good evening and welcome to the regular city council meeting for the city of St Peter it's Monday June 24th 2024 we are all called to order uh please rise for the pledge I pledge Al to the flag of the
United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all uh next up is the approval of the agenda everybody's received the agenda are there any revisions or
Corrections hearing none is there a motion to approve the agenda as distributed so moveed second all those favor of approval say I I any opposed the agenda is approved uh the up next are the minutes we've all received a
copy of the minutes I already discussed um with Todd and Kesha a correction on page six where uh it states Devas informed F fellow counsel that the remaining dollars from the budget not
spent on accessibility projects in the current year would carry over to the next year I'm proposing the addition that the uh informed fellow counsel that the Eda has requested the remaining dollars because the Eda they can make a request but I think it was implied that
they had some authority over those dollars which they don't we do expect those dollars to continue in future years but I just wanted to make that a little more clear Brad was okay with that change um if everybody else is okay or if there are any other Corrections
take them at this time hearing no other Corrections is there a motion to approve the minutes as corrected so moved second all those in favor of approval say I I any opposed
the minutes are approved uh we have time on our uh agenda right now for visitor comments is there any visitor who'd like to address the Council on any agenda item hearing nothing we have time for General visitor comments is there any visitor who'd like to address the
Council on any matter whatsoever hearing none we will move on to the approval of the consent agenda the consent agenda begins uh with the memo on page nine of the packet and concludes with the resolution on page 27 the consent agenda in includes the
following items the following employee Appo appointments Ashton vulk groundskeeper Candace Selzer Campion uh lifeguard Andy Regner umpire Mindy Blasco office assistant AP clerk at the wages indicated within the packet relle
Phil Fuller shall be appointed to the parks and wreck board as well as the schedule of dispersements for June 5th 2024 through June 17th 2024 is there any discussion on any of the um consent agenda
items hearing none is there a motion to approve the consent agenda so moved second we have a motion I thought it was going to be uh we have a motion and a second call the role please council member Johnson I council member
Pettis I council member shrom I council member DeVos I mayor Noel I the resolution is approved we have no items of Unfinished Business tonight our first item of new business is the designation of housing funds for SW MHP and Ben is
here to talk to us about that all right thank you mayor Noel and members of the council um one of the main goals or the goals of the council and the City to provide housing opportunities so over the years and through multiple projects the city has accumulated funds that are
now set aside and specifically designated for housing projects over the last two decades the city has partnered with Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership on a variety of affordable projects around town last year the city approved 145,000 for three single family
dwelling projects so this year in June um Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership is actually requesting uh $242,800 to help fund up to six new single family home construction projects in Travers screen that would go or be
built in 2024 and 2025 um at our Council workshop on June 17th Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership provided detailed information about the proposed housing projects and they've also um reserved
seven Lots um in the Traverse green development a resolution and commitment of this type is needed for the Grant application process through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency so if all seven projects move forward and habitat free Humanity constructs one
home this year and one home next year that'll leave only six affordable Lots remaining in Travis Green for future projects um all the land contributions paid for by Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership um will go to the Traverse
green Debt Service um and one more note the property tax value and payments will significantly be increased once a new home is constructed on the lot um attached there is a picture of both the CLT home that's proposed this is a a
visibility home it actually has at grade um even though there's a front step if you come through the back it's at grade and everything is one level living um three or four bedrooms can be put in this house and this is what the majority of the Community Land Trust houses will look like and then on the on the bottom
of that page there's the picture of two nont homes or homes by Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership that'll be split level um very similar in style that'll be uh three or four bedroom as well um these will be affordable housing
for the 80% Ami and then the last attachment just shows what the lot inventory is like up in in uh Travers green you can see the red and black dots are the proposed Southwest Minnesota housing parnership lots and there's the white ones show
