Stand for the pledge of allegiance, please. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Roll call starting on my right. Council person Josh, mayor John King, Council Person Craig Anderson, Council Person Jeremiah. Okay. Looking for approval of tonight's agenda.
Anything else? Nothing. Move to approve. Second. I have a motion and a second to approve. All in favor say I. I. Oppos. I will carry the approval of council meeting minutes of the regular meeting of June 10th, 2025. Make a motion to approve. We have a
motion to approve those minutes. Do we have a second? I'll second. Questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Oppos. That will carry. That takes us to finance and budget. You have the accounts payable listing there. If we have any questions on that, please
direct the finance officer Kelly. Move to approve. We have a motion to approve. We have a second. Second. We have a second. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. That'll also carry. It's going to take the motions general
business. First one under motions general business tonight is property public hearing for a property cleanup at 103rd Street Southwest. Get this computer. Yeah. finger so good.
There's just came up. Thanks, Josh. The heat. Uh, city has received complaints regarding the condition of the property owned by John and Jamie Huard, 103rd Street Southwest, and pictures are attached. Notice of the public hearing was sent out at June 11th, 2025. I'll
close the regular meetings and open the public hearing. Pursuant to city code section 600, 610, and 700, the city council will consider the above described nuisance. This public hearing is the opportunity for them to be heard on this matter and to present any
evidence or arguments you believe the city council should consider regarding the ordinance violations. Uh, yubers are not here. Did we receive any calls or letters or he stopped in? um Monday morning and said that he was starting to to just clean it up. Um so I
told him that we would go ahead with our our um the motion to declare it a nuisance and then we could evaluate after that. So if there was stuff left over, we could still go through and get it cleaned up. But we'll work with them
as as long as we can. But we did tell him that he wasn't going to get months to do this. We didn't tell them 80 days. We we'll negotiate that when we work with them. So the council action that will be requested tonight based on the following
finding the facts of city council hereby orders the abatement and we're giving him the opportunity first. Correct. Progressive clean before we send our people in to clean up. So
it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to pay the cost of set of maintenance if we have to go in and take care of all this including attorney's fees and administrative costs which may be assessed to the property be paid with your taxes motion. Do we need a motion to uh yes
based on those finance effects? You want me to read all the finance effects? Um you can just reference that they are all laid in the all laid here. There's 1 2 3 4 property owners failed to abate and prevent nuisance. We got photographs are in here documenting all the weeds,
tires, and junk. The failure to abate or prevent the nuisance on the premise of 1033rd Street in such quantities as to knowing or endanger the safety, health, and moral comfort of the public and failure to obey or prevent the nuisance on this property in such quantities as
to make it non-offensive. So, do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Do we have a second? Second that questions or discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. I.
Opposed? That will carry. That will take us on to the next public hearing on 102nd Street. Southwest city uh city has received complaints regarding the condition of the property
owned by Ryan and Danielle Sacket 102nd Street Southwest. Pictures are attached. Notice of the public hearing was sent on June 11th, 2025. Uh I closed the regular Oh, I forgot to open it. I forgot to open it. You opened it. You forgot to close it. So now you
can open this one and then I'll close the gloss the regular meeting and reopen the public hearing. Pursuit to city code section 600610700 the city council will consider the above described nuisance. This public hearing is your opportunity to be heard on this matter and to present any evidence or arguments you
believe the city council should consider regarding the ordinance violations. I believe the sackets are here. Yes sir. if you want to step up the podium if you have anything to say or add to this. This is I guess I didn't know this is a regular way you guys go about it.
Letters from lawyer. I didn't know that. I guess I didn't know that. That's just I didn't know somebody don't come knock on the door and say, "Hey, you know, can you take care of this stuff?" But this is the regular format or whatever you guys got. Okay. I don't know. I wish I could shave that taxpayer money going
for these letters, right? To the lawyers to write up. Yep. Okay. All right. No, that's fine. I guess that's the question I had about it. And then I think everything in here kind of states for itself. The camper deal. I just don't know the 15 ft. You got to be 15 ft from
the curb. I just need some help understanding some of that. What do you understand? It needs to be an established driveway in an established driveway from the crew. Okay. Yeah. See, it's it's a it's a vision deal is what it is. Okay. No.
