call the council session to order. of heron can stand and join us in the pledge of allegiance. 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. >> We'll start with the consent agenda and turn my mic on. Um items listed below are considered routine and non-controversial by the city. There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless requested by a council member, staff or citizen. If removed, the item will be discard discussed at the end of the regular agenda. Item A, schedule public hearing fee schedule ordinance. Schedule a public hearing for
December 16, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at Winstead City Hall to consider adopting amendments to the fee schedule ordinance. Item B, resolution R-25-44, assessment certification of abated
blight properties. Adopt resolution R-25-44 certifying the charges for the abatement of blighting conditions and levying it as a special assessment to certain Winstead properties. Item C, resolution
R-25-45, assessment certification of unpaid utility charges. Adopt adopt resolution R-25-45 certifying unpaid utility charges and levying it as a special assessment to
certain Winstead properties. Item D, parade permit Winstead Winter Festival. Approve a lighted parade sponsored by the Winstead Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Winstead Winter Winter Festival on designated streets in the city of Winstead as approved by the
Chief of Police on Saturday, December 6th, 2025. Item E, hayride permit, Winstead Winter Festival. Grant a hayride permit for the Winstead Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Winstead Winter Festival for
Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a designated route as submitted uh to the chief of police. Item F, application to conduct excluded bingo, Winstead Arts Council. Approve an application to conduct
exclude bingo submitted by the Winston Arts Council on March 29th, 2026 at the Blueote Ballroom, 3203rd Street South, Winstead, Minnesota, contingent upon the Winstead Arts Council providing all necessary documentation to the state of
Minnesota Gambling Control Board. Item G, resolution R-25-46, Winstead Volunteer Fire Department donations. Adopt resolution R-25-46, accepting donations from Casey's General
Stores to be dedicated toward the capital improvement fund for the Winstead Volunteer Fire Department. Item H, appointed uh public works department seasonal appoint Nick Schleer to a seasonal part-time public works position
for the period of November 15th uh 2025 through April 30th, 2026. Um item I, security bank and trust company pledge securities. Approve the pledge securities that security bank and trust company has purchased for the city
of Winstead for the month of October 2025. Item J, building permit report, October 2025. Approve the building permit report for the month of October 2025. Item K, financial report, September
2025. Approve the financial report for the month of September, 2025. Item I, claims, approve the claims list for November 18th, 2025. That's the consent agenda. I would entertain a motion.
>> Mr. Mayor, I'll motion the approval of the consent agenda as presented and I abstain from voting on item I. >> Have a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> There any additional discussion? Uh there being no additional discussion,
all in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Uh we don't have any public hearings tonight. Uh we don't have any old business. New business. Item A, city council appointment and oath of office, Miss Julie Weinbeck. Uh,
consider a motion to appoint Miss Julie Weinbeck an eligible city of Winston resident to fill a vacant city council seat with a term expiring December 31st, 2026 and authorize the oath of office for Miss Weinbeck to be conducted. Neil?
>> Yes. Uh, recently, as you know, Mr. Tim Fury um has moved out of town and Miss Weinbeck has graciously decided to step in for for one year and uh we're looking forward to having her.
>> All right. Um with that, I would entertain a motion. We'll make a motion uh consider appointing Miss Julie Weinbeck as the eligible city of Winstead resident to fill a vacant city council seat with a term expiring December 31st, 2026 and authorize the
oath of office for Miss Weinbeck be conducted. We have a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Uh we have a motion. We have a second. Is there any additional discussion? All in favor? >> I. Motion carried. So, we'll take a
moment and swear her in to the office. Um, >> questions here. >> Raise your right hand and place your left hand on the on the Bible. And >> raise my right hand. >> Yeah. And repeat after me. uh or just
>> I Julie Weinbeck do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and that I will discharge faithfully the duties of the office council member in the city of Winstead County of Mloud state of
Minnesota to the best of my judgment and ability for the term of November 18th 2025 through December 31st 2026. Congratulations. You are a city council member to join
us. And you can keep that if you're ready. >> All right. Item B, uh, resolution R-25-47, local road improvement program funding. Uh, consider a motion to adopt resolution R-25-47
authorizing the pursuit of 2025 local road improvement program funding for the Zion Avenue improvement project. Neil, if you'd like to expand on that. >> Yes, as u we did go for this last year, the LRIP program. a local road
improvement program to improve Zion Avenue. This would put in curb and gutter and a new whole new street. Um hoping to do the same application but scoring a little bit higher since we've
done it multiple years now. Um fingers crossed that we're able to get some funding for that that road. Um perhaps you'd like to make your first motion.