that we only have a few Lots remaining up there so the resolution is on the opposite side of that map and I'd be happy to answer any questions if you have any questions for Ben Carrie um well and I don't know if this is more a
question for Ben or Todd but you know if if Folks at home are wondering where we accumulate these housing dollars that $900,000 of planned um and it's not just for this housing project it's for a dynamic set
of housing projects and ideas but um how do you describe where those funds come because I know we do get some from the state so the majority of these funds have come through other programs that you've participated in either with the state of Minnesota through deed or Minnesota Housing Finance Agency there's
also some tip resources that are included so it comes from a variety of sources um has been States in memo um we still are required to meet the rules and the guidelines related to expenditures of those dollars and so we push those
into funding that provides for affordable housing as Ben said um less that at or less than 80% of area immediate income um one of the goals that the council's articulated here very clearly is you want to continue to see housing across the market Spectrum so
not high-end or not just entry level homes but across the Spectrum these certainly R in that area of affordable Workforce entry level housing and um Southwest has been a great part of you in the past and um well that's more than you asked well I think it's just helpful
to know where all those funding sources sort of came together to create this plan and at the workshop um when Jen was here from Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership I just think it's worth noting um the question that was asked you know where where are we at in St
Peter um and she said that we're really setting the bar I think housing is tremendous challenge but this partnership um you know the work that we do um the work that you do Ben um it's it's not nothing's going to you know
solve the problem but like all of these different efforts move the needle and um it's really exciting that this work is being done in our community any other questions or discussion hearing nothing further the uh
resolution designating uh designation of housing funds for upcoming projects by Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership is on page 32 of the packet is there a motion to approve so moved second we have a motion and a second call the RO
please council member Pettis I council member shrom I council member DeVos I mayor Noel I council member Johnson I the resolution is approved next up North Industrial Park Subdivision number three final plat all right thank you mayor Noel and
members of the council um so in our North Industrial Park this was developed back in 2002 um quite a bit of it has been developed but we still have some vacant land up there um over the past few months City staff has been working with various groups interested in purchasing land and constructing new
buildings um in this area um they would be a potential apartment complex that would take up 5 Acres that would have potentially multiple buildings a Mini Storage complex that would be 2.7 Acres take up multiple buildings um an office
or commercial office storage um space that would again have multiple buildings and 2.4 acres and then a industrial uh indoor agriculture building uh acre and a half um that would just be one single building so it was found when looking at
all these different projects that Outlaw F and Outlaw c um um in the North Industrial Park are an ideal location for these four projects um So based on the site plans that were uh provided for these four projects both inam in created a plat to adequately serve the site
needs of each of these businesses um as part of a development agreement between St Peter land and the City of St Peter the city is responsible for creating a plat for the proposed Apartment project it was found that instead of just creating one plat for each of these different projects since
they're all coming in at the same time it makes sense to save time and money by plotting all four Lots the zoning in this area in um is i1 limited industrial um and so all the uses would be allowed either by uh permitted use or
conditional use there is um currently access to a paved road we have sewer and water available and electric available all at this site um as you're aware too the Klein Street project will move Klein Street further north up to
the menot entrance um further making the that outlot more available for future development um as far as the review process um City staff has reviewed this the Planning Commission um did review this and the city council has already approved the preliminary plat so tonight
before you would be the the final plat for the North Industrial Park uh subdivision number three project um and then there was a a larger map for you to look at at that's two two-sided and that's the what the official plat will look like and then that map shows the
subject property be happy to answer any questions if you have any so for folks watching at home were there any changes from the preliminary plat to the final plat there wasn't all the all the Lots all the sites worked for each for each business so great there was there were
no changes since the preliminary plat okay uh questions for Ben hearing nothing the resolution approving North and Industrial Park Subdivision number three final plat is on page 39 of the packet is there a motion to approve so move second we have