Yeah. But that was my next special, Jimmy. Yeah. Right. And maybe somebody can't see coming outside of the deal and then I'll get that to go somewhere. That's fine. The tires. I'll throw that right over to Steve Denny's pile. Right in the back of his joint case. Close. Okay. Right. That's Yeah.
Don't matter where you and Steve work out of, you know. Anyway, so yeah, this can all be taken care of in a timely manner. So, I guess whatever your time is, my wood pile, I work off that a lot to different styles. So, we'll straighten that out for you. Should be good. We'd appreciate
we appreciate all of it, Brian. Absolutely. You want to hear anything to add? No, I think you can. Sounds like you got a good plan. As long as you take care of it, we won't have to go any further. But, yeah. No, when I get the camper thing and I talk to my wife, they probably can't see come around the
corner. I get it. And that is a city or No, that and I get it. And I don't want anybody to be hurt and pulling out anyways. It's crazy when you got to back out. You know, Pete's coming through there without that there. So, I do understand that fully. Yeah.
All right. Any other writ? No. So, you understand if Yep. That sounds like a good plan. You got a good plan to work with now. But Ryan, you have to understand just like in the previous one, we're going to give you time to do it, but it's fine. We're not going to give you forever. No, no, no.
Absolutely. Okay. Yeah. So we won't have to go any further if you take care. Yeah. Correct. All right. Thank you very much. Y All right. I'll close the public hearing and go back to the region based on the finding the facts. The city
council here if we need to remove the pending items same for finding the facts that were on the previous one. It would also be the responsibility of the property owner to pay the cost of the abatement including attorney fee. Do we have a motion?
I'll make a motion to approve. We have a motion in a second. All in favor say I. I opposed. That one also carries. Now we have one more public hearing at 87 B Boulevard
Southeast. know it's kind of it's kind of a sad deal. We just had a free cleanup. They could have hauled everything away at that time. Everybody could have, but I guess public hearing uh city has received complaints regarding the
condition of the property owned by Jennifer McLaren, 817 Boulevard Southeast. Pictures are attached. Notice of the public hearing was sent on April 23rd, 2025. I'm going to close the regular meeting public hearing. Same
deal. Present the city code set. Oh, this is a little different. 610.02E 610.04M. The city council will consider the above described nuisance. This public hearing is your opportunity to be heard on this matter. Present any evidence or arguments you believe the city council
should consider regarding this ordinance. Any written oral? None. We heard nothing back on this one at all. No, she has been taking care of the weeds, but the fence is still in falling down.
So, I noticed they they cleaned up a a bunch of boxes that they had like their whole front entry area was all piled up, but So, I don't know if they're trying to work on it or that was older. The box has been prepared for 3 months on it. I know. No, I know it went forever, but I'm just saying it's I've been direct cuz obviously I I see it every day. It's
not like All right, that fence is pretty rough. All right, no other you want to say anything about it. Oh, yeah. Want my input? All right, I'm good. I'll close the public hearing back to the regular
meeting based on the following finding the facts. City council hereby orders the abatement of the nuisance and will enter upon the property to remove the offending items finding the facts. Number one, property owners failed to evade and prevent the nuisance on the premises of 817ber southeast. It's in
plain view of the budding property owners. We have photographs documenting the fallen down fence tall weeds dead branches show the owners failed to obey or prevent the nuisance. That the failure to abate or prevent the nuisance on the premises is in such quantities as to reasonably annoy or endanger safety and health. that the failure to obey or
prevent the nuisance on the premises of 87 Border Southeast is in such quantities as to be indecent or offensive to the census. So it will also be the responsibility of the property owner to pay the cost of set abatements including attorney fees and administrative costs which will be assessed to the property with the
