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 far right.
>> Council person Josh, >> council person Brent Ber, >> Mayor Jane, >> council person Craig Anderson, >> council person Jeremiah. Okay, before we get too far into this, we've got a presentation tonight. We've got the GFOA award again this
year. >> How cool is that? I love that. >> Certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting will be presented to the city of Sterville, Minnesota once again. And this year to accept it, this will be the 18th year in
a row. To accept it will be our finance officer, Kelly Gra. Well, Kelly, on behalf of uh all the rest of the staff, the council, all citiz. We thank all the staff for all the financial scrutiny they do on their
part. And I thank the council for sticking with everybody and getting the job done as good as we do. So, here you go. >> Thank you. >> Way to start a new plaque. The other one's blown full. >> Yeah. Sorry, Kelly. >> Thank you. >> You got anything you want to say, Kelly?
>> Of course she does. >> Thank you for everyone for all of your help and support. It's been a good year so far. I mean, after my first year here. So, >> all right. Thank you. >> Nice work. I love it. >> Yep.
>> Now, what do I do here? There we go. Next will be approval of tonight's agenda. Anything addition from the table over there? Anything here? Okay. Looking for a motion to approve. >> Move to approve. >> Second. We have a second. A motion and a
second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That'll carry. We're looking for approval of the council meeting minutes of April 28th, 2026. Approve those and see if everything's up to your liking.
I'll make a motion to approve the minutes. >> We have a motion to approve. We have a second. >> Second that. >> Any other discussion or questions? Hearing none. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. That'll carry. That takes us right into finance and budget.
We've got the accounts payable with the additional listing there also and electronic AP invoices. Sean, I have a question on the tree removal. What's the difference between the city removing trees and someone be hiring
someone? I doubt the city staff a lot of times remove trees. >> We do, but there's times that we have certain trees that we because we don't have the equipment to reach certain things. I'm trying to recall which tree it was. >> 817 Bart. Oh, that that was uh one that's assessed
property that when we build back the property. Okay. >> That one was one that dead tree that was tipping over in the house that we picked up all the packages from. They also have the dead tree which so we don't go do those ones. We hire that done. Okay. >> Can we assess the the storage fee to hold all those boxes? That all gets
assessed back, right? >> Water fees, the storage fees. So that that tree had uh been leaning over the sidewalk for a long time and someone finally complained and went up there and we pulled it out the sidewalk and then just as cleaning that property up when we were doing that part of the project we took
>> but there is times we hire because we just don't have the equipment to reach all the higher dangerous we don't power lines we don't mess around with that stuff we hire to get it on the ground when we get up >> people's co-op the only electronic one you're doing so far >> so far we're just going to be doing a few of them just because the turn around
on some invoices is so short and the mail has just been terrible and we end up paying late fees or um it's just I don't like paying. >> You do realize the mayor really appreciates signing checks every two weeks.
>> I'll never run for mayor just because of that. >> Right now it'll just be a few but maybe with our new system down the road there may be more. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh, any other questions or discussion on the accounts payable?
>> I'll make a motion to approve. >> We have a motion to approve. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> We have a second. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. That'll carry. Takes us into motion general business. First item on our motion is general business. A resolution approving plans and ordering
bids for Schuman Drive signal system which is the traffic lanes credit. >> That cannot happen. Pass. >> City engineer has completed the plans and specs for the Schuman drive signal system and MDOT has approved the plans.
Bids will be accepted and opened on June 16th, 2026. a contract awarded by council on the 23rd June 23rd 2026. So the action we're looking for is an approval of the resolution approving plans and specs and ordering advertisement for bids.
>> I will make that motion because it should have happened last week. >> All right, we've got a motion. >> We have a second. >> Second. >> Any other questions or discussion on this one? >> When's the building going to start then? like June. >> We got to get we got to get vision
first. >> Then the contractors have to order the equipment. >> They have to get on their schedule. >> Are we fixing them by fall or >> pre? We're assuming it will happen this calendar year. >> You can find it anywhere.
>> You don't need to order them. Just find them. They're around >> traffic lights. >> All right. Did we have a motion? >> I made a motion, but I don't think we had a second. Second. >> Second here. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That'll carry.
>> That'll take us to the library zoning request consideration of cup and variances. Line commission held a public hearing on May 5th to consider one the conditional use permit request for an addition and renovation to the existing Sturfoot public library.