a motion and a second call the role please council member shrom I council member dasos I mayor Noel I council member Johnson I council member Pettis I the resolution is approved next up St Peter land LLC Industrial Park
Subdivision number three development agreement all right thank you mayor and Noel members of the council um over the past few years the Community Asset Development Group or St Peter land um completed 267 unit Apartments along
Clark Street in what we call North Traverse green and both of those quickly filled up so in in light of that last year they had approached us asking if they could do a third apartment building uh either a little bit slightly more to
their to the West on their parcel or along Clark Street um at that time the council felt that that would be too much density in one area so we came up with the idea of doing a land swap for that same um area out in the North Industrial
Park um based on that a development agreement was signed uh by the developer um in late May and the development agreement which is before you tonight um has the following points so there would be a land swap um where they would receive that lot one and then the city
of St Peter would receive their parcel out of in North Traverse green allowing for a 42 um single family residential lot subdivision which will be called Traverse green subdivision number three um the would be the St Peter land would
be responsible for paying a portion of the platting work uh they would receive 12 years of Tiff assistance which is two years less than normal um this would help cover some of the the land cost up front um there would be put in new sidewalk along Klein Street and then
around the building and in the back that connects to the east west Trail there would be a new Trail going in as well as part of this project they would have to U provide Parkland dedication um there would be over $80,000 in storm water Improvement fees that would be collected
and the plan completion for this would be um before October 2026 so um once the land transfers the the city no longer has to pay property tax on the vacant land So currently in in the North Industrial Park we're paying property tax so that's one thing
to note um and due to the land swap the city does not have to purchase additional land in the North or North Traverse green area for the Colin Street project so that's another um great incentive of this agreement so attached is the agreement um it also includes um
the what we call the trade agreement um there's some pictures of what the proposed apartment complex will look like like um this is a similar project going on in Little Falls Minnesota by the same developer and then what the site will look like highlighted in yellow would be the outline of of lot
one the green would be um sidewalk and the blue would be Trail so I'd be happy to answer any questions if you have any are there any questions for Ben all right hearing uh no questions
the resolution is on page let me get to my right page here let's see my technology is failing me I went too far ahead there we go 52 the resolution approving a development agreement in North Industrial Park
Subdivision number three with St Peter land LLC is on page 52 of the packet is there a motion to approve so moved second all those oh sorry we have a motion and a second to call the rooll please council member Devas I mayor Noel
I council member Johnson I council member Pettis I council member shst I the resolution is approved thanks very much ben uh moving on our next item of new business is to set a hearing for tax increment financing District number
1-26 and uh Shannon it's always a delight to have you and glad you made it here you must have found roads that weren't underwater I understand The High Ground of the area so thanks uh good evening mayor members uh the action that's before you is uh alluded to in
Ben's comments with regard to the development agreement you just authorized execution of which is that St Peter land has requested tax increment financing assistance for the proposed housing project in the North Industrial Park the action that's before you would set the wheels in motion for putting a
tax agreement financing in in in place for that project and ultimately we'd be holding a public hearing on Monday August 26 in order to receive public comment regarding the creation of that tax increment financing District under Minnesota statute we can
capture new property taxes from housing projects like this for a term of up to 26 years as Ben mentioned uh the negotiations have been for a 12year term on assistance and based on the preliminary design and Assessor's estimated market value
that assistance would total just over a million dollar uh we put both a cap on the duration of the subsidy and the amount and so it's whichever occurs first and ultimately the developer has to demonstrate that they've incurred eligible costs of the amount that
they're to be reimbursed for uh as all housing project costs are essentially eligible that's not difficult to do in this day and age um ultimately there are requirements though they're required to maintain at least 20% of the unit at 50% of area median income in addition to
that the city requires that 10% of the units must accept federal and state housing dollars and so those requirements are in place at least with regard to the Tiff assistance for the life of the subsidy uh so 12 years um again the action that's before
