to stand for the pledge of your please. >> 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.
>> Call roll call starting on my right. >> Council person Jeff, >> mayor Jimmy John King, Council Person Craig Anderson, >> Council Person Jeremiah. >> Looking for approval of tonight's agenda. Any additions or deletions from here?
>> Anything here? >> No. Motion to approve it. >> We have a motion to approve. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> Oppose. That carries. >> Whoa. Approval of council meeting minutes of the regular meeting of March
24th, 2026. Anybody see anything that they disapprove of there? >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> All right, we have a motion to approve. Do we have a second? >> I'll second it. >> All in favor say I.
>> I. >> Oppose. That one will carry. Now on to the minutes of the special meeting of March 27th, 2026. Excuse me. >> I'll make a motion to approve those minutes, too.
>> We have a motion to approve those minutes. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That will carry. That'll take us to the minutes of the council staff workshop of April 3rd, 2026.
I can I'll make motion to approve it. >> Motion to approve. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. I >> opposed. That'll carry. That'll take us on to finance and budget. We have the accounts payable there and the additional listing. If you have any
questions, you can ask finance officer. Kelly, I did have a quick question that's should be easy to answer regarding Berkeley uh risk administrators. Is that is that a well I guess I see it in here now. That's per year we pay 120,
>> correct? Y and it was about that. them out last year. It didn't change very much. >> I could do their job for 80,000. I could come in and deny every work comp claim if you want and I'll do it cheaper. >> You're retired now. >> We only had one complaint last year.
>> That's what I mean. That like that company and I've worked with them a lot through the city of Rochester. >> You would have come out retired for that. >> Got to do something. My wife's going to kick me out. This was for our property in our vehicle insurance.
>> Oh, so it's not just for advice consulting. >> No, it's not workers comp. >> Well, fair enough. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I'll second. Motion to approve and second. Any other questions? >> Hearing none. All in favor say I. >> I.
>> Opposed? I'll carry. I'll take us into motions of general business. First item under motion is general business tonight is property cleanup 817 Boulevard. This will be a public hearing. The city has once again received
complaints regarding the condition of the property owned by Jennifer McLaren 87 Boulevard Southeast. Notice of the public hearing was sent to her on April 1st, 2026 by a city attorney left. I'm going to close the regular meeting and open the public hearing. Public hearing
is now open. Uh pursuant to city code section 610, the city council will consider the above described nuisance. The public hearing is the opportunity to be heard on this matter and to present any evidence or arguments you believe the city council should consider.
Have we heard from >> We haven't heard from her. Um and Sean went up and checked on it and it hasn't been taken care of. So, this one is going to be a little different than a lot of them because all of those Amazon
boxes are full. >> See, we're gonna have to go in and then store them and go through that process and we'll work with our city attorney on that. >> She's not responding to phone calls or anything. >> Um, I haven't made a phone call since we
sent this out. >> She didn't answer mine. She didn't answer the door either twice. >> Is that right? How much time would we give her to clean it up herself before we decided to take action on it? Like moving in and doing it? >> The 30 days. >> It's 30. >> Mhm.
>> From the time she received the letter. >> From the time she received Melany's, it was only when did she just like the 10 days with Melanie? >> No, but I mean she has 30 days from Melany's letter. >> Oh, we we can give her more, but
I don't know. Have you ever spoken with her? >> Yes. Last year when we went throughout this whole process, >> wasn't when we did the fence, wasn't that the fence in the backyard? >> Plus this um Bill and I spoke to her. Um
you know, there's always something. So, >> so what did she ever say? I was really >> at that point. I think she maybe cleaned out some of the stuff in her garage and made room for what she had last year. >> It's like it's clear that those boxes haven't been opened. A lot of them Amazon bags. There's got to be two 300
items there. >> They're all They're all unopened. >> Well, I check every majority are unopened. >> I always make fun of my wife for all the Amazon that comes to our house. We're not even close to that place. >> I'm surprised, you know, somebody hasn't
drove by and stole them. >> I agree. Yeah. >> And my guinea pig. >> And I'm sir, I'm assuming you're not here for this. Are you? We should have asked. >> Um, ironically, I'm not. She's my next door neighbor.