property tax. Do we have a motion to make a motion? We have a motion. I do have a question regarding it as far as when the abatement if that or when they go in and clean it up that fence is in such disarray. Does that mean that they'll they just tear it down or or we will ask
her if she wants us to take it down and dispose of it or if she wants us to hire somebody to fix it and then assess her. Okay. So, she gets like a choice. She'll get a choice. I'll second. We have a second. Any other questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor
say I. I opposed. That one also carries. Bill, just a general comment. As you know, we've had a longstanding practice of trying to do a phone call or a letter to folks just to give them the benefit of the doubt. But when we've gone to
this system, it seems to get the action to happen quicker. And so when they see the city attorney letter, it seems like the response is better. So, as your way out, the property's affected or the neighborhood affected, it seems to be better to go this route. So, well, and
we still do. Like today, I made three phone calls. Um, if I've worked with them before and they don't respond to it, then that's when we just go right to the attorney and have her send the letter. No, I I I I know we all have
a couple. Okay, that takes us to our next item is Homestead County Sheriff's Department. Homestead County provided us with the 2627 law enforcement contracts. The contract amounts for the city contract
$85,737 6% increase for 26 $837,966 4% for 2027. The cop's contract is 133,850 6% increase for 26
13924 or excuse me 204 4% increase for 27 not included in city costs above the indirect cost including squad this is we don't have to pay for this is all included squad cost training records
evidence dispatch service information technology service administrative supervision including chief deputy, captain, sergeants, as well as all investigation services. We have any questions? Would we like explain some more? I looked it over and I I thought it looked great. I think you
guys uh made the right decision not to force feed an additional deputy because I truly see I mean I see him all the time now, man. It's working. And Justin's a rockar, by the way. So, he is taking doing a great job. Yeah, I'm happy with it. And Obviously, there's
going to be increases, so it is what it is. We're uh absolutely more than happy with the work Justin's been doing down here. He's he's very visible. He's very involved. He responds as fast as he can to everything we have as well as the other guys, too. I was going to have to
try. No, I think it's I think it's worked out real well the way the previous contract got him. I think it's great. I really I'm happy with it, Josh. Yeah, it's nice. And like sometimes you'll see two of the deputies out there making sure
everybody's safe. So go back and watch previous recordings of these meetings and tell me how often you've heard the mayor talk back. I can tell you you're not going to find a whole lot. Wow. We we do have a couple people say they see 25 cops at one time.
Yeah. Can't help them stories. No, it's I things have been run very well. I I very much appreciate the way it's been handled and and but and everybody in this room's in agreement. That kid over there is he's a keeper. No
doubt. Thank you for that. I paid him to say that. Yeah. Any questions, Jim? Be happy to answer any just keep up the good work, man. You're making it too easy. Okay. I like to hear
unless you got something to add. No, I'm just going to be available for questions and and uh council person Anderson brought up what I wanted to is that we don't see a need to add the bodies like was predicted. I think we're at a good level and we'd like to see that continue. So, we'll just keep our
conversation our lines of conversation open and carry on. Very much appreciated. So the council actually requested is to approve the 2627 law enforcement service agreement between the city of Sturville and state county and the community oriented policing officer agreement.
Do we have a motion? Make a motion. Second. Any discussion, questions? If not, all in favor say I. I. Opposed? That carries. Thank you. Thank you both of you doing great.
All right. And you can stay if you want him or you can leave. I like to hang out with you. All right. Next one's going to be Jenna's deal here. Legacy Drive Northwest improvements.