you is is calling a hearing so I'm happy to answer questions with regard to the remainder of the process we do draft a tax increment plan document that identifies the area the budget for the Tiff District that document is provided to both the county and School District
because we are capturing a portion of their property tax as well uh they're certainly welcome and invited to attend the hearing and comment on the project as well so more than happy to answer your questions thank you questions for Shannon anything you want to add Todd
the only item that I mention um that Shannon talked about is this is a slight expansion in typically what you you would require of a developer related to approval of a tax increment district and it's the last part related to federal funds from a practical standpoint that
then ensures that the developer will provide opportunity for Section 8 vouchers also to be used in this project which is kind of that next step that we've talked about so I think it's important to just highlight that for a moment
darl if there was a another building ever constructed on this parcel would there still be the ability to do another Tiff or does this take away that Tiff ability no uh as it's our understanding that there's a second phase this plan
will be drafted contemplating a second phase ultimately when you adopt a tiff District it doesn't require you to do any action those are requirements only come through authorizing execution of a specific Tiff agreement and so we tend to write our plans
broadly enough to accommodate expansion which this site will accommodate and at the end of the day if the developer chooses to do a second phase and you choose to participate in that phase you would not have to go through a similar action or hire a consultant to expand
the Tiff District you'd just be doing a development agreement at that point okay thank you any additional questions hearing nothing further the resolution calling for public hearing on the creation of tax increment financing
District number 1-26 within Municipal development District number one and the adoption of a tax increment financing plan related thet is on page 55 of the packet is there a motion to approve so moved 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 charr hi council member DeVos hi the resolution is approved thanks so much thank you uh next up our last item of
new business before executive session would be a 2024 uh trail trail engineering and Pete is here to talk to us about that Madam mayor and city
council maybe that should say 2025 or six trail trail project but as you guys are aware uh we did receive some grant funding from mot for the local partnership program uh and really what that program is about is making improvements uh adjacent to or impacting
aate highway or uh highway under mind Do's control and so they're very interested in the trail system that we proposed here which would run from nicholet Avenue to Highway 169 uh this project has been on our radar for quite a few years and we have tried uh to get
mot to do some of this work without us applying for a grant but it does link some of our Trails together and we're very interested in doing that uh to complete some of the connecting Trail routes um what we're asking you to do tonight is to approve the engineering as we move forward uh we still have some
flexibility in the time and process that this goes forward uh we could put this out to bid as early as 2025 and possibly do that work late in 2025 uh it is scheduled on the mot um agenda or the menot scheduling program uh for 2020 26
so we do have to have those funds uh authorized by June 30th of 2026 in order to be eligible and that would be Our intention um but we'll have some matching funds we don't know exactly where they're going to come from yet whether they're general fund or MSA funds uh but they are all eligible and
uh we would like authorization to proceed and I'm available for questions all right questions for Pete done Pete this comes about through a number of actions that the city's taken
and one of those actions related to additional planning with do on the bridge could you talk about the bridge just a second and how this is already well you tell us about it yeah so when they did the highway 99 bridge and I can't remember how many years ago it was
but it was multiple years ago uh we did work with them to get a Trail Lane installed a 10-ft additional Trail Lane uh that's on the bridge and the idea would be to use that as a connector for um a future Trail it just so happens that some funds are available and our
number came up and we would really like to run that through that bridge and get some connection going so I ask Pete to mention that because this is that connection on having plans looking forward with Master planning whatever it's in and being able to connect the
dots with funding has opportunities become available it also is a wonderful tool in working with do and others so they can kind of see that Vision that the community has and plan for as as well right any additional questions for Peter for
Todd hearing nothing the resolution authorizing Bolton aank to complete Design Services for the 2024 Highway 99 trail from nicholet Avenue to Highway 169 is on page 58 of the packet is there a motion to approve
so moveed second we have a motion and a second to call the role please council member Johnson I council member Pettis I council member shrom hi council member dasos I mayor Noel I the resolution is