>> Oh, okay. Okay. >> Yeah. So, I assume that people take one package once in a while because she would never notice that one's missing, but >> Okay. Okay. And we should have just asked for >> you buy her a knife. Correct. >> Yeah, that's what I thought. >> So, her fence was falling into our
>> correct. Yeah. No, that's what I thought. >> Yeah. >> All right. Well, if there's no one to speak to it, I'm going to close the public hearing. Open the regular meeting back up. Based on the following finding of facts, the city council hereby orders the abatement of nuisance and will enter
upon the property to remove the offending items. Do I need to read through all the findings of facts? No. >> Uh, it also shall be the responsibility of the property owner to pay the costs of set abatements including attorney's
fees, administrative costs which may be assessed the property and be paid with your property taxes. Do we have a motion or do we need a motion? >> We need a motion. >> We have a motion to clean this up. Can Can I ask a question? >> Yeah. If we're if public works is going
up to do this, which we've done in the past with them, what are we doing with these things if they're unopened package? >> We'll work with Melanie, but we're going to have to store them for and I don't know for how long it'll be maybe 90 days at one time. I looked into it, but I we're going to have to work with her to get >> I also don't know if we can save time,
but we also complained about the tree that you came and moved on. >> Yes. Yeah, we'll take care of that, too. So, yeah. Thank you. >> All right. Do we have a motion to do Senate? >> I'll make a motion to do the
>> second. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That carries. All right. That takes us on to ordinance amendment chapter 2. Tax you'll find the ordinance amendment
to chapter 2 administration and operations. The amendment changes how the mayor and council salaries are paid. Currently we pay quarterly but according to Minnesota state statute section 181.101 they are to be paid monthly. This is the first reading
anticipated adoption on April 28th. So there's no council action needed. All right. That'll take us to the next one. Next ordinance amendment
at a recent flag ordinance amendment at a recent council staff workshop. Discussion was held regarding the language of ordinance 2025-1. An ordinance establishing a flag display policy for city- owned property and infrastructure. The proposed language will read section
two policy. The city of Stville shall permit only the following flags to be flown or displayed on city- owned buildings, properties, parks, infrastructure, excuse me, or facilities. The official flag of the United States, the current or historic flag of the
state of Minnesota, the official flags of the United States armed forces, including US Army, US Navy, US Marines, US Air Force, US Space Force, US Coast Guard, PMI. These flags may be displayed individually or in accordance with
official flag protocol and federal guidelines and shall be the only flags permitted on set city buildings and structures, city parks and recreational areas, city- owned light poles and flag poles, streets, sidewalks and public rightways, other property or
infrastructure owned or maintained by the city of Stville. This is the first reading of this ordinance amendment with anticipated approval at the April 28th meeting. Okay, we got a copy of it there. I take it I'm going to ask you this, but you can't speak at this time. This is what
you're here for. All right, there'll be an open mic at the end. Assessment assessment policy updates. At the 432026 council workshop meeting, council reviewed the proposed changes for the assessment policy. The assessment policy
was last revised on 91223. Notable changes that will be there. Assessment percentage change to add 7030 split with the city and commercial property owners on street assessments. Assess assessment percentage change to add 6040 split with the city and
industrial property owners on street assessments. Council action requested to adopt the changes of the city of Sturville assessment policy. Questions or discussion? Hearing none. Motion.
Make the motion to adopt the changes. I'll >> second. We have a motion, a second to adopt. All in favor say I. >> Opposed? That motion carries. All right, next one. Resolution
approving changes. Uh resolution on the MSAS. As you recall, city engineer Jenna has discussed revisions to the existing state aid system. She had been working closely with Mandot on these changes the past few months which better reflect the
needs of the city. Attached is a resolution requesting revocation three streets from the current policy and adding one other street. You want me to read the resolution? You guys read through it here. You see
the changes she wants to make. All right. So seeing I go read through it. Council acts request is approval of resolution 2026 dash a resolution approving revocations and designations to Sturville's municipal state aid system.
Do we have any questions or discussion with Jenna? So with the >> 11th and 20th >> actually I was just in general put some put a street or a road on the state age. It's got to be on there for a certain
amount of time, right? Or is it >> No. So, the rules are with the state aid system is that a state aid road has to start or end at another state aid road, a county highway, or a state highway um or cutting road. Um so,
to be able to take it off of the state aid system, it can't have any debt against it. So, you can't have used state money on it. um in a 20-year period. So, the life cycle. Um so, the ones we are taking off, we do not have
any debt to pay back into our account. Um and what we are putting on um the state aid system already has 20th from Trunk Highway 63 to Rochester Medical. So, this brings it all the way down to um 10th.
>> Okay. That's where I was I wanted click to be sure on it was the whole debt thing. >> It's the whole thing. Um there is plans to take Rochester Medical Drive off of the state aid system and with this our
future CIC project not to use state funding there because we do want to be able to take that mileage and appoint it to another road that we can't get on the system yet. All right. Any other questions for
Jenna? Hearing none. I'm looking for a motion. >> Move to approve. >> Motion to approve. Is there a second? I'll second. All in favor say I.