That's you'll find the city engineer only's recommendation to reject all the bids for Legacy Drive Northwest. According to our contracts, bids cannot be held for longer than 60 days. Her recommendation is based on the BP pipelines's denial of the design plans,
specifically that the pipe will be too deep for maintenance. Upon additional conversations with the engineer for BP, it was found that the issue is actually the depth of BP's pipe after completion of the street project. Prior to the discussion of redesign
overnote will be redesigning the segment of the roadway to reduce the cover on BP's pipe to 8 ft and then we'll look at storm sewer conveyance options. She has recommended that the project be rebid to allow for construction to start in the fall of 25 and to allow for the
completion in the summer of 26. As you are aware, the city received deed IBPDI grant in completion by December 26 is required. Do we have any questions for our engineer? I do um I just don't understand how deep I mean it sounds
like whatever the design is right now, they had it maybe like 10 ft down or something or too deep and I just don't know that what the issue would be. Yep. in the design that we um had approved and put out to bid uh their pipe would have ended up at 10 and 1/2 ft in depth.
Um they rejected it based off of the cost that would take to go into repairs upon it. Um they've also stated that this is one of seven projects being done on this pipeline alone and so they are
high are looking at everything with increased scrutiny. um and being very picky on what can happen. Um so had it been that we were the only one, they probably would have gone through with
but um in talking with the engineer um which is a consultant, she did state that 8 ft in depth will get approved. It could go up to nine and they'll probably still
approve it, but they don't like it at 10, 10 and a half because they might as well just run a new line. Um, that being said, it's only it's not even 3 ft in deep depth right now. Um, and this is at a location where
a drainage way comes across. So, we need a pipe that or pipes now that have enough conveyance for that drainage way. Um, the pipe that was in the original design was a 48 in pipe and then we need
the road to sit on top of that. Um, so that's how we ended up with the depth that they're at. Bringing it down, we will likely have to have more than one pipe crossing the road um in order to convey all the water. And that would be the change in design.
Well, you're designing it, not me. Any other questions? Any other questions, guys? It'll be a pretty easy rebid process, though. It would be a pretty easy rebid process. Yeah. Our um water resources engineers
said that they would have options by the end of this week to talk through with BP. Um and then we just we're going to need their approval, finalize the plans. I'm hoping to be able to come back at the next meeting and ask for approval to
go ahead and bid. That would be bids in August. Um and then we'd be able to start sometime in September. Does it have to be that would be a perfect world. No. Does it have to be a full completion by 26 or can it be major
completion? It has to be full completion by the end of 26. So um what we would like to see is somebody be able to start on the pipe this fall um and get pipe in. Then we can have a freeze thaw cycle set then build the road. the road.
Waiting for the road isn't deterring anything at this moment because there's no it's not going to anyone. Um the as you guys know, United Therapeutics is already under construction and they are the only property that is um would be
using this roadway. So, all right. Any other questions? Council action requested is to reject the Legacy Drive Northwest West improvement project bids. Do I have a motion? I'll make that motion. Reject the bids. To reject
a second. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. That carries. All right. That takes another motion to general business and the mayor's staff assault reports. Mayor's report tonight.
city would like to send their sympathies out to the families of Carol Mested, Judith Kudson, and Scott Stuffman. This Smithsonian display recognizes special Minnesota girls high basketball team. Our local legend and sweetheart,
Bula Ankeny, who is 106, was highlighted is the only living one from that era. This display was at the Minnesota History Center recently. Bula played for the Grand Medal Arts first girls team.
They played 94 games in two years and were undefeated. I believe her twin sister played or not her twin, her sister, her younger sister who's passed now, but she was 104th. She passed played on the same team. Wow.
She's quite a lady. Very much so. Still making them pies and everything else. Living on her own. All right. It's been kind of a wet week so far, but we got Summerfest coming right up. We're going to get this out of the system. We'll have a great Summerfest. A lot of
activities all in days. Fall's on a Friday. Should be pretty wild. That whole weekend of party. Let's uh not forget to thank the chamber for all the hard work they put into this again this year and all the other uh
people that come along with it to help including the sheriff's department and public works department. We got a lot of people involved in this. They takes a lot of people to make this work. We thank them all. Stewie Cruiser's car shows have started. They're every Friday evening till late fall. Get on out
there. Check out. They got some good stuff out there. Don't forget the farmers market at the United Methodist Church out here. It's every Wednesday through September. The signs are always up. They get them up. I think it's from like 4:30 to 7 or something like that.