approved thanks Pete uh next up we have a resolution calling for a closed session mayor members technically this would be two Clos sessions one for Union negotiations related to the water Wastewater storm water local and then a
second related to the streets local um Clos sessions are allowed under state statute for Union negotiations I'm hopeful that we're able to come out of closed session and potentially take action on one or both of these contracts
so that that you'll see that that's contemplated as a part of your agenda um if we're unable to we will come back into Open Session and provide for reports and adjournment all right any questions for Todd or is there a motion
uh motion to approve the resolution on page uh 59 of the packet so moved second we have a motion and a second call the rooll please council member Pettis I council member shrom hi council member DeVos I mayor Noel I
council member Johnson I the resolution is approved we will go into executive session it is 7:26 p.m. uh thanks very much we are back we are out of executive session we are back in Open session it is
7:38 p.m. and our first item of new business is wa water Wastewater storm water Union contracts mayor members there's information on your desk and you discussed this in close session under Minnesota State Law related to your local 70 water Wastewater storm water
contract this is a slightly different group than what you've seen in the past in the past as you or other members from the community may recall this group not only included the three groups that I listed but also electric linemen who have now separated and have their own
separate local um the information included in your packet and on your desk includes what I think are the most significant changes to the contract in that this is a one-year contract for the 2024 year um so retray would be available this go contract essentially goes from January 1st to the end of the
year December 31st an increase in Pay of 4% a clarification to probationary pay and its applicability modification to visitation rights that are part of state law additional follow me Clauses in a number of different areas so by follow me we mean the language points to your
personnel policy and says our Union follows the Personnel policy in disres and it lists off a section or an article or a paragraph that's listed and that includes holidays sick Le bement leave life insurance 4040 which is the change
that the Council made to the Personnel policy at the end of last year which provides 40 hours of sick and 40 hours vacation to employees upon their start um it also includes a modification to longevity pay providing for 1 half of 1%
of annualized pay at the fourth foure anniversary or really at the end of the year where they get four years in a modification to on call pay to $300 modification to safety equipment really related to eyeglasses and a
maximum amount of $150 for frames and allows them to purchase them at other locations really any location that's approved and then um uniform allowance for new employees and others so typically in the past um in past contracts we've had an employee
allowance that was X for all employees we've now moved to a really a policy change that's embedded in this contract which provides a little bit money more money for new employees because they have more stuff to get like heavy coats and other things um that ongoing
employees don't really buy new every year maybe only needed every two or three or five years and so it provides for new employees at $700 and ongoing employees at $600 and then of course there are usually technical changes U maybe it's a typo a date certainly new
names or clarification of article numbers or restratification of that where Provisions have changed metam the information is included in your packet you do have a copy of the contract in front of you as well as a resolution and the recommendation from staff is to
approve the resolution to enter this contract for the 2024 year again for water Wastewater storm water Local 70 thanks Todd questions for Todd hearing no questions the resolution before us uh approves contract by and between the city of St Peter and
international Union of operating engineers local 70 AFL CIO water Wastewater storm water for calendar year 2024 is there motion to approve so moved second we have a motion and a second call the role please
council member Shone I council member DeVos I mayor Noel I council member Johnson I council member Pettis I resolution is approved we will move on to our last item of new business bus tonight which is a resolution approving a contract between the city and our uh
streets Union may members this is very similar and so my speech will be very similar to other Union groups that you have um already negotiated with and completed contracts with I will mention that this is the last of your six groups um and so as the mayor indicated this is
for streets um the most significant modifications to the contract are listed with a memo that was provided on your desk along with contract and so they include a one-year contract for the 2024 year again meaning from January 1st to the end of 2024 so what we would
typically call retro pay would be provided as a part of this an increase of wages generally across the board of 4% clarification related to probationary pay language and who that applies to and when modification to of Union visitation provision under section three or article
