the St. Joseph women of today are dedicated to actively promoting such public awareness and service programs as domestic
violence prevention awareness through Anamarie's Place of Hope in the Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center, priority projects such as Wishes and More Crescent Cove and Reach programs in our schools, collections for the local
food shelf and Kennedy Elementary School. And whereas the Minnesota women of today and the St. Joseph women of today provide personal enrichment in leadership training. And whereas the
women of today believe that through us great lessons can be learned worth deeds performed in a hand of fellowship extended to millions of women everywhere. Now therefore be resolved that I, Adam
Spontiac, the mayor of St. Joseph do hereby proclaim July 1st, 2025 as women of today's Founders Day in the city of St. Joseph, Minnesota. [Applause]
Thank you very much. Thank you for being here. Item number four, public comment. If anybody would like to comment on anything before the council that is not on tonight's agenda, you're welcome to step to the podium and do so. Seeing nobody come forward, we'll close
the public comment period. Item number five, approval of the agenda. I move to approve. Second. Seeing a motion is second. Is there any further comment? Seeing none. All those in favor signify
by I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Item number six, consent agenda. I move to approve the consent agenda. Second. Seeing a motion, a second. Any other comments on the consent agenda?
All those in favor signify by I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Item number seven, adoption of the ordinance 2025-00004 establishing ordinance 614, cannabis and
hemp business regulations. Is that you, David? Uh, no, that is uh community development directorate. Nate, actually, I'll throw it back to city clerk Kayla Klene. Keep passing it. Actually, I'll take this one. Um so
before you this evening is ordinance 614 cannabis and hemp business regulations. So this ordinance you had reviewed a few months back um at a work session kind of went through all the verbiage. Um this ordinance would establish regulations for cannabis and hemp businesses in the city. Um it limits the number to one
business in the city. Um unless the limits by Sterns County have been reached. So um and as discussed in the work session that we just had, the municipal license would not count against that one number. um registrations would take place at the
city um and the cannabis business um would have to be licensed through the OCM. There's also additional sections addressing the temporary cannabis event um that are also included um as the city cannot ban those types of events. Um and
I believe um Joe had a a brief amendment to the ordinance language to section to it. Okay. Yes, absolutely. Do you want I could talk about that right now? Sure. Uh my name is Joe Sathy. I'm with the law firm of Kennedy and Graven. I'm
assisting on these cannabis items. Uh during the most recent legislative session, there was a minor amendment to the cannabis registration statute. That changed one term, but that term was
included in ordinances adopted by cities. Uh we as a firm are going to be sending out an update, but since I'm here, I can tell you about what that is and we can make one of those changes here preemptively so we don't have to deal with any confusion related to this one item, which I will explain. It is
very minor. In subdivision 4H and subdivision six, this is the application uh the list of requirements for an application and the second one is list of reasons for denial of a license.
In the language that was submitted with the packet in 4, it says you must submit a copy of a valid state license or written notice of OCM license pre-approval. The term that was changed by the legislature was to remove the term
license preapproval and replace it with the term preliminary license approval. And while those terms are very similar and you would likely be fine in processing a preliminary license approval, they are in fact distinct
things. Pre-approvals related to the social equity lottery that did not occur last fall. Um, and so this change is just bringing the uh ordinance into alignment with state statute. of the change in language would instead say in
4 a copy of a valid state license or preliminary license approval from the OCM. And in section six G, the language instead of simply saying
the applicant a reason for denial is that the applicant does not have a valid license from the OCM, it would include the applicant does not have a valid license or preliminary license approval from the OCM.
And so that those would be the very two very minor changes to this language. Um and that is to again bring it into compliance with the language that is currently in statute. Does anybody have any questions about that very long explanation for a very
small change? Counselors. Great. Thank you for that, Joe. With that, we're looking for a motion to adopt the ordinance and then a motion for approval of the resolution of summary publication. I'll make a motion
to adopt the ordinance with those specific clerical changes in the wording. Second. Seeing a motion second. Any other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I. Opposed.
Motion carries for the adoption of the ordinance. Then we're looking for a motion for the summary publication. So moved. Second. Seeing a motion and a second. Any other comments?
All those in favor signify by I. I. I. Opposed? Motion carries. We are on to item number eight. I'm going to take item number eight. So, this is an ordinance amendment uh
request and specifically in the utility collections um the rate collections um we're asking to add language to include a res uh uh residential um the rural residential. Currently, uh residents
that are classified in a zoning district of rural residential are not part of the refugees and recycling program. So, this amendment will allow them to participate in that should they um um submit a petition to be able to um
join. Uh we did have a petition from a community um one neighborhood that 100% of the neighborhood had petitioned to join the refues and recycling program. So, this um ordinance amendment would allow for them to be able to join.
So, that's basically the the change. So, so just to reiterate for clarity for anybody that might be watching or in attendance, the city didn't like force any of these residents to like join in on this. Like they requested it. They
they came forward with the request. Any other comments? I move to approve ordinance amendment resolution 2025. I'll second that. Any other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I.
Opposed. Motion carries. I move to approve summary publication 2025-036. Second. Seeing a motion and a second. Any other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I.
