Good evening and welcome to the regular city council meeting for the city of St. Peter, Minnesota. It is Monday, August 25th, 2025. At se oh at 7 p.m. we are called to order. Would all please rise for the pledge.
I pledge algiance 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, we have all received a copy
of the agenda. Are there any revisions or corrections? Hearing none, is there a motion to approve the agenda? So move second. Uh all those in favor of approval say I. >> I. Any opposed? The agenda is approved. The minutes are appear on pages 5
through six of the packet. Are there any revisions or corrections to the minutes? Hearing none. Is there a motion to approve the minutes as distributed? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor of approval say I.
>> I. Any opposed? The minutes are approved. We now have time on our agenda for a public hearing regarding Minnesota Avenue, Chestnut Street to Union Street. Uh the the instructions for the public hearing appear on page seven of the
packet. There's a staff presentation. If there's an applicant, they will make a pre presentation and then there's time for public comment. And Pete is here to give the staff report, I presume. Madame Mayor and city council, as you're aware, we have been working with Mandot
on a project on Minnesota Avenue, uh, trunk highway 169 between Broadway and Union. Um, and for the purpose of the public hearing, we are looking at assessments between Chestnut and Union. Um, at the July 28th city council
meeting, the city engineer uh submitted a fac feasibility study that showed that the uh project was cost-effective uh feasible and necessary. Um, at the open house that we held on August 19th,
city staff was available to address uh citizens concerns along that route. Um, and they had a good turnout and had good discussion. Um, I'll remind you that the average assessment or the assessment for this project is per our policy. It is
$8,050 for street improvements, $2,000 for each uh water or sewer and or sewer. Uh, that may apply depending on the needs of each individual property in the rightway. We also make available uh a waiver to properties that need work on
private property. Um but that is separate from this project and our water resources superintendent is in the process of making some of those changes. The improvements include roadway surface, curb and gutter, sidewalk and storm sewer improvements, lighting
improvements, um irrigation and medians along with turning lanes at Ramsay and Scarrow streets. The utility improvements include upsizing water services where needed. Uh corrections that are and most of those corrections are where uh the
current water line does not meet the city code. Uh new sanitary service mainline uh that's a 1930s vintage going down there that is of old clay tile. Uh that which is subject to I and I when the river level is high which is
currently going on right now. Uh we also are planning to upsize wastewater service lines and make corrections where they currently do not uh meet code. We do have some clay services along with uh other issues along the um main line there. Water man is not proposed at this
time because we corrected that back in 2009 with one of the first phases of the Minnesota Avenue improvements. Um and it is proposed that this is an assessment project as per our current policy which was adopted back in 2023. Uh if the
project is authorized, uh we're looking at uh collecting around 5,7 5,000 572,625 for assessments, which is roughly a little less than 28% of the total city share of the project, which is around
$2,59,000. Uh this project is the fourth and final phase along Highway 169 to be held in conjunction with Mindot. Uh, as you're probably aware, uh, this project would not start until 2027. Uh, we would do design and have plans ready to go or bid
the project somewhere late next year for installation in 2027. Um, we would follow our existing assessment policy and we would be asking uh later in the program after feedback is taken
for action on this item. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, I'm assuming no applicants presentation, but there is time for public comment. >> Yes, madame mayor. Um, this is the provision or the portion of the hearing where public comment um is accepted and
um we'd encourage anybody that's here to participate. I do have one that corresponded through letter. >> Oh, sure. >> All right. So, let me read through that letter. Madam Mayor, dear council, it came through council member Ramp. Dear Council Member Ramp, I'm unable um to go to the council meeting tonight, but I and my husband live on North Minnesota
Avenue and are really concerned about both the construction and the assessments coming our way in 2027. We have talked with folks from DOT and the city about the benefits coming our way, but all I see is fast trucks, closed street, and interruption and challenge to our business. Please take that into
consideration when you make any decisions. Um there are other people and businesses who will be negatively impacted by this project. I'm hoping the city council wants to support their businesses. This could actually close down some of us. Please give me a call if you want to talk more about this concern with me. St. Peter should not
just end up a quick way for traffic to get to Iowa. We are a real neighborhood with actual people living here. Please slow down our traffic without major construction and ridiculous assessments. DO's mission is not the same one that St. Peter needs to have. um signed
concerned citizen and business owner Patty Conland, the goldsmith at Stones Throw Gallery. >> Thank you. Um having received that, are there any people present here today who'd like to address the council on this matter?
Hearing none, we will move on to our next agenda item, which is uh visitors comments. We always keep time on our our agenda for comment comments from visitors. We have time for visitors who'd like to address the council on ag on an agenda item.
Is there anybody who'd like to address us on an agenda item? Hearing none, we have time for general visitor comments. Is there anyone who'd like to address the council on another matter? Please come forward. Hi, we just need your name, your
address, and um we'll give you five minutes. >> Perfect. My name is John Orisko. I am part owner of the Plane Bar and Grill. Would you like my home address or you want my business address? >> Oh, Todd, what's the process? >> We are happy for either of those. Please share with me both if you'd like. I live on 720.
>> I know where those are. Thank you. >> I live you on I live on 724 North Fourth Street here in St. Peter. Uh our business is on Nassau Street, uh right across the street from First National Bank. Um, so what I'm coming here to you
guys about today, um, is to talk about, um, the two Vikings games that are happening on September 28th and October 5th. Um, current city ordinance does not allow us to open up our businesses
before 10 o'clock on Sunday mornings. Um, and so, uh, with having a conversation with Dustin, we're, um, kind of thinking about a way not to rewrite the policy, but to maybe be able to apply for maybe like a special event
or circumstance type of um, thing that can come to the city, you guys approve, um, with a timely manner. Um, I know last year, uh, I think the city was getting kind of hounded a little bit with, uh, multiple calls because of the Vikings game and they weren't prepared.
Um, I was trying to be prepared this year. So, I went to the city a couple of times. Um, and then, yeah, so that's my proposal is to hopefully, you know, let the St. Peter businesses,
the bars or restaurants be able to open early on Sunday. for those Vikings games because last year a lot of people went out of town and we lost out on that business. So, >> all right. Well, thanks very much. Obviously, we can't give you an answer
on the spot, but appreciate uh your time and coming down. Is there anybody else who's going to address on the same topic? >> We're good. >> You spoke on behalf of everybody? >> Everybody. Yep. >> Well, thank you guys.