three of the contract a number of Follow Me Provisions again with other contracts you had to follow me Provisions this really means that there's language with the contract that says on this matter this contract follows the city of St Peter Personnel policy and so those matters include holidays sick leave
bement leave life insurance um start of um start of employment 40 hours of sick 40 hours of vacation and Longevity pay at four years a new classification at 1 half of 1% it also includes a modification to safety equipment
language related to glasses um including a maximum amount for frames of $150 for those safety glasses and allows them to purchase them really wherever they can they can get approval to purchase from um Union uniform allowance increasing um
or there's a slight increase for all employees but again following that policy that we talked about just a few moments ago where that new employees would receive slightly more because they have more stuff to get that they don't wear out that quickly and then at 425 and then 375 for ongoing empy employes
and then technical changes dates names um format those types of things that are embedded in just about every contract we have a couple of those things that we fix every time um Madame mayor members the the recommendation from staff is to approve the resolution that's attached
to this documentation uh questions for Todd hearing none the resolution approving contract buying between the city of St Peter and international Union of operating engineers local 70 aflc iio streets for calendar year 2024 is on our
desks is there a motion to approve so moved second we have a motion and a second call the rooll please council member dasas I mayor Noel I council member johnon I council member Pettis I council member shrom I the resolution is
approved um moving on to reports I have a proclamation for Parks and Recreation month um whereas Parks and Recreation is an integral part of communities throughout the country including the city of St Peter and whereas Parks and
Recreation promotes health and wellness improving the physical and mental health of people who live near parks and whereas Park and Recreation promotes time spent outdoors and in nature which positively impacts mental health by increasing cognitive performance and well-being and alleviating illnesses
such as depression attention deficit disorders and Alzheimer's and whereas Parks and Recreation encourages physical activities by providing space for athletics Trails playgrounds golf courses Community Gardens and many other activities designed to promote active
Lifestyles and whereas Park and Recreation programming and education activities such as summer programming Youth Sports Environmental Education and creative arts are critical to childhood development and whereas Parks and Recreation increases a community's economic Prosperity through increased
property values expansion of the local tax base increased tourism and crime reduction and whereas our parks and Open Spaces ensure the ecological beauty of our community and provide a place for children and adults to connect with nature and recreate outdoors and whereas
the US House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation month and whereas the city of St Peter recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation resources now therefore I shanan anoel
mayor of the city of St Peter Minnesota do hereby Proclaim July 2024 as Parks and Recreation month in the city of St Peter we call upon all citizens and Civic organizations to pay tribute to the value of Parks and Recreation uh
brings to our community and to recognize the substantial contributions Parks and Recreation professionals make to our health quality of life active Lifestyles socialization and the building of community that was a long Proclamation
but one that is very welld deserved we are very fortunate to have um wonderful Parks resources in St Peter amazing staff that take care of those resources and uh prior councils that prioritized us and you know put us on a a great path
for for the well-being of our community so um are there any council members who'd like to make a report this evening all right hearing none we will move on to the city administrator may members I have a couple things that I'd like to report on if I could um just
deviate from the agenda just slightly um I think it's worthwhile to ask Pete to come up and for us to give you an update on flooding in our area and the impact on infrastructure and some of the challenges that we see what's going on and I would mention that for many people
that might be watching this this data is a little bit old so there are places where you can go to get updated data about detours and other things and so we really encourage those folks um to check out the dot website district 7 or certainly the city's website but for the
state highways really check that dot website first they have great information and maps on there but this is an evolving thing but we wanted to provide opportunity for you to know where we're at so Pete give us a few great pieces of information that you think are worthwhile for us to know about flooding okay one of the things I
wanted to remind you guys if you remember last winter the mayor made it known that she was in charge of weather Only the Good weather only the good one and so as we struggle through this one we're asking for a little leeway here um