Opposed? Motion carries. Item number nine, public hearing for ordinance amending city fee schedule. So this item um is on the agenda and so we'll need to hold a public hearing and then um
the proposed amendments to the fee schedule are to add fees and language. So the fees would be for the cannabis registration and then the renewal and then the the language would be to include that it's the same rate for refues for rural residential users. So
just a couple minor changes. Um but because it is a fee our fee schedule, we do have to hold a public hearing. Okay, with that we'll open the public hearing. If anybody would like to approach the podium and address the council, feel free to do so. Just state your name and
address. Seeing no takers, we'll close the public hearing. With that, we're looking for a motion of the adoption of the ordinance, unless anybody else has any other comments or questions. So moved. Second. Seeing a motion, a second. Any
other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, Kayla. We are on to so many things. Item item
number 10, street closure request from Bruno Press. Yes. So, I'll just provide a quick overview. So, Bruno Press submitted a street closure application to close a portion of Baker Street from um 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on September 12th. The closure um excuse me, the
closure will be for an event Bruno Press is hosting. Um, initially the request was for about a half of the block um, from fifth to sixth A, but after review from staff um, in public works, the recommendation is to close that full block just for traffic flow. Um, and Mary is here to discuss further details
on what the event is. Hi, I'm Mary Bruno. Um, I'm here on behalf of uh an event I host uh with Aaron from Flower and Flower called the Make and Bake to request a temporary street closure on Friday, September 12th from whatever we
said 2 to 8:00 p.m. Um, this is our fourth annual Make and Bake and it's a community-driven fundraiser and a makers market that celebrates creativity, connection, and empowerment. Our mission is to support and uplift women and womenowned businesses through a vibrant
inclusive event that brings people together at Bruno Press. Um over the past few years, the Make and Bake has grown into a gathering place for entrepreneurs, artists, and allies, people who are passionate about building a stronger and more supportive local economy. Um the event not only
highlights small businesses, but also raises funds for organizations for women that provide safety, healing, and hope in our region. Um, in the past we've raised thousands of dollars and supported groups like Anamaries Alliance, which offers vital shelter and
advocacy services. Uh, we've worked hard to cultivate an atmosphere of belonging, uh, one where everyone feels welcome and inspired, and closing the street for this event allows us to safely accommodate visitors, create space for live music, food trucks, and give our
vendors the visibility they deserve. We're proud of what this event brings to our town. community engagement, economic activity, and a real sense of joy and purpose. Um, and that's it. So, if you have any questions, I don't have any questions. Uh, you
stayed, this is your fourth Sorry, Kevin, you stay This is got questions. This is your fourth annual, but last year you just didn't happen to do it. Yeah, we're just kind of expanding a little bit. Sure. How many food trucks?
Um, well, we've always had David um from uh Jupiter Moon and this year we're potentially going to have uh Joe Town Smashburgers. So, two and so food trucks have to pull a permit or something, right? To get permission to Yeah. We wanted to make sure we could close the
street before we did that, but Yep. Well, that will happen, but then the food trucks will Yep. Okay. I'm assuming that's going to happen. I mean, I would assume that's on the food truck, though. That's not on. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I don't have any other
questions. Okay. I just have a comment. I'm excited to have it back. Sweet. So, all right. You're okay. That's it. Thank you, Mary. So, we'll just need a motion to approve this street closure. So, moved. Second.
Any other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, Mary. Item number 11, special event request, Bad Habit, Rock for Alzheimer's. Yes,
this is the last one that I have for you this evening. Um, so Bad Habit Brewing Company submitted their annual request for the Rock for Alzheimer's event. The event will be held on September 7th and will run from noon to 900 p.m. Staff reviewed the request and Chief
Funenstein has recommended um or is requiring one offduty officer to be at the event, which is consistent with previous years. Um map of the event is included in the packet and the entire event will remain on site. So there is no alley closures, street closures, nothing like that. Um so the request
before you this evening is approval of that special event permit. To piggyback on what Kevin just brought up, um they checked no for food trucks and in their drawing they got two food trucks
for Rock for Alzheimer's. So, I'd like to see I'd like to see that adjusted. And then make sure they have the Yep. And then they're drawing. They have two Oh, they're they have two foods down there towards the way down.
Well, what is it? A food truck or their food? They don't do food. They're just a brewery, right? Yeah. So, it can be approved as a condition of the license that they, you know, amend this application to include the food
trucks. Dwight, do you recall in prior years did they have a bigger footprint that required alley or street closures? No. Okay. I must have imagined that. Okay. Just their parking is what they always
did. Adam, any other comments, Kevin? Well, with that, I'll make a motion to approve with the clarification on their application about the couple food trucks. Second.
Any other comments? All those in favor signify by I. I opposed. Motion carries. Item number 12, planned unit development amendment, Bayou Ali Flats Flower and Flower Project.
All right. Thank you, mayor. Unfortunately, I cannot pass this one back off to Kayla again. Um, so we'll begin right here. So, um, Bayou Alu Flats PUD amendment.
Purpose of this PUD amendment is for a proposed expansion to the flower and flower building. They're proposing to add a cooler and outside patio to the eastern side of their existing building. This is considered a minor amendment
which triggers the council action this evening and an amendment to that original PUD agreement. Public hearing was conducted at the May 12th planning commission meeting. I'll provide some more background as we get into further details um a few slides here. The result
of this PUD would essentially eliminate the middle access point to the site. Uh the original PUD was approved back in 2014 and amended in 2017. That amendment in 2017 was to transition to uh uh two
lower suites of the building to residential units. Get into some overview here. Property is shown right there outlined. It's just about a 3/4 of an acre in size. The PUB covers that entire property.