>> Thanks. Thank you, >> Madam Mayor. If the council wants us to take a look at this, um we can certainly review the issue. I think John is exactly correct related to his um expression of what the ordinance says and what the state statute is. I would provide just one clarification. However, our ordinance doesn't stipulate that you
can't be open. It stipulates that you can't sell alcohol until 10. So, just so the council's aware of that. I know all of you have read the ordinance book and committed to memory, but I wanted to make sure that everybody knew where we were at. And and so, we're happy to take a look at it. The state of Minnesota is 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. >> Yep, you are correct.
>> Seven days a week. >> Yeah. >> So that is a saint >> a St. Peter specific ordinance as far as setting it at 10:00 a.m. like >> starting at 10 a.m. allowing sales at 10 a.m. Yeah. So um you are not alone in that. There are other communities that are in that same boat. Um but it's
certainly something if the council has interest in um your city attorney and I can take a look at how that might happen. I would say generally it's very likely that a ordinance change would be necessary which certainly is within the purview of the council. Um and I'm sorry John I didn't write it down. I think
maybe I did write it down. September 28th is the first one in England or >> Yeah. And then October >> Okay. And so you do have time based on your process to make a modification if you wanted to, but we can respond back at a at a workshop if you'd like. And
and just to clarify, my understanding is nobody wants to be opening at 8 am every Sunday. This is just >> so that's why we kind of talk like this. >> Yeah, >> just for these sort of special events. All right. >> Because I'm sure it's going to come up next year
>> likely. Yeah. All right. Thanks so much. >> Thank you. >> Um there's still time for vis general visitor comments if there's another matter. All right. Hearing nothing, we were going to move on to the approval of the consent agenda. The consent agenda begins with the uh memo on page eight of
the packet and concludes with a resolution that appears on page 27. Um it includes the f the consent agenda includes the following uh temporary gambling licenses. Two of those, one for River Valley Rock Mountain Elk Foundation, one for St. Peter Lions
Club. Uh locations and dates listed within the packet. Consumption on display permit for cigar uh Smolder Cigar Emporium. Uh address and dates on the packet. the following employee appointment. Tanner Kendall to be umpire at the wage indicated in the packet. And
uh due to the discontinuation of St. Peter Police dispatch services, the following employees printed within the packet uh will be separated from employment effective a October 1st, 2025, as well as the schedule of dispersements for August 6th through
20th, 2025. And before we get into any discussion of the consent agenda, I know H Todd had some information that he wanted to share. >> Members, you'll see included in the packet a memo related to the discontinuation of dispatch services. And so, um, there is no state statute
that says if the council is going to discontinue certain dispatch services that you have to take action on that, but you do have a role related to employees. And I wanted to be really clear that the employees that you see listed here, excuse me just a moment.
I'm going to scroll down here, um, have been fantastic employees and I think the least tenure dispatcher that we've had has been with you six years or so. Um, so they have been fantastic. I think the memo articulates very clearly where we are at the discussion that the council's
had and really from my perspective the long-term discussion that only this council but other councils have had about a potential change in this area. Um this will have an impact um on the community. um it really won't necessarily change the kinds of or the
levels of services that you have or your constituents will see, but it will certainly change potentially the location um where they receive some of the services that they have. I think it's also important to note that from a city perspective, um certainly from an administration perspective, um the
number of calls that are emergency calls that you receive at your dispatch center have continued to drop with the growing utilization of the 911 services. I mean, we're all trained now. Our kids have been trained. If you have an emergency, call 911. And those calls have been
going through the um the Nicola County Sheriff's Office for many, many, many years. Um someone had asked previously um related to how how many cities have their own dispatch services? And I actually tried to do a little bit of research on that and and it's not really
clear. Um, but I believe based on what the state calls PATs that there are six other communities in the state of Minnesota that that have emergency service response dispatching. Um, and it's not even a unified dispatching like
we see. It is a singular dispatching for one level of service. Typically, it's for police department. And so, a couple of those communities are Edina and Eden Prairie. A couple of those kind of folks. So, um, you are clearly, at least from my view, the smallest and one of
the very few or last that have dispatch that is really geared toward just your city services. Um, so again, we would certainly if the council takes action on the consent agenda, um, certainly these folks would be separated from employment. Um, as you're aware, we
have, uh, severance package that's provided to them. If you are anything, you are a taking care of your people first group. And so we want to make sure that we're doing that appropriately. And certainly um as we move forward to that October 1st date, we'll put out lots
more information to the community as a whole so that they understand. But again um I think the services that people have come to expect will still be provided. They just might be provided at a different location or in a slightly different manner. So I'm happy to answer any more questions about that if you
want. But again, the reason this is part of the consent agenda is because that employment is something that councils have to take action on um under state statutes and your statutory a city. Again, madame mayor, I'm happy to answer questions about that issue or about anything that you have on the consent agenda.
>> Any questions uh for Todd or any discussion on any item on the consent agenda? All right. We've had extens extensive discussions about that and so um appreciate that there will be more
communication about how people reach uh the police department other functions that dispatch serves in St. Peters. So more to come. >> Yeah. And we're very grateful to Nicola County Sheriff's Office as well. They've been very collaborative and cooperative on this and um um they'll be a great resource as they have been for many
years for those emergency service dispatching opportunities. >> Thanks very much to our our local sheriff's department. Um seeing no hands, we're going to move on with the approval of the consent agenda if there is a motion to approve. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the
role, please. >> Council member Wisenfeld. >> I. >> Council member Sharstrom. >> Hi. >> Council member DVOS. >> I. >> Mayor Noel. >> Hi. >> Council member Johnson. I, >> Council Member Pettis. >> I, >> Council Member Ram. >> I, >> the resolution is approved. We have no items of unfinished business before us
tonight and so we will move on to new business. The first of which is the 2024 audit review and acceptance. >> Madame Mayor Jim Iikton is here and I I'm kind of used to have a long firm name with lots of vowels and things in
it and now you don't. Uh, yeah. So, um, Jim, thanks for being here. We really appreciate that. So Jim um is here and Jim the firm that your previous firm merged with is now called >> Elie Carlson. >> All right. >> So that's way easier, right?
>> Malloy Monagu Carnoski Rasovich. >> There you go. >> Familiar with the last name. >> That was a lot. >> Saved a lot on uh trying to explain all the names. That's for sure. >> So Jim, I have your um presentation. Hopefully it'll go here. There we go. >> There you go. All right.