Check them out. They're getting another one or two vendors every week as as summer comes and we start getting some vegetables and flowers and stuff. Take a look at that. Uh I believe that's all I got for tonight.
Bill or yeah, city administrative report. Now, uh just two items um reports in your packet and then um tomorrow night we're going to have that open house for the neighborhood. I mean, it's for our general public, but mainly the neighborhood on the Highway 30
update uh with design plans and ideas as they keep honing in on that um item. And that's over at the civic center. And then the second item is I'm proud to have one of my daughters here, Annie. Um, you're claiming me and
maybe it's the other way around. She flips the coin once in a while, but proud that uh she is sort of in the public service as she's a nurse in a big hospital out in Green Lake, Colorado. So, she helps people like all of you do.
So, glad to have you here, Annaniel. Um, I guess I forgot to mention, keep your eyes out. We're going to let them know if the concert's on or off. It's We're canceling. We are. All right. They're going to They're
going to play the third week in August. Okay. All right. If we cancel now, we going to have to pay him. Okay. We cancel tomorrow, we pay him. All right. All right. We're having a rough run on the last like three, right? Yep. Oh gosh. All
right. I'm so sad I can't continue. Finance officer report. Kelly, what do you got? No report. What? I love you. All right. Any questions for Kelly?
All right. Public works director Sean. There is a report in there. And I want to point out yesterday we had a water main break down by our shop. And I want to thank nice that his boss is here too. Justin more than willing to always help out be on Main Street. We had to shut valve down on Main Street during rush
hour and he was up there helping us. Always happy to do so. And then also we could get our fire truck old fire truck going to pump some. We had some bells that were full of sediment and I called Ryan Codin down at Podings and asked if they could bring a fire truck up and he
snapped it and came down and helped us out and just huge when we were sitting there in the middle of traffic and and they're willing to come help like that. So, I want to thank those guys for being so willing to help out and hopefully we return those favors when you guys need help. So, makes us want to write that
down. Thanks for getting the new flag pole up. Thanks for getting that memorial bench in for my brother. You guys are doing a real knockup job keeping this lawnmower the way it is. I mean, that's something there. And if you didn't if none of you got a chance to get out there that
night, that big rig rodeo out there was like a state fair. There's more people crawling around out there. Sean took care of that for us last that was during the last meeting. It's a popular lot of kids love climbing on the equipment. And all right, any questions for Sean,
if not, city engineer Dana, you got anything else? Um, just an update for 11th. Um, you guys might have been aware that in our contract we did state that the road need to be open for the 4th of July. Um, there's a chance there might
be curb and gutter, but it will not be paved. um likely will not be open for traffic, but for parking at the park, nothing will be different than previous years. Traffic will be able to get down. Just will not be blacked out. Are we still
kind of backed up on a black top yet? Well, the rain has not helped. No, I don't. Are they getting caught up on that 90 project? I believe they have been. We have not been given any dates as to when they will be able to come to town.
I will let you know as soon as I do. All right, sounds good. Any other questions for Jenn. All right, thanks Jenn. Well, we got Nate here with his monthly report. What's going on at the library, dude? Oh, we're so busy. All that rain
just they just flood on into my library. What? When it when it rains, that's when everyone shows up. So, um I didn't make it. Sorry. Yeah, that's okay. Taylor Swift there or what's this about? We have a Taylor Swift kit. It includes um
a friendship bracelet with uh you know various Taylor Swift phrases depending on um and uh yeah, the one I did had blank space, which I think is inherently funny. Um and yeah, uh sticker art's
really been popular, too. Um, I I feel like it's my duty to make sure that the the children of Steuartville learn various weird skills before they finish high school. And so, if they can all learn one magic trick, a little bit of sign language, and how to use invisible
ink, I have done my job. You're doing a bang up job with some weird stuff. Got be a little nervous with the adult book club. I'm not even going to ask. Fair enough. Fair enough. Got to do something for grown-ups everyone. Anything
else you need to let us know or want to let us know? I think we're doing okay. Um, you know, like uh yeah, everything else that's in my report is I I went for a a Bill and Sean style report. I hope you don't mind this. Yeah, you're having fun with the software. It looks like Oh
my god. You know, it's just it's just it's great. It's innovative. It's going to be wonderful. And right now, I hate it a little bit. All right. Any other questions for Nate? All right. Thank you, Nate. Thank you.