Uh uh so you just read it as written >> on this one here. >> If if there are no objections uh >> so I would entertain a motion for this. >> I move to adopt
>> you make a mot. I make a motion that we adopt resolution R-25-47 authorizing the pursuit of 2025 local road improvement program funding for the Zion Avenue improvement project. >> We have a motion. Is there a second?
>> You realize now that if somebody doesn't approve this in the general public, it's your fault >> and they they live on Zion. I'll second it. >> We have a motion and a second. Is there any additional uh discussion?
>> Nope. I agree. We should keep our fingers crossed. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Um I think I I think I I went four meetings before I made my first motion.
>> So um is there is there anything else on the agenda that I'm not a here if any. >> Okay. All right. So, um it is open for uh time for open forum.
Open forum provides residents with the opportunity to address an issue that is not on the agenda with the city council. The city council will not take official action on items discussed during open forum except to refer items to staff for future report or follow through. If you wish to address the city council, please
state your name, address, and topic that you wish to discuss. Speakers will be limited to five minutes uh to discuss an issue, and the mayor will limit discussion on any one topic to 10 minutes. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to come forward and uh
and speak? No. Uh sir, if you'd like to come to I'm John. Hey. >> Uh, abs, absolutely nothing. >> Pretty much nothing. >> Yeah. >> Yep.
No, that would be inside the their ownership. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Anyone else have anything to Charlotte, >> right? >> This is your uh homeowners
>> homeowners association you're talking about. So, yeah, that unfortunately that'd be something you would have to pick up with your you do have a board, I'm assuming, uh association board. >> Yeah, one of them. >> Okay. Well, there's an opening
Okay. Well, >> all right. Well, good good luck with that. Um, >> yeah. Well, >> okay. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Um, city administrator update and announcements. >> Just a few dates to announce. Uh, this
Saturday, 11:22 will be the last day for the brush site being opened. Uh, city hall is going to be closed next Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving and the truth and taxation meeting will be on December 2nd. >> Very much looking forward to that. Um,
Tom, do you have uh any >> um maybe uh the city administrator could just give a little update on the well? >> Yeah, right now they're they're still in the testing process of the well to see when we could turn it on to that point. So,
>> okay. Thank you. >> Not sure when that'll be. I did ask Josh today, but we didn't he didn't give me a day. Exactly. >> I was privy to a meeting that uh the engineer uh brought us up to speed and uh did he I'm going from memory here. It
they do like 600 gallons a minute. >> I think it was a little more than that. >> Was more than that. It was higher. >> It was a lot. Uh, and it'll result in us closing down the well that um, the questionable well with the arsenic issues. >> Good. >> Matt, did you have anything?
>> I do not. >> Jesse, >> um, just touching on the U compost site. Is the gate going to be functional come springtime? >> It is. I got the cards now. So, and it's
functional now. So, right now we have the controller in. All the pieces seem to be working. I was able to program one card and we should be good to go for next year. >> Anything else? >> And to be clear, too, we're still going
to have the Saturday and Wednesday open date. >> That will be up to you guys. >> Mhm. >> You mean without a without the card? Yeah. To have access on a Wednesday and a Saturday. Yeah, >> they'll have to decide that'll be a
discussion topic. Okay, >> Julie, did you have anything? >> Well, am I allowed? Somebody has already asked. >> You can say or ask anything you please. >> I've been asked about um noise ordinance. Do we What is our
>> What? >> We do have one. Um Justin's not here tonight, but uh he would have a better handle on that. It is an amount of a specific decibel level. And >> how do we >> those pieces?
>> Yeah. How does one determine that decel level? Do you have to >> One doesn't. Our our officers do. >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. Otherwise, you're just guessing, >> right? >> Yeah. So, >> we're having an issue out there. So, that's why. >> Thanks.
I thought you talked to my neighbor. I was >> I did talk to your neighbor. Okay. >> Anything else? >> No. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um uh and I would just uh again welcome you to the council and we're looking forward to having you here the next year and hopefully your experience is such
that you uh uh decide to partake in an election next. So uh again welcome. Um thank you everyone for coming. Uh I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. Make a motion to adjurnn. Is there a
second? >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I. We are adjourned.