>> Well, thanks Todd. My name is Jim Jim with Elbby Carlson. And yes, my firm that I've worked at for or did work at for 35 years merged with Elby Carlson as of January 1. Uh Elby Carlson is a one office. Uh I should say that we have an office in St. Cloud as well, but a main
office in in uh Plymouth and we're not uh much larger. We're about double the size as we were. Uh but it certainly provides a lot more resources to uh the table for a city like yourselves. my whole entire team moved there. We we moved the entire uh staff uh over there.
So, the the the services to our uh local governments haven't changed at all. Uh and it's a definitely a benefit to myself and my team, but also to our government clientele for sure. Um so, I'm here to this evening to provide an audit report for the uh year ended
December 31st, 2024. Um, as you can see, the role of the auditor uh in my PowerPoint is uh to provide an opinion on the city's financial statement. Uh, the financial statement looks like this. It's about 150 pages long. If anybody's interested, uh, you can read all 150
pages. There's a lot of, uh, great information in there about the city's financial results. Um, uh, uh, my role again with the city is to provide, uh, an opinion on that annual financial statement. It is required in state law that you have an annual financial
statement prepared. Uh it is required to be submitted to the office of state auditor which we uh will do uh with uh um acceptance this evening if it already if it hasn't already been submitted. Uh u part of an audit process is you're required to audit uh or I'm required to
audit your internal controls over financial reporting. Uh we're also required to audit your compliance with Minnesota laws and regulations. uh we don't audit all the Minnesota laws uh only the laws that are provided on a list by that audit office of the state
auditor. So in my in my uh audit reports that were issued I issue what's called a management report and in that management report we try to summarize the results of the audit so that you could read through that and understand what happened without having to cover 150 pages actually. Uh so first and foremost
I was able to issue uh an unmodified opinion on that basic financial statement. It was the opinion you're looking for a clean opinion uh this year. Um I mentioned the uh internal controls um uh that I audited. Uh you'll
not find there um that I'll talk about briefly. Uh the first one relates to the relates to financial statement adjustments. Uh this is a a finding that we we had last year as well and it continued into this year. Um anytime an
auditor like myself uh gets into an audit uh and uh goes through the financial statement closing process and has to make adjustments that they identified themselves without a staff member or the team at the city uh finding it or notifying it before I find
it. uh it is considered an adjustment to that to the uh system uh your own system inter of internal controls should be identifying that without me being part of that particular process. Uh so as financial statement adjustments occurred
um you'll see that your financial res report is you uh complete and accurate uh with my assistance and and that's a weakness ultimately in internal control. Um uh as you can uh all of you are aware there's a new uh uh finance director in
town um I just met him a few minutes ago had a number of conversations actually um um and we've discussed this particular finding and the reason I bring that up is uh uh any any audit of this nature and you've heard me say this before it's not so much about the finding it's about how to correct it.
How are we going to come back here next year and not have this finding again? Um >> was it was it the same adjustment as last year at Was it the same spot or was or was it a new >> adjustment? There is many new adjustments that that happened. Um in
fact some of the adjustments Yeah. So some of the adjustments that we had last year um were identified and scheduled out um as part of the audit process and you asked the city actually asked me uh and my team to to do those in advance to help you through that process. those
particular adjustments weren't included because you identified them in advance as weaknesses and so we kind of scheduled those out put those over here. Uh now we found more or differing ones. A great question. Um, so that being
said, we uh me, we and Todd and everybody else uh has has seen this uh list of adjustments and are immediately working with me to identify the the how to improve, how to fix the errors and understand what's happening and correct
them so that we don't have this again. Um uh um that's that's really where we're at with that particular plan. I I I don't know the the new finance people very all that well. So I I read his background and and I know that he has background in doing this sort of thing.
So u we're going to work towards that and work towards correcting uh that particular adjustments going for going for to going for next year. Next uh particular weakness that you see there. Um so the the city has had uh
what I would define as segregation of duties weaknesses and internal controls in your finance office purely by uh definition. Um the it segregation of duties is uh um eliminated generally by
uh more individuals. To have a perfect segregation of duties within your internal control system, you have to have multiple people kind of covering each other and having a system that uh flows u through the system by uh having in in
each individual covering different transactions. and you're just not that big to have uh uh a segregation of duties um to not have that finding. Um that's been the place that the city's been in for years. Uh so we go into this
audit with that understanding. Um I know that I I start my audit in that place. I know that I'm going to have that finding before I even send you a contract. Uh that's just the place you're in. I accept that. The city accepts that. and frankly both cities accepted that are
your size. Um Perry and I actually had a discussion and he has some ideas around that um that that might be he he might have some ability to eliminate that. I'm uh um so I'm open to that particular conversation. If that improves the
overall system and policies and procedures and controls of the city certainly we can work towards not having segregation of duties. So that'll be an ongoing conversation um as we go towards next year's audit. Um lastly, um we do I mentioned that uh
we audit your compliance with Minnesota legal compliance and some of the laws and regulations. Um we did have a finding this year related to collateral. Um, anytime the city has deposits in a bank that exceed FDIC coverage of 250,000, you're required to have
collateral assigned by the bank or they can issue a shy bond as well to cover that uh that amount. Um, during our testing, we noted that collateral was uh that deposits exceeded those collateral coverages. Um, I forget which bank now,
but uh it exceeded that those amounts uh at one time. Actually, it was in June. Pioneer rink. There you go. Uh um so we did issue a finding specifically related to um the the testing that was done for
June of 2024. Um by the time we audited the year end December collateral had been fixed. It had been it was in an adequate place. So back to my I guess you could say my point of what's the corrective action plan here? Well, there
really isn't one. Um because it's already been corrected. It is something to be um cognizant of though. It should be an ongoing process and it should be an ongoing thing that happens on a monthly basis to make sure >> responsible for for having the shity
bond that we put it with if they don't have the collateral. >> Um it is the responsibility of the city. >> Terry's got hand. >> You can answer that one for me. >> Well, it's one of those vendor things. So, they are responsible because we tell them this is something they're
responsible for. There are times when communication in smaller banks gets mixed around. But as I mean not to steal your thunder, this is one of the ones that we've already corrected for this year. We no longer go to collateralization because collateralization had to happen at 110% level.