Libraries are conditional use in the PSP zone as indicated by section 1365.04 two is a variance request for exceeding the rear and sideyard. Listed rear yard setback is 50. Sideyard
is 25. The proposed rear yard will be 39. Proposed east side yard will be 14. Variance request for providing fewer than required number of parking spaces. The proposed building expansion results in a minimum number of required parking spaces equaling 28 and proposed site
plan provides for 19. Planning commission is recommending approval based on the following finding effects which will all be on record. I don't know if everybody wants me to read them all or not. Does uh from PZ have anything to say? >> We we literally this was done in like
two minutes. It wasn't a problem at all listening to what they the way they spelled it out. the parking should not be an issue. I know it's less, but I think one of the things that's happened all over the state lately is that old school parking recommendations are kind
of falling by the wayside. You don't need that many. So, we were all for it. You made the engineer raise your eyebrows here. >> Well, >> oh, no, that is true. >> Oh, I know it's changing. >> Most municipalities are changing their parking recommendations so that we don't
have to pave the whole world. Right. >> Um, and yep, there might not always be a parking spot for everyone, but we do have on street parking in the area and >> public parking across >> public parking across the road. So, it's
>> all right. >> Yeah, we do not have a problem at all. >> Good. >> Questions, discussion from the table? >> Hearing? None. We're looking for consideration of the conditional use permit variance as requested. Do we need a motion on that? CR,
>> I'll make a motion. I'll second. >> Motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? That carry. >> That takes us right into Summerfest 2026. >> Consideration of temporary liquor license and the parade grow.
Summerfest 26 is in the planning stages. Approval is needed for these two items. Number one, a temporary liquor license for the Chamber of Commerce to sell beer on July 3rd at at and during the dance at Bear Cave. and two to close down the streets along the praise route which are shown on the map that
basically pretty much the same routes have been the last two. Yep. >> All right. Council ask questions to approve temporary liquor license and street closing for the pray. Questions or discussion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the liquor license back working by then.
>> Cassandra's got to be back working by then. She's got to get back in here. Let's go. Otherwise, can't approve anything. I'll second motion. Exactly. I figured that. >> No, I'm just obviously being >> take. >> All right, we got a motion. Do we have a
second? Also, any other discussion about this? If not, all in favor say I. I opposed. That also carries. Guess what? We got motions general business from the mayor staff consult reports. Mayor's report for Ignite.
Oh, short report, but we do send our sympathies out to the families of Ron Ericson, Dallas Herald, Ricky Bleus, Harold Short, Curry, and Scott Ry. Now, don't forget, citywide cleanup days
are this Saturday and next Wednesday. And we're urging everyone out there to take advantage of this program. We everyone take this opportunity and put it to good use because that's what it's for. That's what we'd like to see. We don't like to have to have our attorney send you a letter
>> under the storing hazard space for months. >> Getting ready for this, huh? Way to go. >> All right. Hours and stuff are always in the star and everything else. And you can call here if you need anything else. Well, I tell you what I'm going to also do while I'm here. I'm going to leave this. It's kind of it wasn't in our
communications, but it's a member listening session from People's Cooperative Energy. Uh CEO is going to be in Sturville on Friday, May 15th at 9:30 a.m. at Darland's Bakery in Sturville.
This is your chance to come and talk to Gwen. Gwen Stevens is the new CEO and voice your likes about the way things are going or your concerns about the way things are going or just to meet the new CEO. But
that'll be Friday, May 15th, 9:30 a.m. Darren's Bakery right here in Sturville. That's all I've got. Bill, city misters report. >> I'm actually gonna get to say no report. Last week I had the opportunity to visit
family out in Colorado. So >> anybody disappointed that? >> I didn't I I felt a little bad though because when I got to Amazon, I didn't see anybody and I'm like, where do you go in? Just says staff, you know, where do I what do I do? So I called Bill did
assuming that he was on his way there and missed him, got his voicemail. But then when by the time that whole thing was done, I saw that he had called me back. He had texted. He was clearly thinking I was in a bind of some sort. Turned out it was no problem at all. We did figure it all out, but told him that
today without it. It worked out. All right. Finance officer Kelly, you got a report? >> No report. >> There you go. Public works director Sean. I have a report. It's in there. There's a couple things to add to it. Uh we talked this morning.