Some more depictions here just showing approximate width for different access points. There's three access points on the site. Uh call it the western access, the middle access, and then the eastern access. So that middle access again
right to the east of the flower and flower building um would be proposed to be closed as part of this improvement. Depictions of the cooler and the patio area. The you can see the patio there
and then the cooler um essentially acting as a buffer from the patio towards the alleyway to the south. planning commission. At the May 12th meeting, there was three individuals that spoke mostly in favor of the request. There was two that did express
some frustrations with parking in the area um specifically stating that signage um has not been very effective in the in the past. We did receive one written comment on this and that was in support of the request. The action was tabled at that May meeting. purpose of
that was essentially to understand in further detail if this proposed patio and cooler could be extended to the north. So we did ask some questions of the applicant um which was included in your packet um for responses to that
question. And then ultimately at the meeting last Monday at planning commission the PUD amendment did fail on a 22 vote. We had three planning commission members that were absent. The biggest concerns of all that there was probably about half an hour of discussion. Um biggest concerns was
circulation within and around the site specifically fire related and then closure of that access would increase those concerns or congestion along the alleyway. Um some responses from the applicant is um it's challenging going to the north
of the site due to the existing trash recepticles that are on the site. um those trash recepticles would have to be relocated within the site and there's no other space for those trash recepticles to be located within the site. Um due to
the high um intensity of the site and the use um there's not another site within there that can accommodate those trash recepticles because those trash recepticles also have to be enclosed on all sides which creates larger space
that's needed. Um there's also a gas meter on the north side and then internal operations of the bakery. Um and why it's being proposed would allow a direct connection from the bakery's internal operations directly to the cooler. Um if the cooler is relocated to
the north that would disconnect that and um not be as productive in the layout. Again the full responses to those are in your packet. Some graphics here. Um the first one in the uh with the north, south, west,
east, um direction there. That's looking from the um south to the north and shows kind of just the layout in a a better uh depiction. And the other pictures are looking from the south and then looking
from the west. So you can kind of see how that middle access point um is and then the things that are around it. There was a suggested condition in the drafted amendment that staff put on there and that was to stripe that
westernmost access point to the site which is the widest access point. Stripe that as no parking to ensure that there is um smooth traffic flow um going into the site from that first access point. That is the first access point from the
main street going off the alleyway as well. Uh, one condition that the planning commission did suggest was to stripe the southern parking area that abuts the alleyway as no parking. Um,
but that did fail again on that 22 vote. And the purpose of that was to help um eliminate some of the alleyway congestion that was heard. Um and um I think it should be noted too that eliminating those spaces would result in
three potentially four on-site spaces um being removed. So the requested action tonight is to approve the PUD amendment resolution 2025-037. Council can add other conditions to the
resolution. Again, the resolution includes the striping of the no parking on the western access. We did not include the planning commission suggested condition um since that failed. Um and then the council can also specify if you were to um limit parking
within the site or um along the alleyway that it could be during a certain duration of time. If you wanted to limit it between 8 and 4 or noon to 4, um you could do that. So that's the presentation and applicant is in
attendance this evening so I can help answer any questions or you can engage with applicant that one. So, I I do like the idea of to the to the left of your business or the the west entrance that that be striped. Not that you have somebody, you know, run in
and grab something from you, but they're blocking or obstructing that. The other spot that suggested where people are parallel parking, do you see that as an issue where you would want that striped? Um, I don't personally. Um, but I know that with all the delivery trucks, it
can build a lot more constru or congestion. So having it striped as a like loading zone might be worth a shot because we can communicate with our vendors, all the businesses in the area, the alcohol and food. We can communicate
with the drivers to park in that loading zone. Um it just may take a little bit for them to get used to it, but it could be something that could work. I like that idea because it's not not super helpful to eliminate parking, but like if it's going to alleviate
congestion because then you have all your vendors intermittently or temporarily parking there, that'd be helpful. Yep. Any other questions? That's all I had. When we were on the planning commission, Nate, you said that it's up to the
property owners to enforce that. Would they also have to agree to put the stripes down as well or would that be on the city? No. So that would all be at the owner's um expense to do that. Um at the May meeting um the owner of the
entire property was present and um did not object object or that to that idea. Um that was floated at that time as well. And then yes, it would be all enforced um for the private property. The city would not enforce any of that. So that would be up to the private
property to manage and enforce that. Any other comments, questions for Aaron? My comment would be I'm in support of this. I think it's good to have more outdoor seating and there are concerns about congestion
in that alley, but there's concerns there all the time. Now, so and the fact that there's three points of ingress and egress and you're just asking to eliminate one of them, it'd be a different conversation if you only had
two and we were going to ask to eliminate one. Um, we have picnic tables on sidewalks in front of local blend, the co-op, front of the Legion. So, it's just a uh I think it's a good idea to have
something something like this for your customers, for our residents, and uh just help to support your business. Um I can appreciate the concerns that the two members on the planning commissioner
commission had with respect to emergency vehicle access. Uh planning commissioner or planning commission member Luaji and Mooney. Um, and now, you know, I respectfully want
to just set that aside and look at this as an ambulance can still get in there. Obviously, a ladder truck couldn't, but a ladder truck can't get in even if that wasn't vacated. So,
uh, I have no further comments. Um, as it's written right now, is the roadway between the north north of Flower and Flower and south of the dumpster, is that still a roadway or can we block that off some
way somehow if this gets passed with still access for the dumpster to get access? So essentially um the question is can we add as a condition to block off the drive through that's between the north
of flower and flower and then then the trash receptacles just make it one don't give them an option make it a one way and make them follow the the one path. Um I think there's Can I jump in? Yep. I don't know if that'd be a good
idea simply if there's movers dropping off for people that live in the apartments because sometimes that moving truck will park where the truck is currently parked um or even in the back end kind of by the dumpsters. So, I don't know if that would be beneficial
for the traffic flow just because that does does allow people to just directly access the parking lot cutting through the north and the garbage cans. That makes sense. Any other comments? Well, I think that's it. Thank you,
Erin. Thank you. With that, we're looking for a motion on the PUD amendment resolution 2025-037. So moved. And just a quick question. Um, I know there was comments, sorry to interrupt. I know there's comments tied
to the added of the other condition for striping. Um, so in terms of the alleyway and the parking, there is no loading zone. We don't have that as a condition. Um, so I just wanted to make
mention of that because I know that was commented as part of I'd be willing to second Kevin's motion with those two additions. the striping to the west, the left of her business just as a no parking zone and then the other portion
to the right or the east where it be marked or labeled as a loading zone. Um, are we going to do signage for the oneway? I'm not sure how effective the seven that are there currently are working, but do we want any more signage for one way?
I think that's a Ryan question. We're there's one sign that's missing and I'm just hesitant to put it back up because it keeps getting hit. I mean I I have enough signs. Obviously I'm around town a lot throughout the day. I mean every once in a while you
get someone that goes out the wrong way, but I don't think it's that big of a deal. Yeah. Will we repeat the motion? I'll reiterate Kevin's motion. So, I need to get this pulled up on my phone here. So Kevin's making a motion on the
PUB amendment resolution 2025-037 with the additions of no parking striping to the west and loading zone only striping to the east and I had seconded that motion. Is there any other comment?
All those in favor signify by I. I opposed. I motion carries 41. Thank you. On to item number 13, Keer's development. All right. Thank you, mayor. Um, bear
with me. There's a lot to this one. Um, there's multiple applications and processes to this. I'll provide an overview um, as we go through of each item and each action. Please stop me if you have questions along the way.