>> The banks were very happy to move us to something that's called IC infi where all of our deposits get sent out to a network of banks uh in under $250,000 FDIC limits. Um, and so we are done with this check. >> Great.
>> Jim's very happy to not have to even test this next year other than making sure we're on in. Great. >> Thank you for the explanation. That's great to hear. You're >> welcome. >> We did actually have a conversation about that. He asked me if I had ever seen it before. And I said it's very very common. The system that you went to is a very common thing used by multiple
local governments that we that we work with. So one other thing I will move on to the next part of the presentation. And I do want to make it clear that uh um one other item uh if the city were to receive more than $750,000 of federal dollars, you are required to have a
single audit of federal awards. For this particular year, the city did not exceed that threshold. So you won't see any information on that in my PowerPoint, but it uh it at times we do exceed those thresholds and have a single audit like last year. Um and so it's something that
um we monitor. Uh Perry asked me some questions even was it yesterday about that. So he's been digging into making sure >> I can comment. It's a million for this year. >> It is starts in October of 2024 this year. >> Y very nice. So in my report um uh we do
then move into what I call the second part of the audit process which is the financial results. In my management report we have a number of graphs. I'll cover some of them here. The first one um is just a graphic graph on taxable market values. Really just to give you a
sense for um how how much the taxable market values are increasing in the city and have over the last decade. You can see there uh 2023 and 2024 are are are noteworthy uh increases in the market values. Uh that is impacting some of the
tax rates. This is just a graph showing some average tax rates in the in the in the city. It does include the county and special districts in the school district. You can see that your uh albeit the the average tax rate is flat for 2024, albeit you had a tax levy
increase. Um so that increase is being taken up by uh market values and keeping those tax rates the same. Um in my report we do provide some information on governmental fund balances. You can see here that overall
fund balances increased about 5 million. Um um most of that increase in fund balance is actually um bond proceeds that have not been spent. You had some bond issues that uh came in and those are unspent in in some of the capital project areas. The general fund did see
in increase of about 450,000 this past year. It included a budget included expectations in the budget where the budget reflected a an increase loss of about 170,000. This particular graph shows the general
fund financial position of the city over the last five years. Using a fund balance and cash balance as indicators of equity expenditures shows kind of the volume of transactions. Are you getting larger uh as you as you go uh through
the years? Um you can see in that particular graph the fund balance the equity position of the of the general fund has been stable as as all of the years presented. Um in 2024 the uh fund balance as a as a percentage your
operations as a percentage of expenditures ended the year at about 50% 51% if you include the restricted dollars 50% if you include just unassigned. Um the city has a fund balance policy that that uh states that
you'll strive to maintain a range of 35 to 50% a very standard percentage that is really a guideline of the office of state auditors. So you're just above you know that range in a good place um in your general fund.
Um we do provide some information on general fund revenues and expenditures compared to budget. Um uh this particular graph actually then shows revenues on a five-year um time frame. Revenues this year were above budget by
about 300,000 374,000. Um most of that was in investment earnings. You had some some increases revenues from insurance claims. Um you also had a sale of a capital asset that hit the general fund, the fire station. doesn't show up on that particular graph
because it's actually categories as a different category, but it did impact the general fund financial position this past year. Um, that particular graph, the one couple that stood out to me when I look at that one was intergovernmental re revenues. You can see that that
increase in 2024. Most of that was an increase in local government aid. Um, I did previously mention the increase in the tax levy. You're seeing the tax line increase steadily there. um uh albeit an increase. You didn't have an increase in the rate as mentioned earlier. So that's
a that's definitely a positive thing. On the expense side, expenditures were expenditures were about 100,000 uh um more than budget for the year. Most of that was in capital projects, capital outlay u exceeded budget by uh 360,000.
Um that was offset by less than expenditures in your park and wreck program. some mainly due to open positions throughout the year. >> Absolutely. >> But capital outlay, can you talk about what that means? >> Capital outlet can be any it it can be
uh anything that would be considered a a one-time expenditures for capital. So, it can be a wide r variety of things. It could be um equipment, it could be infrastructure, it could be a lot of uh it could be anything. >> And Todd mentioned it's something that's
a long term. you hold on to it for a long, >> right? It usually it's more than one year um type of project. Um >> something that be depreciated. >> Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, we do include the depreciation in your in your financial statement, >> but as a as a government for fund
balance, that's a direct hit. It's not depreciated for fund balance and that that's part of our health >> of the organization. So, >> it you know, as a caveat, Jim, I apologize for for interrupting. um we're going to see that increase and there's
going there are and I'll I'll talk about this in much more length as we go into budget cycle it has a lot more to do with reducing regular operating costs although it's also projects that we are engaging in. So >> there are times when that number is kind
of difficult to track year to year and get a good comparison for um you know I I would much prefer to have little asterisks on that saying this is when we did this project this is when we did this project you know etc. So >> some projects can carry over as well.