The we split the Dura Patcher with Capill. We shared that piece of equipment cuz it's something you use a week or two out of the year. Uh Lansboro has decided they would like to buy in on it. So they paid oneird of our original cost to that even though we've used it a couple years
and they're buying in on that. Uh and so now it's going to be shared three ways which then any repairs to it is split three ways also. and it's worked really good so far with what we're doing and stuff. So, and then the other thing is we did get our final MS4 which was supposed to
start the beginning of here. So, now we have a June 2nd I think uh sit in on becoming the the storm sewer system. Um and it's going to change a lot of things how we have to do things. So, as far as the storm water reporting and
>> upkeep. So, you ready for that? >> I guess we'll have to >> I do have a question that I'm probably going to regret asking here. >> Josh already asked me, but he did it before the meeting >> about what the muffin monster is. >> I don't think I want to know when I see the
>> I told plant to see if you read it. >> I Well, no, I know. I of course I read these. >> It's the grinder at the entrance of the wastewater plant. So, when boards come through stuff that's not supposed to be in there, it shreds it all up so it doesn't interfere with the system. >> Muffin monster. You know, that's what
they're called. I should have called it the >> brand name of it. >> Uhhuh. >> It's the name of it. >> That's actually what the machine is called. It's not something they made up. >> No. >> No, I didn't make that. >> Yeah. >> I Googled it just to see what they did. >> Did you
do all read this stuff, believe it or not. I believe we all do. Once in a while, you got to throw something in there to keep you guys on your toes. I was like, >> Sean, are you even worried about the uh bikes cross for Quick Trip or not? You can see more. I'm getting bids and I'm I'm trying to get bids on lining it because the bids I got were high enough
that I thought, well, maybe lining. So, I'm getting bids on lining. >> Is there a chance for two 200 feet or you already know? >> Say that again. >> Is there a chance it's more 200 ft or you already put a camera down? >> No, we've it daylights. I mean, I know exactly where it goes to go.
>> So, but if the pipes all It's obviously with all the salt thrown on Main Street, that's one of the main that takes all the water off Main Street. So, it's just deteriorated. It's galvanized steel pipe. So what does that mean? That in the state it's at right now when we get a major rain or whatever, all that water just seeps right back in.
>> It's going underneath the pipe and it's taking eroding and so the lot is settling because it's taking all the fill right. So I told the guys today, I didn't see if they got it done yet, but if they didn't today, tomorrow we're going to fill that back in. So for carvs, I just been waiting too long to get these answers back from people
getting bids. So but we'll it'll be done before too long. >> Okay. Any other questions for Sean? >> Yeah, always. >> All right. We're on top of the moment. Everything's looking good. The park's looking good.
>> Yeah, Shaya's done a good job of staying on top of the mimal summer house. >> My wife was at Florence today with our grandson and she she made a point to say how great. She said everything looked fantastic. She loved it. >> All right. City engineer Jenna, you got
a report. >> No report. >> Hey, look at that. Way to look at me for that. >> Guess what? Right now, no library director report, no fire chief report, all that. He got his report in the packet there. He read
it. No pool directory yet. Texas committee commissioner board reports, chamber of commerce, nothing in the packet. EDH, we're actually uh cancelling the meeting next week because uh you get the email. >> Yeah, I got that. Adam is graduating
from his uh >> LGR >> leadership. >> Oh, is he really leadership? >> But all the kids suffered enough. >> Yep. >> Finance. We did nothing since the audit. That was great. Library.
>> Parkour. >> We met last night. Uh nothing really shattering. >> Okay. Personnel. >> Nothing official. >> Okay. plan zoning just went over today. Public safety, >> nothing super out of the ordinary. Right
now, there's some group doing the car seat stuff at the fireball. So, if you know of anybody that needs help with putting car seats in or looking over car seats you brothers, >> this is your group. >> I know how to put car seats in. You ask my wife, she's like a whole another
world. >> There's they're pretty >> I don't think they're easy. They're not nearly as easy as they should be. This is that's okay. That's okay. She has to call me every time it comes out to be like, "How do I do it again?"
>> It's very hard. >> So, yeah, that group's going and then also they're going again on like June 30th, but maybe that's not maybe that's just a training for people to go to because I think I'm going to get I'm going be lucky enough to go to that training.
>> So, that's all that's all through TZD. a lot of it. I heard at least >> Yeah, there's people that teach that were part of my meetings all the time when I did that. >> There's a lot of them. Like today, there was probably like eight of them that were there. So, I don't know what they're doing all day because I didn't see this posted really any.
>> Um, but also I just to caveat off of literally everything, it's getting warmer out. The speed trailers are able to come back out. So, if you guys hear of anybody complaining um about speed in certain places, let me know and we can work on getting one of them down here.
So, I think we have three of them, but they're not designated only to cities. They're everywhere. So, >> three on waiting list. >> How about people speeding through guys backyards and stuff? >> Yeah, that's a whole other issue that I think you're handling illegally.
>> All right. Thanks, Justin. Public works. Nothing right now already. >> Uh, no report >> broke out. >> No report. >> Transit advisory committee. No report. Under communications tonight, we have the highway 30 open house which is June 3rd. Is that so? It's posted in here and
that's going to be posted on our city page, I believe. And I'm sure they'll be sending out mailers and everything >> and all the people here will get a separate mailing on 30th, but it basically should kind of show the final layout. Okay.
Open mic don't have anything unless you guys got questions. Any more questions? >> All right, look for the final. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> We have a motion to adjurnn. Do we have a second? Second. >> All in favor say I. I.
>> Opposed.journ. John.