All right, everyone. Let's open the meeting with the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. All right. Good evening. Welcome to the city of St. Paul Park June 15, 2026 regular city council meeting. This meeting is being recorded by True Lens Community Media and can be viewed live
or replayed on cable channel 799. Meetings are also streamed live and archived on the city of St. Paul Park's YouTube channel. First item on the agenda is approval of the minutes of the June 1st, 2026 regular council meeting and
wave the reading of the same. >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. 5. >> All right. Item number two, items from the public.
>> We have one item. >> It appears we have Mr. One person willing to wanting to address the council. Richard Bert. >> Please step forward. >> Give us your name and your address. >> Okay. I'm Mr. Mayor. Good evening.
Richard Bert, 1120 Dayton Avenue in the park here. I'm going to I got two points. First is uh I like and I don't have any notes so and my memory is who the hell? But anyway, I'd like to thank Total Mechanical for taking care of the flag
pole and moving it from where it was down to the levey and the Lions Club for all the work that they do keeping that place clean. Cuz just a little flashback, I got my merit badge down there in November 1953
because I found some moss soaked in oil so I could start a fire. But I just wanted to At the flag pole, there's no flag. So, I would like to pay for the flag of anyone that can get it. I don't know how to order stuff online or buy it, but I'm be
willing to pay for the flag. And if it needs a light to shine on it, anyone that wants to put up the Marine Corps flag uh or even the American flag would be okay with me. But I'm willing to pay for it. And with that, I'm going to say
uh thank you, Congressman Lady. When I talk to her, I get choked up. So, what it anyway u point two is a little more direct to the console
and sushi used to say with a disclaimer, everything I say I don't know is totally true. But last month you voted four to one in favor of purchasing a $85,822 snowat snow cart.
And to my and I don't know what that's used for. I myself I don't my son and I own a Bobcat. They're a wonderful piece of machinery. We've had one for 20 years and they work nice.
But this tool cat that the park ordered, you know, personally to me, it's just a oversized pickup truck with a little dump on the back and it has to come with attachments. I mean, you have to pay for attachments extra.
There's 42 different attachments and I suppose the minimum was at about $5,000. So, when the city is spending $85,822 on a UW56,
I was very skeptical and might bail line, but thank you, Conrad, for voting against it. But anyway, I don't know what it's going to be used for. I know there's a difference between needs and wants, and everybody wants something, but do
they really need it? But it's a taxpayers's money of $85,800 that I don't know if it's being spent on a uh a four-wheeler. So, that's all I have to say on that. I
don't know. It's passed. You passed it. It's in the hopper, but whoever ordered it or ordered I hope they went through a program called state unit or growth because through the cities you can get
from what I understand is a 30% discount on the basic machine and any attachment is a 24% discount. So, if we're paying 85, I'm repeating myself now, but
that's quite a bit of money for just a four-wheeler with a dump on the back. And, uh, council members and Mayor Keith or Frankie, thank you for my time or your time. God bless. >> Thank you, Richard. >> I like to say that because, you know,
getting Christ and government mixed up. I like doing that. SH, >> thank you. That's why we love you. Thank you, Richard. Appreciate it. We'll have staff look into that. >> Right. >> All right. Anybody else? Seeing no one, we'll move on to item number three, the
consent agenda this evening. On the consent agenda, we are going to pay the bills, uh, approve a change order for the Third Street Reconstruction Project, uh, pay some money to the Third Street Construction Company. Um, we're going to
approve the grant award from the Met Council of $68,000 that staff works so hard on to get for the city. Uh, approve professional services agreement with Rum River, which we went over a couple of different times. Um,
approve the special event permit for the tractor pull on August 16th, um, the last day of Heritage Days down on Broadway on that Sunday. uh approve application for off-site gambling at Heritage Park on August 15th
um 2026, which I believe will also be in conjunction with Heritage Days. And that's it for the consent agenda this evening. >> Mayor Frankie, Council Member, >> let's uh approve tonight's consent agenda.
>> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. 5-0.
All right. Reports from the council. Council member Hagerty. >> Yeah. Uh public works commission. We had our meeting uh previous meeting on June 2nd. Um and we did Yes. But I haven't seen the
uh the minutes yet. So, I assume the minutes will be coming uh next council meeting. Um yeah, I can't remember all the what we discussed. Sorry. I apologize. Uh but our next meeting is September 1st. We did discuss that we're
our next meeting is going to be at 300 p.m. on September 1st, Tuesday, September 1st. Uh and we do need still need at least one more member. So, please come down and apply. >> All right. Thank you, Council Member Heerty. Council member Swinson.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Public safety commission met on June 4th and I believe unfortunately I was out of town that evening and so uh Council Member Hagerty sat in mystead and I believe he stated that there wasn't enough for a quorum that evening. >> Correct.
>> And so they just had a a nice conversation for a little bit. Next meeting is set for September 3rd here at city hall at six o'clock. That's all I have. >> Thank you, Council Member Swintson. Council member Conrad, Planning Commission. >> The last meeting was cancelled on June
8th. Uh the next meeting will be July 13th at 7 p.m. at city hall here in council chambers. >> Members need any? >> Nope. >> All right, they're full. Good deal. Uh Council Member Whipred Hemingson. >> Um our garden is growing great. Um we
are trying to install a um drip system. We um we're working on getting our mural approved for Vets Park. So that will be coming up here soon in front of you guys. Um and our next meeting is July 9th.
>> All right. Thank you, Council Member Whit Hemson. Um, as far as administratively for myself, just all the usual a lot of discussion out there on the Facebook about uh the overpass and the congestion. Um, I would
encourage people to go to the Facebook. I posted several updates and some information on about what we may possibly be doing that we have discussed previously here. um working with all of our partners federally, locally, state, um businesses, and others to move
forward on where we're going to go from here, but a lot of things are up in the air. We can't make decisions or do things till we know it. So, we know what we know when we know it. Um on item number five, council comments and requests. Anybody have anything else this evening?
>> No. Council member Conrad, >> I have a couple things. Um, one is to remember that, uh, we will have weekly meat raffles at Parkplace for a fundraiser for Heritage Days. Now, through the event, uh, they are Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30.
Uh, to remind people that the car show is Wednesdays. This Wednesday, the weather doesn't sound real great, so I don't know what's going to happen yet, but Wednesdays weekly from 4 to dusk at Vets Park. Um, assuming there's a car show next week,
the 24th, Grandma's Cookies will be making another a visit to town. They were going to come last week, but it was iffy if it was going to happen, and I didn't want them to come with a marginal crowd. Uh, right now, they thought the 24th would be a better option for them. Also, they agreed. So, next week, it
sounds like they're going to be coming, assuming we have good weather. And last but not least is I'd like to thank all the folks that came to the American Legion for our heritage days. a silent auction. We had a great turnout and uh had some great prizes and baskets and it
went over very well. Thank you to all. >> Thank you, Council Member Conrad. Yes, it was a good time. Great turnout. >> I believe Council Member Swansson won himself a nice little prize. >> Yes, >> that was good to hear. >> Mhm.
>> All right. Anybody have anything else this evening? All right. Nothing further before this council. This meeting is adjourned.