So, Keepers is proposing a preliminary PUD plan and then also a reszone and land use amendment. The purpose of this is to develop three parcels that are located just south of what we call Quick Trip East, right off of 20th Avenue and uh Minnesota Street.
The steps include a PUB preliminary plan, a reszone of the property from its existing zone of B2 highway business to R3 multifamily and a land use amendment. If these actions were to be approved this evening, the future actions of the
council and then the planning commission would include a final PUD plan and agreement that would be executed between the developer in the city and then a preliminary and final plat to consolidate those three lots into one and then a vacation of easements to um
eliminate the easements between each of those lots and the interior easements. And then other actions would be a site plan and a building permit. And those are administrative actions that the council would not uh see. PUD proposal. Again, the properties are
zone B2 highway business. The applicant is proposing this um because they own the existing apartment complex right to the south of the site. And they're proposing to do a 42 unit market rate apartment building with detached garages.
So, here's some depictions of what they are proposing. You can see that apartment is slanted more towards the west of the property. Um, the lighter green, kind of hard to see on the slides here, um, but the lighter green towards
the east of the property is the part of the drainage pond area, which essentially encompasses one of those three lots. Um they have situated two detached garages. Um specifically the garage on the western side um was placed
there to help aid as a additional buffer to some of the residential to the south. Um and they're also proposing a access point on to 18th Avenue to the west and then to the south of the site which would connect with their existing
property and existing apartment complex to the south. um and they did not propose a direct connection onto 20th and we'll get into that in a few slides here. Um so just I want to provide some background on why we're seeing um a increase in
multifamily and why a zoning change um is being requested. Um right now throughout the whole city there's three sites that are zoned multifamily. Two of those sites need to be final platted and one is essentially shovel ready um but has not proceeded due to costs of
construction and interest rates. Um just some factors that are influencing why we're seeing an increase in multif family. U I thought this might be helpful if not for this project but for future projects down the road and if we get more requests. Um there's more
single person households now than there's ever been. about 30% of all households are single households now. Um these are pulled right from the census uh data. We're seeing also average age of home time first-time home buyers push up to the age of 38 um now according to
the National Association of Realators. Um and then 2024 actually saw the highest number of multifamily construction throughout the nation um since the 70s. um in that bottom right hand corner. Those are the number of single family new home construction
permits and there's a asterisk um tied to a couple of those because those were years that those communities saw a increase in attached town homes or um that within there. So for us, 2022 um saw 50 plus, but that was because of the
development south of town over by Kennedy where we saw 28 units of um town homes. So um again, a lot of factors are contributing to why we're seeing this multif family. I just wanted to provide that background. Um purpose of the PUD
um the a reszone to R3 zoning uh wouldn't allow the proposed density that the applicant is seeking. um that density is 42 units. And then also uh staff um did comment on the need for storm water dedication along this
corridor. Right now Minnesota Street is a rural section and it would transition to a urban section with curb and gutter um down the road and in the future. And right now the city does not have a area for those ponds to go. Um, so this
project presented opportunity if it were to move forward for dedication of that and then the applicant constructing those improvements. Some PUD requirements and approval. These are um part of what the council is
tasked with when looking at PUDS is is it detrimental to surrounding land uses? Is it compatible with future development? Are there street sidewalks that can service it? Utilities? Um, does it align with our comprehensive plan? And then does it conform with our
subdivision standards? U PUD is also must demonstrate a public benefit. A PUD is essentially a deviation from um the strict standards of our zoning code. Um, so the criteria that we have within our ordinance
includes addressing housing needs, offering diverse housing types, preserving open space, providing w opportunities, and then supporting mixeduse development. Oftentimes you'll see PUDS as part of a larger concept plan like the Grace View Estates over
here. Um, that was part of a larger PUD where there was multiple different types of housing and that within that development. Um, so keep on going here. Another graphic.
Site specifics. So the planning commission conditions of approval that they added onto the preliminary plan included adding trees on the south side of the western most garage to help increase the buffer. So it wasn't just the back of a garage, but there was some
vegetation also back there. adding direct connection to 20th Avenue Southeast and eliminating the connection to 18th Avenue. Um we do have a staff kind of concern on that item that we'll get into in the next slide here. And then adding a sidewalk along 18th
Avenue, which is the western perimeter of the the site. Um there would be a concern in regards to the timing of when that sidewalk would occur. Right now 18th is also a rural section roadway. Um, so eventually that would be
transitioned to an urban section with curb and gutter. Um, and then a sidewalk on Minnesota Street. Quick Trip, when Quick Trip developed, the reason why you don't see a sidewalk out there right now is because the developers agreement delayed the construction of that
sidewalk until that roadway transitions to that urban roadway and gets reconstructed. um it avoids the sidewalk going in and then us having to tear out the sidewalk and then have them repave the sidewalk. So, we followed that same um standard in
terms of the timing of the sidewalk along Minnesota Street. And then also, if the connection to the south of the property to the existing apartment complex does stay, adding speed bumps before the pedestrian crossing there since we have a trail.