You might have a project that you budgeted one year that carries into the next or you thought it was going to be in one year and you did it the next. So it can be hard to budget to be truthful. um and and can impact next year. So um you know each budget kind of stands on
its own to be truthful. Um the city also has a number of enterprise funds as you can see there you have a a graphical presentation of the change in financial position in each enterprise fund. Um the uh uh funds u collectively
uh are impacted this year by some what we'd call contributed capital. Uh anytime the governmental funds, your capital project funds uh build something that is ultimately an enterprise fund. When that particular uh program or
project finishes, it gets contributed to these funds. So those particular contributions of capital got recorded this year to the tune of about 3.1 million which is most or all of the majority of the increase in in equity position came from those capital
contributions. Uh we do provide a graph of each individual uh fund. Uh this is the electric fund. Um you can see here the the the uh line that I like to focus on is the green line. And the green line is
income before transfers and contributions, but it's a reflection of cash flow. Is this fund cash flowing itself? Um, you can see that that line is is very steady. The city has a a a fund balance position, a net position
uh policy of of uh at the end of the year. Uh the city um recommends to strives to maintain a fund balance net position of 2 million. you're slightly below that about 1.9 million. So, it's holding steady. Uh but the electric fund
um uh certainly uh is is seeing uh is something that continues to thrive in the city but has has some improvements that can be made in terms of equity. The water fund is a fund that was impacted this year but based because of
weather. You can see that green line actually went down. consumption in this fund caused overall revenues to decline and of about 300,000 that was pretty much experienced all over the state. um weather this past year or last summer it would have been 2024 uh was quite wet so
there was a lot less watering and things of that nature going on uh and that was impacting this particular fund but um this past year you also you have an inter environmental service fund this particular fund um at the end of the year had a change in net position of
about 100,000 uh but you can see there's significant growth in overall revenues this past year in this particular fund that stand out to And then on the next graph you have a wastewater fund. This particular fund that you can see the green line has been
steady uh positive for some time. I think last you lastly you have the storm water fund. Um this green line is below the line. Um this fund does stand out to me though and you have a you have a net position that's s sufficient in this
fund. It's uh um you have a policy that states should should have about four months of equity position. and it has about 17 months. So even though you're showing operating losses in that fund, it's as a healthy net position. So lastly, I do have some uh debt uh
some schedules on debt um that that were put in here a number of years ago based on council requests. Um we do take the overall debt of the city compared to uh the um population of the city and put a per capita number try to compare that to
the state. Um this past year you had some issuance of debt which is increasing that general obligation debt. Uh you can see it's now slightly above the averages um u statewide than when it was has been traditionally below u the
statewide averages collectively. I think when you look at the next graph you you'll see these are the enterprise funds. Um you can see there in that particular graph that the water fund based on uh past capital programs does have a significantly uh significant debt
to pay down. Those debts have been going down for some times but you can see uh that number comparatively to other cities is is quite significant. Um but so overall overall when you can when you look at that graph you do see the city's
debt load uh is substantial. So lastly, uh this graph does show some information on governmentwide uh summary statement of net position. Most people don't look at this information. I just like to put up the snapshot uh just as a onetime look. Overall, the city's net
position increased about 2.3 million. Um when you include all of the capital, all of the depreciation, all of the activities, you can see here that it increased by about 2.3 million. So that being said, my uh uh my presentation has ended. Uh in summary, I
was able to issue a clean opinion on those financial statements. I had the three findings to report. Uh there were two findings from last year that did not uh repeat himself. Um um the corrective action we discussed last year did work to uh be able to come forth and not have
current year findings. This year I talked about the improving general fund financial position and your adherence to that fund balance policy, improving uh net position in your enterprise funds. Uh the city did implement some accounting standards this year. This year it was on compensated absences.
There was a tremendous amount of work that went into implementing a new new standard on that uh compensated absences. And lastly, I just want to state the the last piece and and uh uh the importance of of the city's commitment to this process. Um the city
takes it very seriously and has for some time uh the audit process and uh that's a joy for me. It's very challenging when people don't want to be audited. Nobody really wants to be audited, but if you're not committed, if you're not committed to making it a success, it can
be difficult. So, uh, you've always been committed to the process and the results, uh, come through and I expect that next year will be, uh, uh, um, just as good. So, with that, I'll open it up to any questions you might have for me. >> Thank you very much. Questions, Carrie?
>> The debt per capita uh, data that you collect, where does that come from? >> Yeah, we're take the, you know, the debt for the city is coming right from your financial statements. The state auditor's office issues um u Excel schedules of every city in the state's
debt um summarized by year >> and I'm assuming that lags a bit because I just noticed that those numbers were 2022. >> Yeah, the most recent date is 2022. Yeah. So they lag quite a bit. >> It's still helpful to see curious about >> um
>> is that bifurcated by size and city? >> No, it's pretty much every city. So you could bifurcate it if you're interested. >> Yeah, >> he's interested. >> I think you should. >> I I agree with Perry. I I do think being able to compare apples to apples based
off, you know, what do we look like compared to North Mano versus what do we look like compared to Minneapolis >> or some smaller communities because there's a lot of smaller ones in >> Yes. >> Yeah. So, >> and if I may, I just to comment. Um, I
always think it's really interesting to read through the audit and just to see how we did with our plan. Um, and it it just seems like year to year we and and a budget is a plan. It's never going to we're never going to hit it exactly. Um but I think the planning that's done and
all the work that it takes um the finance office administration all the department heads and their teams um putting together the budgets it you know this is our report card in a sense to say like we we're very you know close and there's unexpected things that come
up expenditures and revenues um even and and so but we're we're fairly close and and that you know I think that's great. Um, one thing that I always look at too is just where we uh landed with reserves. Um, because I know when we
have our and we're going to have our budget conversations really soon here, but you know, we're we're careful about um how much we're dipping into reserves to to balance things out and um but we the last few years we we have come out ahead of what we thought. Um, so I'm
just I think about that in terms of like is there is is there a little bit room more room to uh move there I guess. Um because we are all very conscious of um the delicate balance there is with property taxes and the funds that we get
from local government aid and our enterprise funds and we're a little bit um in a sticky spot in St. Peter with the amount of um non-t taxable property. So >> um yeah this was uh very informative. Thank you for all your work and thanks
to the finance uh team for all their work as well. One thing looking at the uh the cost of debt per capita um one thing I wish it I wish we were able to have 2324 data
because we're seeing our real true number with the increased cost of construction, the increased cost of doing business and keeping a city like ours running the way we want our city to run. So it would be interesting to see how close those numbers compare to
statewide numbers next year. Are they on par? you you know what I mean? Because there's not a huge difference between 2022 and 2023's numbers. You know, we're we're looking at $24, >> right? >> I see a sparkle in
I expect that. >> If you don't mind if I can make a comment on that. I It's just not apples. I mean, as Bradley said ear Councilman Devil said earlier, it's not apples to apples. We're we're a different community and I think the quality of the services that we provide are are on a
completely different level of the debt structure of other places and and frankly most of you are business people. Um leveraging is the way that you actually get more out of the dollars the taxpayers give you. um we are capable of borrowing at rates that actually make
sense and sometimes you have to make those investments uh in a way that that this comparison is maybe not the right way. I mean yeah we should be excessive but there's there's a way to look at this um in our lane and in what we are
actually doing uh that makes it a little bit different. So and and I plan to please um bring this up a lot. I really appreciate your questions and and this helps me focus on how I present the budget over the next few weeks as we go. >> Yeah, my main point to that was we saw
an increase of $24 if we compared 2022's numbers to 2023 actual St. Peters cost per capita of of debt, which is less than a 10% increase. However, we know from budgeting cost of doing business, we had a higher than 10% increase in
cost of doing business. So, not bad. I think >> additional questions or discussion, we obviously enjoy having you here. So, thanks so much. It sparks a lot of conversation and we're excited to start our budgeting process very soon. Perry.