>> Opposed? That carried. take us to the 2027 CIP project agreement with SE. City engineer Jenna has submitted the agreement for professional services for your review and approval. The scope of
the project is to produce construction plans and specifications for proposed 2027 CIP project which is Second Avenue Northwest and Rochester Medical Drive Northwest, which will include sanitary sewer, water, and storm water utilities.
The agreement lays out the services to be provided by the city engineer general will keep the city aware of the progress compared to the current cost and needed work to complete the task. The fee is an hourly estimated to be $672,000
including expenses and equipment. Project kickoff will be April 26. Approval of plans and specs January 1, 2027 and reviewing the bids and awarding contract on April 8th of 2027, about a year from now.
Council action requested to authorize city administrator Shiml to sign the supplemental letter of agreement. questions, discussion. That's good. I'll make the motion to approve. >> We have a motion to approve. Do we have a second?
>> I'll second that. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? That'll carry. Next. Um, service line. brake replacement program plans have been submitted to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority,
MPFA, for review and approval for lead service replacements utilizing grant money in 2026. In order to obtain competitive bids, guarantee the ability to utilize the awarded grant money, and allow for timely completion of needed replacements.
It is requested for the council to grant authorization of advertisement for bids as soon as plan approval has been made by the MPFA. This project will be covered 100% by grant funding to complete the work to get lead and galvanized material out of
our public water system. Council action requested to advertise for bids meeting the bidding statutes of the state of Minnesota upon approval of the MPFA and within the allotted grant coverage for 2026. When do we find out if we if they're
good with it or >> so every community um have the deadline of March 31st. So, we know we're in a stack, >> okay, >> to get reviewed. And what's being asked is just once we get the if the PFA says,
"Yep, the plans are good to go once they get signed off, just let us go advertise and get things moving as fast as possible." >> Yeah. I'll make a motion to approve that. >> Have a motion to approve. Got a second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I.
>> Opposed? F car that cases out of motions general business puts us in the mayor staff consultant reports mayor's report for tonight city of Stfield like to send their sympathies to the families of Stephanie Wellik
Ailia Bal Titus Aiden Higgins Ellen Zuk Alicia Neswall Dale Shipstead said and Judy Finney.
It was kind of a bad couple weeks here, but we're going to send a happy birthday out to Hannah Busman. She is 100 years old. Today is National Library of Workers Day. I imagine that's why Nate's not here. He's working hard somewhere, I'm
sure. >> Citywide garage sales are May 7th, 8th, and 9th. I'm sure you can find out everything you need to know in the startar. The library will be holding an open house on April 20th from 4 to 6 to present their expansion project. It'd be
uh good for everybody to go take a look at this and see what we're what we're planning on doing. Like to thank the Kowanas for sponsoring the food for kids event. I see they had that semi. I don't know if they got a clump full or not, but they were busy over there.
And we had another very successful uh taste and toast toast and taste put on by the Sturville Area Community Foundation. Great turnout, great auction, a lot of great tasting stuff down there. Good
time was had by all. Some of us aren't going to be working there anymore. Thank you for all you've uh done for the community through the foundation besides all the other ways you've done things. Thank you so much. >> And a big thank you to the Sons of the
American Legion for hosting the Easter egg hunt. Would we be giving away any secrets if we told who the bunny was? Should be in a lot of pictures. So, >> I think that's all I had to know. So, you want to take the city
administrator's report? >> Uh, only thing I got to report. Council member Byer is out in Washington hoping to see Congressman Finstead, the mayor and I actually met with him last Friday. He held a town hall with um uh some of
the regional uh city administration folks and I think there were a few electeds there too. So we got to meet him, talk to him personally about obviously infrastructure funding has to stay in place for streets, storm, water,
wastewater assistance. And so that was kind of the main thing we loving. >> We got to bend his ear for a while afterwards about he gave us a couple other ways to go about it too instead of strictly USDA. So he's putting some context people.
That was good. Hopefully Frank came out there. >> That's a different thing. >> You got anything else, Bill? >> Uh no. Uh just there'll be a note about MDOT's going to hold another uh or public meeting update for Highway 30,
but that's not till first week in June. So keep the neighbors up to date with what then will probably be that final layout. All right. Any questions for this sir? All right. Thanks, Bill. The finance officer Kelly, you got a report? >> No report. >> We still meet next Monday at 11.
>> Yep. >> Public works director Sean. Yeah, report's in there. Uh, life's hunky dory. Everything's grand. Uh, >> the park next door to us here is going to get concrete hopefully for tomorrow depending on what rain does tonight. And then I talked to Rashand Gravel today.