So this is a snippet of the transportation plan from our 2012 master transportation plan. 20th Avenue is what we call a minor arterial street. A minor arterial street is essentially the
second highest classification of streets um that we have. The only thing higher is the principal artery streets and those are like highway 75 and 94. Um, some other samples of a minor arterial street is College Avenue, County Road 2,
Ridgewood Road. Um, these are streets that are really meant to carry a high amount of traffic and capacity um, now and into the future. So, there's a lot of limitations that exist for having direct connections onto 20th. Um,
you know, think about the McDonald's corridor. that area that street is the similar or is the same classification. Planning commission recommendation was to approve the preliminary PUD on a 4 to zero vote again with those conditions
that I had outlined earlier. Um so yeah, those four conditions right there. And then just to hop into the reszone and land use amendment real quickly. So, the surrounding property
uh zoomed in v picture right here on uh the left of the screen here shows the zoning map and all that red is the highway commercial district. That lighter u beige color to the south again is the R3 multifamily and then the
yellow is R1 single family. Part of that single family to the southwest of the site is part of a larger PUD. Um, so it's not just a single family zoning district. Um, and then the other map that shows the different colors in
there, um, because zoning really likes a lot of colors. Um, that shows the blue as future highway commercial. So that's the guidance directly from our comprehensive plan. So, I just wanted to
provide that snapshot as you evaluate the reszone and whether that fits into the surrounding area and then the future um vision within R3. We have permitted uses like of course multif family apartments, town
homes. Um we also have conditional uses um that include things like manufactured home parks. I just wanted to provide that snippet so you're aware of those uses that are allowed. And then in the highway district, we do have things and this is the current zoning again of the
property. Um things like hotel, motel, uh gasoline station, automobile repair are all permitted outright. Um so there would be no special um hoops and hurdles that those would um need to go through. Conditional uses include other things
like bowling alleys, clubs, drive-throughs, things of that nature. So, requested council action for the preliminary PUD is um approve table deny. Um again, you have the right to place conditions as you see fit. Um we
did include those planning commission conditions um that we highlighted a few times here. And then the reszone uh planning commission recommendation was to approve both of those resolutions on a three to one vote. Um and that would be a reszone of the property from B2 highway
commercial to R3 multifamily with a PUD overlay. um to highlight the public hearing. Um we had six residents that spoke and cited various different things including impacts to their property and the values
of their property, traffic increases, some concerns tied to the intersection over at Highway 75 and how this would impact that. um vandalism, notification requirements, sidewalk connections,
ponding, eliminating the connection to 18th Avenue and then providing direct connection to 20th. So with the reszone, there's also two actions that are requested with that. And then the future land use is uh really contingent on that
reszone. Um and that would be to amend our comprehensive plan to change the guidance. So, I know it's a lot. Um, there's a lot of uh different steps involved. Um, but to try to simplify it, there's a sequence of order of actions that the
council could look at doing. You could act on the reszone resolutions and then the future land use and then the PUD or you could act on the PUD and then the reszone and then the future land use items. So, that is my presentation. Try
to keep it as short as possible. So, thanks for bearing with me on that. So questions, I will open it up. And I do believe the applicants um are on the Zoom. Um they do apologize. Um they weren't able to to make it for the the weather and such they cited. So
mine's a collaboration of comments and questions because I did go to the planning commission meeting and I'm actually one of the residents that was um sharing comments uh there. I think the biggest thing that
I have heard from surrounding residents of course is our ordinance of radius and how that radius is picked. Um and I know staff is doing their um due diligence of following comprehensive plans and doing
that and so I don't begrudge you of anything in this aspect. It's us as a city being to able to look at those ordinances of how and who gets it and what time period they have to be able to step up. Um, as I heard from most of the
residents, uh, the ones that did get the letter was a very minute of them, uh, including myself. My neighbor didn't get it, but I got it because of that radius. And she was the one in concern, um, that came to me first. um that question. So
when I went to go look, I didn't expect when I got to the meeting that it was already it almost looked like a done deal for the apartment if this gets passed. So I was very confused in the midst of all that and being able to try
to collect my um my mind in all of this and trying to reason it out and how we want. I think the biggest thing that went back to when I was trying to understand it all is that us, we've talked about this in the last two years at least about housing
and how we like going around St. Joe and being able to see a mixture of living spaces, you know, apartments, condos, you know, single family homes. And with this coming up, we're it looks like dominoes all the way back there. And not
to mention a larger one compared to the other ones that are going to be So with the radius that I was sitting in the meeting having a problem with is I would like us um in the midst of this to table or to deny because we need to look
at that ordinance. Um secondly, I did um um bullet point some things and I did send it to the council members because I think it is important as an inadequate public notification which I said um the traffic congestion um one of the and and
she's right. I I'm a runner and to be able to look at that if we pass this POD and let this um erect um it's already I was actually gonna I had it on my docket to talk to Dwight this month about the stop sign there because a lot of cars do
not stop and with runners and no sidewalks and you know I've been you know very much supportive of getting a sidewalk in that area um but now we're only making it worse. We are going they
want it right there where it's already having problems and to get onto that walkway to be able to enjoy it. Now they're now they're requesting another overlay of cars passing and a speed bump ain't going to do it. Especially when a
kid there's a um a um garage building there that if that were to come up, they ain't going to see a kid coming on the on the walkway. And so that was um one of the pedestrian safeties, not to mention the traffic um congestion that's
already happening there with quick trips, loading and unloading and things like that. Um of course I just uh talked about the multi-house family area. Um public safety and basilism was one of the uh actually two of the ones that I had heard heard one at the meeting and
then one came to my house afterwards and shared. Um, these are all things as council members I, you know, this is new for me and this should have been brought of course sooner, but now it's here and we need to address it, especially with um them not being able to speak tonight,
you know. And so I I had shared with them there's no reason for you to show up tonight because you can't speak and you're just going to get angry and upset. Um, and so I just I I asked them to respond to the council members to David and things like that in that recto
Um there's just so much um that we need to look at here before even possibly looking at this as a PUD. And I think our safety of our people and if our people are talking to us, we need to listen. I mean, we shouldn't be I mean,
and yes, of course, I'm a resident, but this made my eyes open to other areas that people come forward and now I'm getting a full brunt of it now. Now I know what all other uh situations that have come in front of us and I didn't
take full hedence on it if that makes sense. Um and so I I just I really hope that we um take a step back here and really look at the purpose of this building and the PUD. I don't think what
how it's zoned right now. I think that's a great ideas. Um parks, businesses, um condos. Why do we have to? Um I would like to see more houses go up. We have enough apartments right now. I think we can take a breather on apartments and