Yes. >> Before you get to the resolution, I'd like um Carrie, I appreciate you saying the thank you to the finance team. I have some of my finance team here. >> We appreciate you. Thank you. >> Um I was not part of this this great um
set of financial statements. I came in right at the tail end of the audit, but I would like to thank them because it's their work and what my team does is not always seen or appreciated. >> Thank you so much. Madame Mayor, if I
could, there is a resolution in your packet, but before you get to that, I would mention that these financial statements, all of the information that your auditor provides to you is included in the packet, but it will also have a home on your website within the next weekish or so. And there's also hard
copies that are available for review at the library. And traditionally, that's what you've done. So, we want to make sure people can see this and go through the 154 pages all on their own if they would like to. So, >> and I have to say the report is very well done and accessible, I think, for
average people who don't work in finance as a profession. And so, I always appreciate that about uh about the information you provide us. So, um >> Madame Mayor, there's a resolution in the packet. >> All right. If there's no further discussion, is there a motion to approve
the resolution accepting the 24 financial statement together with independent auditors report? >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Sharstrom, >> I. >> Council member Devos, >> I. >> Mayor Noel, >> I. >> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis.
>> Hi. >> Council member Ram. >> I. >> Council member Wisel. >> Hi. >> The resolution is approved. Thanks so much for coming. Thank you. >> Yep. >> All right. We are going to move on to our second item of new business, which is the Minnesota Avenue Chestnut to
Union Street Project. And Pete's back up. Madame Mayor and City Council, I I don't have anything additional besides the recap that we have there. What we're asking you to do tonight is to approve the resolution on page 223, which orders
the improvement and allows us to move this forward. >> Thank you, Keith. >> Uh Ben, >> so one of the concerns from the resident that sent the email was was speed. And I know we can't change the speed of of
169. It's a state highway >> and we've talked, we've we've made suggestions. It is what it is. MDOT's in the business of moving people from point A to point B. We understand that. It is what it is. That's their business. >> However, with this redesign, there's a
plan of putting trees down the center of 169 as well as down both sides. >> That's correct. >> Now, can you explain how just by doing that would naturally slow traffic down? >> Right. Tra traffic calming is one of the
considerations that Mandot is working with us on specifically to help us with that concern. Um we are hoping that with the growth of trees and other plants in the area there we will have people think that it's more enclosed uh which usually
requires the speed or you follow up with the speed going at a lower pace. So we have talked with Mandot about that and that's critical to the design and they have allowed some of their staff to participate with us with that goal in mind.
>> Thank you. >> Um so just that we clarify uh tonight we're just discussing uh not whether this not whether the project MDOT is proposing moves forward but just all of the uh basically utility work around that. Correct.
>> Right. you're you're basically allowing this project from an assessment point of view to move forward >> and at this point uh MDOT has already indicated that uh they they view the project as not needing municipal consent. So even if we objected to it
project moving forward so a a we decide this we're at least looking at from a utility perspective we should my opinion is we yeah we need to prepare to do the utility work because uh this project will be moving forward. So, so just so that we're clear, the only thing we're
actually voting on tonight is the utility side of things. So, >> any other questions, comments? Hearing nothing further. The resolution appears on page 223 of the packet uh ordering improvement and preparation of
plans and specifications for Minnesota Avenue improvements from Chestnut to Union Street. Is there a motion to approve? >> So, moved. Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Devos, >> I. >> Mayor Noel, >> I. >> Council member Johnson. >> I. >> Council member Pettis.
>> I. >> Council member Ramp. >> I. >> Council member Wisenfeld. >> Hi. >> Council member Charstrom. >> I. The resolution is approved. Thank you, Pete. Uh, moving on. A call for public hearing uh 2025A and 2025B certificates of participation
for municipal building project. >> Mayor members, as you know, Shannon is typically here. However, he had a previous engagement um that he's attending to. So, I'm happy to answer questions as best I can. This is really calling for what you've heard us say call a TERA hearing. Um so, this hearing
is required based on the type of debt we are planning to issue should you move forward related to um capital improvements at the Scholarship America building or what we're now calling the new city hall building. Um, this would set the hearing at September 8th and
again it's a requirement under the law. Uh, the resolution that's included sets that hearing. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Brad, >> do you feel that the amount you're requesting is adequate? I mean, for any potential overruns >> based on the budget that we have
currently, I believe it is adequate. However, it is important to note, and I think we may have talked about this before, um the number can move 10% either direction and you're still within the requirements under the law. So, we feel good, we feel that this is on target, but um if things change a little
bit, we have some room to make things change. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Any additional questions or discussion? Well, hearing none, the resolution calling for a public hearing on issuance of certificates of participation and authorizing the publication of a notice
of hearing is on page one uh sorry 225. Is there a motion to approve? >> So move second. >> We have a motion and a second to call the role, please. >> Mayor Noel, >> I. >> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram, >> I. >> Council member Weisenfeld, >> I. >> Council member Shrom,
>> hi. >> Council member Devos, >> I. >> The resolution is approved. Next up, city hall project acceptance, bid acceptance. >> Mayor members, the information is included in your packet and there's quite a little bit of information related to this, but as you are aware, a
month or two ago, you allowed us to solicit bids. By us, I mean your staff and really your construction management firm, RW Carlstrom. Um, so this is based on the plans and specifications that you've worked through. And the information that's included in your packet includes all kinds of stuff, but
includes recommendation through my office related to moving forward on the vast majority of these divisional bids. Just to be clear, um you have a construction manager at risk system. So technically, you are only signing one contract for construction with your
construction manager, but we bid it in separate divisions. As you might imagine, sheetrocking is one division, masonry is one, electrical work, plumbing, HVAC, all those things are bids separately. And so what you see is the result of those bids going forward.
As has been your tradition here, we provide opportunity for both online bidding and in-person bidding. And you had a few people that showed up in person um to bid. So those were considered as a part of this already. Um the colored table that you see included in your packet um provides for all the
bids that we received across all those divisions. And as I started to say, you'll note that we're recommending the vast majority of the low bids for approval. You'll see there's a couple that are not being recommended for approval or are being rejected. And those fall under a couple of different categories. The primary which they
didn't follow the rules for bidding like a bid bond or something like that. Um, so that's that's what we're trying to illustrate to you as a part of that colored table if you had the chance to look through it. I think it's important to be really crystal clear about the financial impact of this should you move
forward based on the bids that we're recommending you approve in this packet and allowances for bids that we're not asking you to approve. Maybe we had one bidder and they didn't have their bid bond, so we're not including that and those are in the yellow. This number includes all of the greens and all of
the yellows. So, this gives us not a perfect but very close to what the total cost for the construction general conditions and your construction manager costs are going to be. And that cost is right around 6.4 million.