right now our River level is about 761.5 um as we started uh this morning uh we have gained about 3.5 ft uh just on the river river level here in St Peter um so we're struggling with that a little bit
uh we're keeping up with things um we currently have Walnut and front Street closed down um we have some pumps down there that we have to pump storm sewer over the burm if we receive any rain in that area because we have shut off some of the uh City systems down there and so
we're getting a little water feeding back through the burm that's down there and uh we're trying to keep up with that um during the course of our uh last week here we were successful in helping the communities of St Clair and Brownton uh as they struggled with some Wastewater
issues so we had staff going there uh as early as last Friday doing some work with those guys and getting some pumps um set up for them and helping them eliminate some of their uh Community issues and so we have both those pumps back they are on Front Street and we'll
continue to work down there we are receiving about 5.88 million gallons a day for sewage right now now our plant is designed for 1.4 million so we're getting about four days of sewage in a single day right now because of either older uh decrepit sewers or sump pumps
and tiles that may be running into the sewer system so anything you can do to uh eliminate a lot of the flow if you have a sump pump uh in your house and it is running and is not running outside please pipe it to the outside that will eliminate a lot of the clear water that
comes in we have to treat every gallon that comes through the Wastewater Plant uh it's a little easier at the diluted rate that it is right now but nonetheless we still have to uh treat everything and we are meeting limitations so far far our Wastewater staff is doing an outstanding job of
making things happen uh could you elaborate is it legal to actually uh put your sub pump into the storm water system it is not legal to put it into the sanary yes but the problem that we have there um council member DeVos is that a lot of these some pumps probably
only run in situations like this so it's probably been seven eight years since they've been tested and tried and most people probably don't know where they are maybe it's a different house or whatever the case if you have any questions call us we'll come out take a look and help you um give you some advice on what to do there um our goal
then of course is try to get the Wastewater flows under control uh Water Systems doing just fine everything's good there and we're looking forward to uh meeting a peak possibly on Tuesday or Wednesday we'll see how that all works and then uh we should see uh levels fall
in the river uh fairly fast and sign significantly before uh the 4th of July thanks for all the work that's being done y any questions I can try to answer I would also mention that I am and Pete and his team have been had a lot of
contact with do over the past few days and so we continue to talk about challenges related to Traffic and detours and how all that fits together but as I mentioned earlier this is this is really evolving pretty quickly so hang with us and continue to refer to
the um Do's website for some of their informations other than front and walnut we think we're in pretty good shape and don't see DET touring on really any other city streets at this point right and we'll try to update the city's website as well when we have some information like this as far as levels
and pumping rates and so thank you thanks Pete thank you Pete uh right back to you Todd the next time that I have just a moment Madam may I got to get to the right spot here um we didn't want to mention for folks um
an update folks on 4th of July we've had a a few questions about the 4th of July I got to find the right spot here and so we wanted to show an image of where the parade route is it has not changed from previous years we get lots of calls and
people wonder and so here's an image on our website that shows where the parade route is really starting on Washington at the corner of Washington in Broadway going south on Washington to Elm and then East on Elm to Minnesota Square Park because of construction on Pine
Street we will be making some Crossings available so people that either Park um further south on Jefferson or Wabasha and certainly the parade and some of the participants they got to kind of have a way out and so typically they'd go sou so we have some Crossings planned there
as a part of the construction that's going on and so that should happen um on the day uh on the fourth of July to help make that all work together um that's really the most significant thing that I want to mention except it's a wonderful day it will be on the 4th to be in St
Peter fantastic opportunity for family and friends to see the parade it's a beautiful route there'll be approximately 90 units and all of this is hosted through volunteers and a group from the Chamber of Commerce the city Pete's team um Chief Matt's group all
have activities related to this um but certainly the chamber is the organizing group and thanks to them and all their work and and putting this great event together not just the parade but all the activities that are going to occur in Minnesota Square Park all right
last chance for reports how about a motion to adjourn so moved second all those in favor of adjournment say I I any opposed we are adjourned thank you
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