get some more homes and condos and um patio homes in. That would be my opinion in that and be able to stop and take a breather and look at some of these concerns that are brought up and especially mine as a runner. I know it's
basic, but it, you know, it's a concern. And here I was just going to step up and and start talking with Dwight and things like that in that area. So, sorry I took so long, but um I'm just kind of disappointed in how this is all kind of
laying out and um it's just so fast that I'm take I'm trying to still take a breath from it. So, I would like us to table or deny this. um and the reasonzoning to deny it at this time to be able to breathe and
look at the other situations that are concerns in the area right now. Anybody else have any other comments? I had a couple infrastructure ones, Nate. So, Minnesota Street that far east is deemed a rural road because it
doesn't have appropriate curb and gutter right by Quick Trip at least and sidewalks. How far west like into towns do we have to go where it's not rural anymore? Turn to Randy. 16th Avenue is where we change. So 16th Avenue, we've got a full urban section
on on Minnesota Street and then east of 16th is where is that the dentist office? Yes. Okay. Then um my only other comment was is I do like the apartment for the fact that it's going to create a storm water collection area and if we're going to
have to turn over Minnesota street from rural to curbon gutter eventually that's just adding an asset or resource for the city that the city's not going to have to pay for. So I I appreciate that
and I would share that that uh that that opinion even if this stays commercial uh we still have a storm water management uh challenge. So I would describe that corridor east of 16th Avenue is generally being underserved by u by
storm water infrastructure even today. So regardless if it was reszoned to to R3, we'd still have a storm water management challenge to deal with. So somewhat independent of of the use of the property. What is the challenge right now with it? What are we having
problems with as a city if because we don't have the storm. We don't have the So right now it's it's it's ditches. Everything's surface drained. So even when that property, you could say grows up um or all those lots that you see on the south side of Minnesota street um
when they develop, they're going to generate storm water and that's going to have to go someplace. So, either it'll be individually managed uh by those businesses on those sites um which is is certainly a possibility, but if we were
to look to widen or improve Minnesota Street, we'll have to deal with the road right ofway runoff and and take that someplace. But we still have very large storm receptacles that has been developed with the other apartments
right next to it for their sites. Correct. Right now we haven't had a situation. So why would we flip to in in the retros of the city? Why would we flip? We're not having a problem with it right now. And for us to give us time,
all we're doing is saying, "Okay, to apartments so we can get a water receptacle." So, so when we improve 20th Avenue, um part of part of the pond, if you would that you don't see is actually buried under the road. So, we have a
chamber system under the east side of um 20th Avenue. And that was more a result of not having the real estate to build a traditional pond. In addition, the property owner to the east of 20th Avenue south of the army building wasn't
receptive to selling the city property uh to to develop upon. So we had to go underground which is in some respects less than ideal. So part of the road is served by a chamber system, part of the road is served by a similar partnership that the city has with the first two
apartments. So some of the pond capacity that's on the south side of their site is actually used uh for for for storm water management. So it was a combination of both. But the 20th Avenue is probably the best example of what we would have to look to do if if Minnesota
street uh was widened or improved. We'd have to look underground if we couldn't get the real estate to build upon. probably my last question or comment, Nate, towards the front end of your um information you provide for us. You said that they want to have a entrance
leading into 20th ABS Southeast in their preliminary drawings or mappings and you said that 18th, was it 18th or 20th? So, uh 18th. Yep. So what they are proposing is a connection to 18th to the west and then a connection to the south through
their existing apartment complex that they own and then they would enter onto 20th. What we had heard um from the public hearing was concerns of having that connection to 18th and then the planning commission ultimately um added
as a condition to close that access onto 18th and then have a direct connection onto 20th as part of their recommendation. Um kind of hit on it a little bit earlier. There is some concern um in regards to that from a a staff level in terms of again the future
of that well the the use of that street being an arterial street and trying to minimize connections and intersection spacing um which Randy could probably elaborate a little bit more on. Oh yeah, definitely.
when you had went through like that um image and like mentioned those couple different driveways, you had just mentioned in passing that you discuss um concerns. It is it is the main concern for 20th AB that we're adding more entries and driveways into an arterial
collector. Is that the main concern? Yes, it's it's that and then it's also some um of the intersection spacing um which Randy will Yeah, let's see. Maybe Randy will Y perfect.
Let me one of the So Nate was describing the the functional classification of of 20th Avenue. If you looked at the the transportation plan that's guided to be a minor arterial street in the future, um the closest the best example right
now we could talk about is county road 133 uh going north between McDonald's and in Central and some of the challenges that we've had or observed with the driveway entrances on each side of con 133 to the point where the tube delineators had to go up recalled to
kind of manage left and right turns. And so when we look at that in in the uh analogy of 20th Avenue, uh the concern that from an engineering and operations perspective, we have a typical turn lane, just a a minimum turn lane length
is 300 ft. And that doesn't include the taper. That's just the lane length. And so we look at this instance and where the driveway approach uh could be in terms of their geometry. you're starting to look at uh that
driveway entrance coming on to 20th Avenue roughly 150 to 200 feet south of the intersection. So, it's tough to visualize today because 20th Avenue doesn't extend south and it's relatively sleepy, but at some point in the future, our models show that you could have four
to 5,000 vehicles per day on on that street once it connects south of town. So, we're trying to look ahead in terms of what traffic operations might look like uh when 20th Avenue connects and and where then would have the best
location have been uh for a driveway. Now, consequently, Baker Street, 18th Avenue on the west side of the site is a lower classification. We call that a community collector. Um again, we're trying to balance driveway connections with an access what we call access
points to moving traffic. And certainly the focus for 20th Avenue once it grows up is to move is to move traffic. Has there been a traffic study done for 20th? There's been the the traffic uh the city's transportation plan uh back in 2012. We modeled um we modeled 20th
Avenue as Have we done a recent one now with all the traffic going on there? There hasn't been a recent model, but we're still below the modeled volumes that were modeled at full buildout. So, we looked in 2012, it was the worst case scenario of this area building up uh and
all the way to the south. Yeah, we're living with it now and I would probably request one because it is quite intense already. And couldn't if this were to pass. Um, we were putting the turn lane on the business way out by Kennedy. Why
couldn't we put the turn lane on the business of the apartment that on keepers or how do we I'm sorry. I don't know how to Well, it wasn't so much that there wouldn't be a turn lane. It's their driveway would would be in the middle of the turn lane on 20th Avenue. So, that
that's more of the conflict. It's not that they wouldn't be asked to put a turn lane in. It's where they would connect to 20th Avenue is is the problem. I I did watch the video. I I know the concerns raised about this other leg uh to the to to the north.
