your order startor the pledge allegiance stand if you're able pledge algi 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 [Music] all okay next will be roll call starting on my right council person jeer council person BR fire council person Jeremiah Al um approval of the agenda staff you have
anything to add uh we should be good on our end so thank you anything up here okay a motion to approve the agenda move to approve second second
um finance and budget your call payable listing can we do minutes first what the minutes oh sorry that's okay regular minute meetings of November 12th
2024 we have a motion to approve those I'll make a motion to approve we have a second second any questions or discussion if not all in favor say I I opposed motion carries next is finance
and budget the account's payable listing any questions you can ask Finance director car to approve we got a motion to approve you have a second second D say I
motion carries just go other motions General business first is the finance department request propos utility bill rates um let's get up
here and spinning below are the planned rate increases for utility rates for 2025 these 3% increases are based on the capital planning that was done with Mike buay bubani sewer rates increased 21 cents
per unit 3% raise this is a 42 Cent increase on a minimum water bill for residential or commercial storm fees increase 15 15 cents per living unit living unit residence for residential increase
$9.7 for commercial an impact on residents total bill uh two units 57 cents three units $153 four units $194 5 units 235 Council action request is approve or
deny the plan 2025 utility increase you have any questions this is what we planned on so year to year so instead of one Big Y we planned on especially for theing the star fees of doing the plan 3% Community year the water rates do not
have to change and based on the capital planning and the things that moving forward to be able to have um the funds available and to be able to keep those funds in a positive value by doing this and then it's a very small impact on citizens and it's where they're not they can absorb it a lot
easier than if we make larger adjustments every couple of years all right any other questions I'll make the motion to approve you got a motion we have a second oh second all in favor say I I I
closed motion carries the next is a 2025 liquor license the city has received the following applications for Renewal American Legion uh Club on sale Sunday Two Brothers Bar and Grill on sale Sunday down under Bar and Grill on sale and
Sunday faway spirits and more off sale Family Dollar Tree 32 Hest squer off sale and quick trip uh both stores north and south sou 32 the city also received a new application nooc
Inc um Riverview Greens on sale Sunday Council action requested approve the liquor license application is listed above subject to proper applications any questions the Dollar Tree is this the
one downtown or is it this is the Family Dollar Dollar Tree there okay so not new one nothing so far there move to approve we got a motion to approve we have a second second all in favor say I I
opposed motion carries next is the 2025 tobacco license approval the city has received the following applications for Renewal Casey General Store North and South Fairway way store liquor and grocery Family
Dollar and Dollar Tree Hest liquor click Trip stores north and south Stewie smoke shop approve the Tob Council action request is approve the tobacco license application is listed above subject to proper applications I'll make the motion to
approve on second we got a motion and a second all in favor say I opposed motion carries next is prosecution service agreement attached please find the
prosecution service agreement as submitted by Thea County Attorney's Office the county attorney's office will provide prosecution services for violations of state law or Municipal ordinances occurring within the city which are Petty misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors as per state statute for
compensation the city shall pay over the county all fines or penalties collected for these violations the term of the contract shall be from January 1st 2025 through December 31st 2026 unless earlier terminated by either party upon
60-day written notice Council action requested is approve the prosecution service agreement for the 2025 2026 as submitted we have any questions I know this is what we've been doing for
years the ad Sher or bill seems all similar to what we've had and worked with them on so we know what the fines total up to be is that any we can get that too yeah any other
questions okay create a motion I'll make a motion to approve we got a motion we have a second second we got a motion and a second all in favor say I I oppose motion
carries massage business and therapist license the city has received the following applications for approval relax body and and foot massage business license relaxed body and foot massage therapist license Council action requests is
approve the massage therapy business application and massage therapist application subject to property application so relax Wellness at 501 North Main is selling the business to this person
here okay any other questions or comments we'll still be having the county help us as they do you know with the agreement we have with them for applications of inspections to approve got a motion to
approve you have a second second all in favor say I oppos motion carries okay we're off to Mayor staff and consultant reports mayor's report sympathy the families of Walter kman Tom