No fire chief, but we got a pool director tonight. Jake, what do you got for us? We survived the weekend, so that was good. Looks like another good weekend. Um, slow start, but it's been picking up with the rain. Now, this weekend slow down, but it's been good.
Um, Sean and his crew, can't thank them enough. Dalton takes the lead with public works and it was some long nights getting that thing ready before uh we were able to open but we got it going and the first month knock on wood is everything's been going really well.
Have you started swimming lessons already too? Yeah. So session one ends this Friday really. So we'll be and it is full. And I'm not sure if you guys are aware but we are going to have to resurface that at the end of the season. So we're going to be working on getting
pricing and resurface. We are losing water in the pool. It can keep up to it, but there's some cracks and some stuff in the surfacing, which it's been 20 years. 20 years past year. Yeah. So, it's that's a maintenance issue. And so, we'll be getting pricing on trying to
get that done this fall. I'd rather not wait till spring and all of a sudden we're in a rush doing it. I'd rather get it done in the fall. We should add a wave machine that make their own weight. Just write the check. Do you think our numbers are going to be affected by the whole soldier steel thing being up and going?
No, it looks very similar to last year. I think we've had like about 6,000 so far. We've only been open for two weeks cuz they got out of school late, but we hit 10 by the end of the month and then that's pretty consistent.
Seems to be on path with passes and everything. Tiger time started today so or yesterday, but Any other questions for Jake? Thanks, Jake.
That takes us to committee, commission, and board reports, chamber of commerce. Nothing in the packet. Nobody here. All, you got nothing indeed. EDH that city improvement deal we're doing, that's the residential
ones. That's going crazy. Yep. We got a six more I think she said. So that's going good. Finance. Kelly, you got anything coming up? You'll be starting to work on the budget soon
next week or so. Thank you. library on art board personnel met with the union group today to get
see their proposal for negotiating so that'll move forward at some point zoning nothing public safety I don't have anything pressing calls wise like you said we had the big rig big rig bike
rodeo there. Uh, tells you that there was good turnout. Everybody at the kids school were having fun. I had to leave a little early duty call. Luckily, Sean was there to pick up my slack. Um, and then yeah, I guess just with
Summerfest, Sean's trying to help me keep my sanity of figuring out the parade route people from drive through it. And I think that was good luck with that. Right now we're there uh until the day
after. And I'll tell you that by saying anything's gone. I told him 30 years later he'll be used to it and he'll just be whatever. I hope I'm not in a room for 30 years. Oh jeez. Thanks. Take everything back. No. What's the problem though? You do
too good of a job. So nobody wants you to leave. It should go fine. Well, we're slacking a little bit, I guess. But no, everything should be good. Uh, we've got our overtime stuff all sent out. I think that it's filled up or it's real close
to being. So, we're locked and loaded right for several of us. Uh, like I we lost the speed trailer, went up to another place. Uh, once again, if you guys hear of people complaining of speed, we'll
correct it or tell them they're wrong and we'll put it up there somewhere. All right. Thanks. Thanks, Justin. public works. Nothing ready. Uh no report. We had a meeting yesterday minutes before coming. Uh main discussion was on a
potential RDO which is a regional development organization. But that's many discussions ahead too. So call no report. Transit advisory committee. No report at this time. Communications. The
only communication there is today 6:24 25 or 6 months from Christmas started putting me on your list. Open mic. Anybody want the open mic tonight? If not, that leaves one motion. Move to adjourn. Andy, do you want the open mic?
Karaoke. Good. We got a motion to adjourn. Do we got a second? Second. All in favor say I. Oppos.journ. Thank you.