Certainly, we we agree or concur. Um one of the limitations when the county resurface County Road 75 several years ago. We it was actually brought up at that point in time. Um and I think the person in the video acknowledged one of the limitations there today. The signal,
the masked arm, the control cabinets, all of that infrastructure would have to be relocated in order for a widening and a free right to occur. So, it is something that's been on the county's radar screen and it's been something the city staff have talked with the county um but it isn't funded. So, that's going
to likely, if it's a priority for the council to elevate that kind of an improvement, um, it is something that's going to have to be funded. The other point that I'd make, bear in mind, Minnesota Street, uh, and this segment that we're talking about here to the north is still a county road. That is
not a local street. So, that was one of the reasons why the improvement to 20th Avenue stopped at Minnesota Street. That was the local leg uh, that the city improved. But, this is still a county road. to the north.
I'm sure the county would be more than happy to turn it back to the city to improve. Um, but that's been one of the logistics to this point is is uh who would who would fund that type of an improvement. I just I I have a hard time
being able to flip this coin and saying because we need water retaining to the resident's safety. I I think that's what I can't get past. I I think we share those concerns in terms of trying to find a ge geometric
alternative that doesn't risk safety, whether it's pedestrians or putting a driveway on 18th is making it worse. I am I'm physically an example. I've seen way too many people not stopping at that stop sign. kids on their bikes, people
running like myself, and it's there's an accident already almost waiting to happen. To put a driveway right there and to put a another driveway over the walkway, you're you are making it worse
that way for the residents. It might look great, you know, and putting the roads where you want it to, but as residents, um, that it's myself included. I'm It's going to make me nervous. I think
what we're wrestling with from a staff perspective is even if the reszone didn't occur and we weren't talking about apartment units and those three lots developed separately as commercial activities, you'd have three driveways, one of which that could still connect at
18 Minnesota. Well, Minnesota arguably would be even worse from a traffic. Wouldn't we be at that time be able to sidewalks in. I mean, that's where us as a city, we'd be able to collaborate on being able to do that. We're not collaborating. You're We're not even
talking about sidewalks on both sides. If we were talking about sidewalks on able and sidewalks on the on down 18th and on the Minnesota Street, sign me up. But we're not we're not thinking of the residents.
So, I'll just add a comment to that. So, um, we are thinking about sidewalks along 18th in Minnesota, but it's just the timing of when those sidewalks Yeah. It needs to go up when that goes up. Yeah. Us as a city needs to and and that's the right of the council if they
wish to um authorize the timing of those sidewalks. The one thing that we've heard and what is more um resisting to that is when those sections of roadway transition from the rural to the urban, those sidewalks will be disrupted and
then potentially destroyed or impacted. Um so the the owner and the applicant would be, you know, of course hesitant to construct those and then have to go and reconstruct those. Um that's a big reason why you don't see a sidewalk on Quick Trip on that side. um because when
that was developed, part of the developers agreement included that a sidewalk get put there, but that that sidewalk um is delayed until that street is reconstructed to avoid that scenario. Um so that that's that's just some background in that.
Randy, this one might be directed at you. I just realized that the city has a master plan as to when the roads are getting reconstructed, as I learned in February, March. Um, from this picture, 18th looks like it's due before
Minnesota. Do you have a rough timeline as to when they're scheduled? In fact, 18th was just resurfaced in 2021 because it deteriorated so so much. The pictures, yes, this is actually an old old aerial photograph, but so we ended
up having to resurface it. We resurfaced it to the same width. Uh, it wasn't improved as an urban section uh at that time. And um I just want to add one more clarification. So um the planning commission condition was to include
adding that six foot sidewalk along 18th at the time of construction. Um I was just going to outline some of the concerns, but yeah, I think I think there may be another alternative to take a look at. I I know the concern raised about the trail in the back. Right now the trail at least
part of this trail is is being proposed to have to be reconstructed uh to to fac their grading of the site. Um, if we weren't to have them relocate it or rebuild it at that same location and and perhaps relocate it to the front,
um, there may be a geometric scenario here where we could instead of having it in the back where the crossing is is a concern, u address both concerns by moving it to the front. So, I I'd like to maybe take a look at that a little bit further with with their engineer and and staff, but that may be an option to
to address the pedestrian safety concern. blocking that all off would would be my request, you know, just for the walkway if you're not going to end moving the driveway. If we're not going to look at putting
sidewalks in for another five to six, seven years and trees up. Is that enough? Go for it. Um, I share the concern about having the First of all, I support the idea of
having this project move forward as far as consolidating the parcels and constructing a uh 42 unit apartment building. My concerns are, and I know long-term long range thinking
for arterial roads and whatnot, it just seems like the other apartment buildings south of there empty on to 20th. This one can too in my opinion. And I know it's close to the intersection, maybe they put it further south. It does not
have to empty on 18th. Secondly, I don't know if this is the meeting or if it's a developers agreement meeting. We can and I think we should require sidewalks that the put a sidewalk on 18th and put one
in front of it uh to the north of it on Minnesota. Um the sidewalk we already have that stops at 16th is on the south side of Minnesota. So it's logical to think that any when we turn that into
city, it's going to stay on that side. So by requiring the developer to put sidewalk on Minnesota to the north of the new apartment building, it would then eventually tie into the sidewalk
that's going to go from 18th to 16th. And I'm with Kelly in the sense that having traffic cross that trail even with the speed bump is not a good idea. And I don't know when Nate or Randy we
get into the specifics about developer has to put sidewalks in. Can we do these three things tonight require that later or should we do it now? Yep. So part of the PUD process um we're at the first step of that and the first step is the
preliminary plan and review and the goal of that is to encapsulate the comments and the concerns and then um if it were motioned to be approved with those conditions then that would be feedback to the developer to then come back with
a final plan, make adjustments um work through the different pieces and then also then execute the agreement between the developer and the city outlining for instance those sidewalk connections. So the sidewalk thing could come later.