That does not include acquisition or your architects or engineers or any of those kind of things. So, I wanted to make sure that you understood where you were at and what this means from a fiscal impact standpoint. I want to be really clear about that. There are a number of things that you provided for as a part of this process that include
things like um comparative cost analysis that you did in December of last year. Um one of you had sent me an email about that and so the comparative cost of this continues to be on track with what you anticipated in December of last year. There's great information online and within the packet from I think it's
December 9th if I remember right and so if people want to take a look at that they sure can. This includes high efficiency boilers. It includes the opportunity for solar interconnection um with SIMPA that we've talked about. It includes additional insulation. It includes heat pumps. It includes well
one of you mentioned this at a previous workshop and I hadn't thought about it and I thought well that's for sure. Um when you talk about or think about sustainability, you're reusing a building and so that's sustainability as well. Um, so anyway, I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have related to this, but the goal of the
resolution is to illustrate the acceptance of those that are recommended and to reject specific bids that may not have followed the criteria for bidding or have other issues. Um, of those that have other issues or there's allowance provided for, there are two things that
will happen with those. It is possible that some may come back and we will rebid those as a part of a process or it is possible that underneath your purchase policy um you've provided staff with authority to spend up to a certain amount. We just might go out and get
somebody to do that for $2,000 um rather than a full bid process which costs you money as well. Um again, I'm happy to answer any questions as best as I can. Um, this would provide movement forward for the project and um, if you do approve the resolution, your
construction manager, RW Carlson, will go out and issue contracts with all of these folks that are in the in the greens or that are listed as a part of that resolution. Again, I'm happy to answer questions best I can. >> All right, Brad. >> Um, so I know a lot of people are going to look at the price tag and they're
going and their eyes are going to get very wide on it. Um, yes, it is almost 9 million. Um, I had asked uh uh the city administrator uh what our previous estimates were because I knew it was somewhere around 10 million. Um to either expand on the current city hall
building or new construction, the estimates were 10 to 13 million. Um and the and the current our current municipal building is inadequate. We have I from a from a public safety perspective, we've got mandated changes. The HVAC mechanicals are are failing. uh
we're looking at a $3 million band-aid to the current facility. That is probably a 10-year fix at best. So down the road, we would be looking at more expensive changes. That 10 to 13 million, even if we kick the can 10 years down the road, we've got a $3 million investment plus the 10 to 13
million, you're probably looking 15 to 20 million at least with inflationary. Um I'm planning on living in the city a long time. from a property long-term property tax expense. This is actually the best opportunity from a long-term property tax impact. Um that so that
that's why I'm in favor. We are we are doing a number of things to improve the energy efficiency um as well to in to improve the sustainability side of things. The one thing I am going to say is I am disappointed uh from a sustainability perspective on the new
construction aspect. Um, simply put, we are using we are using boilers that are that that are powered by natural gas. Yes, it is more energy efficient. At a prior workshop though, I always I advised um going down the rabbit hole of
energy efficient versus sustainable. Um, and this is this is something that is a decadesl long decision. Once it's built, it can't be changed. I'm still voting in favor of it. Um, but uh you're still going to be burning fossil fuels in
order to heat the new section of this. And I'm not talking about the old section obviously it's a much bigger turnover on the older section and we are making improvements on that. So as as we look at future building projects um I would I would prefer that we once again
that that we look at you know what is sustainable versus the energy efficiency side of things. Yes, it is cheaper upfront to go the energy efficiency angle, but the long-term environmental impacts on it, and that's what we're looking at is we are adding to carbon
emissions by adding by adding natural gas heating in in the new addition. We are offsetting some of that with the renovations, but we could have both. Yes, there is a cost, but we have to make a decision of at some point we have to make the decision of sustainability.
As I said, that doesn't impact I will still be voting in favor of this, but I I am disappointed that um the new new version is using natural gas to be to to heat it. So, any other discussion?
I just wanted to briefly piggyback on what Brad had said about um the current city hall and uh just note that staying in in our current city hall and doing nothing is not an option. There are external pressures um on us because it
is our police station as well that would necessitate renovations there. And so, um, this is really the best, most forwardlooking and long-term, uh, most cost-effective choice for the city. So, I'm excited about it and I'm going to
vote yes as well. So, madam mayor, if I could make one addition here as well, um, the council had talked about and and for people that might be familiar with the building, there are really two bays of large restroom facilities because of the number of people that were supported
there. We did have a discussion about revamping those. Um the recommendation from my office is not to accept the alternate that provided for that. That alternate cost was about $110,000. It's certainly something that we could look at later in the project depending
on where you end up related to change orders and contingencies. Um but but providing for a redo of those restrooms is not part of the recommendation that I'm bringing forward. >> Thanks. >> All right. I'm not seeing any hands go up. So, uh, the resolution directing RW
Carlstrom as construction manager at risk to enter contracts for construction and remodel of the new city hall appears on pages 135 through 137 of the packet. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Call the role, please.
>> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram, >> I. >> Council member Weisenfeld, >> hi. >> Council member Sharstrom, >> hi. Council member Devos. >> I, >> Mayor Noel, >> I. >> The resolution is approved. Uh, next up,
a sustainability task force establishment. >> Mayor members, Corey Johnson, who's your new sustainability and communications coordinator, is here to talk about this just a little bit. I do want to mention one process issue is typically appointments of this type are on your
consent agenda. Um but the reason that I put this on your action item agenda or new business agenda is because um I think at least from my perspective it it was the thought that this provided additional emphasis on this issue which
the council's expressed very clearly is important to you. So this provides some additional emphasis. This is a task force that you established quite a little while ago and um this is the membership. So Corey, I'll let you talk about some of those goals and who those members are. Thank you. >> Yeah, madame mayor, council members,
thank you for having me tonight to talk a little bit about the council. Um, so the purpose of this uh task force really is to have a communitydriven actionoriented group of individuals across the sectors in our community who can really help us advance sustainability initiatives. So in your
packet within this memo, you see the listed individuals. We have about nine members and they represent sectors including healthcare, education, local government, um as well as a couple of members from our city council here. Um and really we're looking at our initial priorities for this group is to first
create an inventory of what are we doing? You know, what connections what do we have? What assets do we have that already exist within our organizations themselves? And then looking at how can we collaborate? How can we move projects forward? um are there opportunities that are already existing that we can help
get that momentum started with by having this collaboration and this partnership formed and so really that's the first step and then the second is really to look at education awareness and engagement with the community members um I always say within sustainability your first hurdle your first step is that
awareness piece that education piece um and by having this uh task force this partnership we will be able to reach so many more people in our community in different ways and make that more impactful. And then from there, we want to look at and identify projects that we
can implement. Um the goal with this will be to, you know, establish shared priorities um that reflect the city's goals, but also the goals of our um membership organizations and our community itself. And then from there, we'll develop some practical projects.