winsky and Marjorie henslin H Holly Days of Christmas the chamber in conjunction with Bremer Bank Stewartville Kanas Club First Farmers and Merchants American Legion auxiliary and Eagle Rock are holding the community drive-through
donation Drive December 4th 3:30 through 5:30 in the city hall parking lot I'm guessing there'll be more information this star um First Farmers and Merchants will be holding their annual Holiday Open House on December
4th the American Legion auxiliary will hold their bizaar on December 7th United Methodist Church will hold their annual holiday craft show on December 7th kuana sock Drive is underway donate at Bremer
Bank Thanksgiving 5K sponsored by Grace Church they're going on this will be the 14th year so that's pretty amazing actually sign up for the cold Red stewville Alert System it will be snowing
eventually and Cheryl how do they can you say how they sign up or all that's going um it's been very slow so sign up through City Hall City they have to go online they can look at our website or else they go toer County there's headings say code red and they need to
follow that process and if they follow each step it's easy if they don't then it's going to get very complicated for them so everybody needs to remember their passwords and check their emails because that's how they get a confirmation okay so please sign up
otherwise Justin W be giving you a ticket we don't want that either um next is a city administrator report uh just real brief report your back at this time and then um we'll be uh
working with the Personnel Committee in the near future because my distinguished colleague to the left uh will be pursuing or is on our way to some future endeavors with on County so we'll be uh working with you all um as we look at um
um eventual replacement recruitment uh uh any ideas you have uh to work with us on um for um filling Carla's role so with that um other than that just on
behalf of the staff and all of us here Happy Thanksgiving you and your sorry yep okay um the finance director uh just a reminder next Monday we have the truth and Taxation meeting at 600
p.m. here at City Hall for all of you to be delighted with the wonderful information uh from the budget and then uh we'll move forward after having that meeting and going through that and getting the input from um the community
on The Bu will have all of the year end budget requests um you know getting everything buttoned up and ready to go uh for the end of the year and into the next year all right any questions for Carla Public Work directors repor Sean
uh as reported there uh our Leaf program it was advertised that it would end this week we will continue uh Beyond this weekend when the weather is forecasting accumulating snow at some point we will switch our tractor over at that time
otherwise we will keep it hooked up and if we may not go out every sing s day because it start to dwindle down as far as the amount but we'll still go out from time to time and get what's out there so and that'll carry on as long as there's a demand for it or until we have snow that we need to switch that tractor
over to flowing snow can you put that on Facebook so people know they yeah we'll try to update okay thank you do an update because we're you know when it gets mid November then it's kind of day by day week by week so we wanted people to know through Thanksgiving was good
and then invting with Sean today we're going to try to keep it going okay and for Sean City Engineers report Jenna we're just working away at plans so nothing
else to report any questions for Jenna and the library director Nate hi you guys are firing along like to see that nice crisp meeting um uh our uh um
we're going to be uh closed on December 9th for um some technical upgrades and so forth and um uh at at the same time we're going to be building gingerbread houses that'll be available on the 10th um we also I
planned my first program for 2025 we're going to do puzzle races at the library um I bought six identical Scooby-Doo puzzles by our psers uh we can have up to six teams uh and the first folks that can put together a 500 uh piece puzzle are going
to win a fabulous priz so other than that whatever is in my report seems pretty solid um I am working on two giant grants right now and I had two story times already this week so I'm kind of burned
out any questions for Nate these burned outs that'll make to you're very appreciated thanks uh no fire chief no pool director now on the committee
commissions and board reports Chamber of Commerce there event coming up that they're helping with so uh Ed H must be nothing report no report Finance nothing right now Library we had a
meeting last week minutes are in there um n will have some updates later on about the projects barkboard we had a meeting last week minutes are in there um nothing too important uh
Personnel just from our last hiring process um with the custodial position name is z nothing nothing Public Safety nothing special uh with the holidays there's extra enforcement out
so see a little bit more smiling faces invol so it's about all I got Public Works nothing on we had not nothing ready no report this time roll
Cog and the transit advisory committee report really and the last thing of the night anyone want to use the open mic Al all right looking for the last motion of the night
to motion to adjourn we got a second second all in favor say I opposed motion carries the slowest motion your