Is that what you just said? Or we would put it into something now. So I would recommend that if the planning said the planning commission said something about sidewalks correct now. Y right. Yep. So I would I would recommend from a staff perspective that that comment or other
comments like that get encapsulated into the motion in terms of the PUD action. Um then that way um the applicant can understand what concerns to address and to come back with a final PUD plan with
adjustments based on those conditions if the PUD is approved and and such. Can you bring up the suggestions from the planning commission like the trees shading different things? They have three or four things they suggested. All right. So, last paragraph. Um,
planning commission voted 40 to approve with these conditions. Um, so that's trees on the south side of that westernmost garage, adding a direct connection to 20th and eliminating the 18th Avenue connection, adding a six-foot sidewalk on 18th at the time of
construction. And then um, if the connection to the south property stays, adding speed bumps before the pet crossing. So, if what I'm hearing from the counselors thus far is correct, we want we would like to see in this PUD a
sidewalk to the north of Minnesota Street, a sidewalk to the west on 18th Street. We don't want the parking lots to connect so that way the pedestrian crossing can be safe.
Uh, we want a connection to 18th AB and we excuse me want a connection to 20th AB as well as the tree shading. What's that? Just a correction. It's not me, not all of us. Okay. Is there anything else that the
counselors have comments on or suggestions for PUB? Adam, do you have anything? No. Okay. Before anybody makes a motion or a tableabling
motion or a denial motion, Nate, can you just please run us through all the potential actions tonight? Yes. So, we have two different things we're working on. Yeah. So, there's an order of actions. Um the first pathway is to act on the reszone resolutions and then act
on the future land use and then act on the PUD. um or to act on the PUD and then the reszone and then the future land use. Um so there's those two pathways that you could go. Um the reszone resolution, keep in mind that
the way that that is crafted is it's not just a reszone from highway commercial to just R3 multif family, but it's a reszone from highway commercial to R3 multifamily with a PUD overlay. So if the reszone were to be acted on and then
approved, that signifies that they would have to still come back um with a PUB final plan and execute that agreement. So it's it just doesn't zone it to R3 multifamily and then let's say the PUD doesn't pass and then they change plans
and want to do a apartment. Um there's that contingency within the finding of fact that includes it as a reszone to R3 with a PUD overlay. Maybe maybe I complicated things a little bit more, but does that make
sense? I know it's it's a lot of land use stuff. Um I would probably suggest that the the first path would be um acting on the the reszone um and then the PUD, but you can definitely act on the PUD first um and then the reszone. So, I would like to make a motion to
table this and be able to re um look at some of the items that I had brought up. Seeing a motion and a second that would trump any other motion to approve for vote first. Are there any other comments? And just to clarify, the table
is to table um all of those actions, right? Okay. Seeing a motion and a second for a tableabling of this topic on the floor. All those in favor signify by I. I.
Opposed. I tableabling passes. 32. Thank you, Nate and Randy. Everyone, thank you. We are on item number 14, development agreement amendment for Northland
Business Center. Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor, council members. Um, I really hope this will not take nearly as much time as the last one here. Um, what I'm looking for here as I just need some direction from the council before I really spend too much
uh time uh working on this. So, what we have before you tonight is um when um is it here? the um Northland Business Center was um was approved previously and went forward. Um it required or it
showed the construction of 24th Street and uh First Street um and that was adopted in 2019 and then was um updated once as well. So the due to how the that area con was developed with several of
those lots being combined particularly for Trobe and Guten hopefully I'm saying that correctly uh it did not um it did not require the construction of 24th Street and subsequently it was removed from from a requirement for the project.
Um subsequently the construction of first street which be extended to the 24th where the 24th street used to be or was scheduled to be um was delayed um due to several reasons mostly the
request of the um developer based on the needs and the development out there. Um originally that was going to be part of the of a city project and would be it would be competitively bid. Uh the developer did come back subsequently and asked that um they construct it on their
own and then maybe be reimbursed um for the amount that was put away for that. Um there's been um quite a bit of discussion about the need for First Street um particularly past where the um driveway is into Troex. So what I'm
asking or getting some direct like to get some direction from tonight is if we if the council is amendable to potentially not require the construction of first street where it currently ends to where 24th was scheduled to be. Um
if we release the I guess the developer from that requirement um what we could do is the the funds that were left available for that um we could utilize in another project. Particularly what we
were looking at is um the um potential lift station to the north of this project for expanding the industrial park. Um this is something that was spoken about and discussed at our strategic plan as far as our industrial
park expansion. So if the council is amendable to that, what would need to happen then is um I would speak with the developers and we would need to then amend the development agreement for that. So with that, I'm just looking for some discussion and direction from the
council. If you're okay with that, then I will take those order those marching orders and I will bring a potential development agreement back to you for approval. It sounds like common sense. I mean, are we missing something here? Does Randy have any issues or Nate have any issues with this amending the development
agreement? So, unless someone else here feels different, just proceed as you've outlined. Thank you. I agree with that. I think we're all in agreement. Thank you, David. Thank you.
Item number 15, department reports. I just have one thing quick. Just quick. So, our July 3rd, July 3rd and 4th, you know, is uh Joetown Rocks and uh refuge collection happens on July 3rd that morning. And so Republic
Services, at least under the city contracted services, they're going to kind of um focus on the center of the city first. So to make sure that you have your receptacles out uh by 6:00 a.m. Any other department reports? I have
something. Just kidding. With that, mayor and council reports. I personally don't have anything. We've been here long enough. Anybody else? With that item number 17, we're going to move into close session. This portion of
the meeting will be closed for attorney client privilege. Waiting to go off air. There we go. You have a pillow. when an auditor for a few days, they put them in a conference room and then they get
rid of reopen our city council meeting for June 16th, 2025. I just opened it. You can make a motion to deny the grievance. I make a motion to deny the grievance. Second. Seeing a motion, a second. Any further comment?
All those in favor signify by I. I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion to adjurnn. So moved. Second. All those in favor signify by I. I opposed. We are adjourned. Thank everybody.