Uh they're going to be the end of this month they will try hopefully do the asphalt over there at the factory so we can get that all put back together in time for cookers. >> So >> you guys do all the light all the lighting and whatever is set up over there >> and you guys cut it all up to get ready
for the concrete. That was all you guys. >> Mhm. >> Dad drove by the other day and I had noticed it all a sudden what in the heck looks good. So hopefully, I mean, our goal is to have everything up and green by 4th of July for the 250th celebration or whatever. So, those of you who get
out there and speak the turn the lights, any other questions for Sean. All right, you guys are going to get super busy here real quick if it gets
warm. The grass is going to explode. >> All right, thanks for keeping our roll. City engineer Jenna, you got anything to report tonight? >> Just a thank you about the contract. We'll get started. I do have the survey crew ready to come down and start to
maybe even this week. So, um ready to go on that one. And um looks like can be set a bid letting date in June system. >> Any questions for
All right. Thank you, Jenna. Uh library director, we got Chief Brandon here. You got a report, Chief? >> Yep. Reports in there, but I'll hit the highlights. We had 56 calls for service in March. We're still working on our record management system that we're rolling out. Um, new radios and pagers
are uh back from programming and being assigned and logged in. Uh, we just closed the application window for new firefighters. So, the executive board will now be working to set up interviews in May uh for potentially hire what we'd like to do is
hire in June uh to get them through probation yet this year. >> How many people apply for that? >> Uh, we had six, I think. >> Six. That's pretty good. >> Yeah. Not quite as many as what we've seen in the past, but still got some to
choose from. So, um, and then our door access, as most of the city staff knows, has been chaotic. Uh, that should be all going. There may still be a hiccup here or there. Um, so just let me know and I can get keys reprogrammed if they're
taken out of the software system. I see there was a couple tried today. I'll track those down. Uh, well, one was me to go check to see if mine was so then I've got >> that's all. >> All right. Thanks, Chief. You guys have
jobs, too. No pool director report yet, but that'll be coming right around, I suppose, next meeting or so. That takes us committee commission board reports, chamber of commerce. We got nothing in our packet tonight. They just had their Easter egg hunting stuff, too. I believe EDAH, we will be having a
meeting next Tuesday. Finance, we have lean one day. Library, >> uh, nothing this month. >> Uh, we met last night. Um, Sean already talked about a couple of things. Uh, we're also um, if you haven't noticed, the deck at
Florence has been done. And, um, we're looking at new restroom out at Rowan Ridge >> and I think that was about it. >> Check out. I did check in with the goats to get him back out there. Just got a
response back today from him, but I need to check with his wife. But so we're looking at the goats coming back out there soon. >> Will the restroom over there at Rolling Ridge? Will that be just a tank or is that going to be hooked in? >> We got sewer runs right through there. That's easier water we'll have to get
from the driveway. So whether we decide to transure the fence or anything. >> Perfect. All right. Thank you. That takes us to personnel. >> Nothing zoning. Nope. >> Public safety.
>> Hopefully everybody's aware, but last Friday we got a missing autistic 18year-old. Um he I can't share a whole ton, but uh we do not know his whereabouts. He's
like 57 130ish lbs. Brought his dog with him. um likes to wear a little helicopter style top hat. So if you see anything or hear anything, please call in the sheriff's office.
>> All right. You have taken a bite of a crime. Otherwise, >> otherwise the crime has been paid. >> Okay. Perfect. Thanks for that. Public works. Nothing at this time. Ready? >> No report this time. broke off.
>> We meet next week here. So, >> transit advisory committee. The committee is here. So, we got a report or not? >> No report. But I we do have two buses servicing our area. So, I'm looking forward to seeing what the run numbers
next. >> Yeah. Must be good >> because of so many rid so much wrership. Is that what got to be there too? >> I'm waiting to find out. >> Okay. Okay. Huh. That's interesting. >> Yeah, I see them around.
>> Great. Very busy. >> Oh, good to know. Let us know when you find out. Yes, sir. >> Open the mic. Just a second here. What's going on? All right. The council welcomes and encourages
participation from community members. Please keep in mind that your comments must be pert city business. Must adhere to the data privacy rules. No employees name may be used. Please do not expect any action from the council this evening regarding your concerns. We also request that your comments be limited to four minutes. Speakers be recognized only
once. At this time, we'd ask anyone who would like to step up to the podium to address the city council. State your name and address, please. So, if you want to do you want to speak? >> Yeah, sure. They are not teaches.