And what I mean by that is um tangible projects that we can measure that we can actually move forward um as a shared task force. And so after this meeting, I'll be sending out some calendar invites to find out times that work best. Um, but the first meeting will be
scheduled for September. Um, and I will take any questions or any thoughts um that the council has. >> All right. Thank you. Questions for Corey. Carrie, >> how do you envision the reporting to the council? Because I think we'll be
curious to see how this goes. Um, can you answer that what the vision is for that? Uh >> yeah. So I think it's um and and um the city administrator Todd can always jump in here too, but I kind of see this as twofold where you know I will be coming
back as a staff member that's supporting this um you know task force and being able to report that way. But then also depending on the projects that come out from this group, we might have some of our um uh members from the different organizations that are part of this come and present and talk about the projects
that we're doing together. Um, and so I think there might be kind of an opportunity to have both of where city staff is coming and sharing, but so is these other organizations that are taking part. >> And I think I would in particular be really interested in the asset mapping that you all do. Um, because I think
it'd be helpful for all of us to know what else is going on in the community sustainability wise, what's happening with Gustavis, Regional Treatment Center, largest employers. Um, I think I just think that would be really interesting for us to know. um as we're
I guess endorsing this uh development of this task force tonight. Yeah, madam mayor, if I could, I think from a practical standpoint, this will function very similarly to what we see with frankly community conversations and that you'll get some information back and it could go a number of different
directions which could include we own that, we don't own that, we're doing it as a collective and there may be some newer ideas that pop up as a part of this things that we might not be involved with but our partners might be. And so that could be at the micro level or the macro level. And um I think we're
going to learn a lot and uh excited to try and uh see what our community is interested in and what those partners are really interested in participating in. >> And I'd like to note that um the responses that I've gotten so far from the members who are interested in joining seem to be um overwhelmingly
positive. They seem excited to get started and to be able to collaborate with the city and and to really kind of think in this community oriented way um to really hopefully have some really high impact projects and move sustainability forward in the city of St. Peter.
>> Some of this stuff might even hit your comprehensive plan in the future. We've talked about integration with comprehensive plan on sustainability issues. So, some of the information might get to that as well. We'll see. We'll see what what happens. Brad. >> Um, so thanks Corey for explaining all
that. Um, I can say this is something I've been pushing for for several years now. Um, with my work with climate smart municipalities and Minnesota climate cities coalition. Um, there's city of Morris, Minnesota. It's like it's been phrased as the Morris model. They started with a similar task force to
this where they brought in the community partners, the college, the county, um, the school district, um, similar to what Corey has assembled here. Um and it and basic one of the things uh Griffin Peek who who's who's the sustainability
coordinator in uh in Mars for a while now he's working with the West Central Initiative um he said the big thing here is not necessarily the largest projects but just all of the little projects doing the assessment you know what is Gustavis doing and what is what can the city do some of it is coordination but
so much of it is just itemizing what can we do and just checking off all those little projects and once Once you take a step back and look at those small projects that you're working on or you've completed, you realize you you've come a long ways. Um, I'm I'm I'm super
excited about this. I've been I've been wanting this for a while and I'm re I'm really interested to see what direction we take. So, >> I also am very excited to serve on this task force. I look forward to see what seeing what we can accomplish. Well, thanks everybody, council members,
uh staff, and uh the community members as well. So, um if there aren't any further questions or discussion, the resolution appears on page 240 through 241 of the packet. Is there a motion to approve? So, move second.
>> All right, we have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram, >> I. >> Council member Wisenfeld, >> I. Council member Charstrom. >> I. >> Council member Devos. >> I. >> Mayor Noel. >> I. >> Council member Johnson. >> I. >> The resolution is approved. I think this
is our last item of new business tonight. City assistance request for the St. Peter High School homecoming parade. >> Mayor members, there's great information included in your packet as well as the request from the school district for a homecoming parade on September 22nd. The route would be the traditional route
that we've seen over the last few years really starting uh at the middle school on Broadway. Um traveling east on Broadway to Third Street, traveling south on Third Street to Grace and then traveling back up the hill on Grace to
Lincoln Drive or the middle school. Um they've submitted the information related to their insurance and so um again resolution included in your packet for your approval. Any questions for Todd or or discussion? Hearing none, the resolution approving
the request by school district 508 to conduct a homecoming parade on city streets is on page 244 of the packet. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Ram. >> I. >> Council member Wisenfeld. >> I. >> Council member Sharstrom. >> I.
>> Council member Devos. >> I. >> Mayor Noel. >> I. >> Council member Johnson. >> I. >> Council member Pettis. >> Hi. >> The resolution is approved. Uh we will move on to reports. I have no report this evening. Is there a report for any council member Carrie?
>> I just wanted to uh let our council know to save the date for the what was called the Rita annual meeting. The regional economic development alliance annual meeting is now called state of the economy and it's back in St. Peter this year Gustavis. Um the date is Tuesday,
October 21st from 5 to 8 and I hope that many of you can make it again. The keynote speaker is Curt Sellers, CEO of Minnesota Business Partnership. And uh I'm also hoping um our city administration can extend an invitation
to the EDA and any other St. Peter dignitaries that are applicable. Thank you. >> Thank you, Carrie. I have it on my calendar. I'm looking forward to it. Uh, any other council member reports? Hearing none, reports from our city
administrator. >> Madame Mayor, um, I'll be quiet the rest of the evening. >> Wow. >> All right. Well, in that case, the only thing left is to adjurnn. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. Second. >> All those in favor? I.
>> We are adjourned. Thanks, everybody.