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6. Let the record reflect we do have a quorum. Member Luger, member Anstad, member Schilling, Member Joerger, and Mayor Iverson are present. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Next on our agenda is open forum. Open forum is an opportunity for members of the public to address the city council on items that are either on or not on

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the current agenda. Items requiring council action may be deferred to staff or boards and commissions for research and future council agendas if appropriate. You will be a li you will be limited to three minutes and we ask that you conduct yourself in a professional courteous manner and

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refrain from the use of profanity. Failure to abide by this policy will result in the loss of your privilege to speak. Do we have anybody here tonight that would like to speak? No. All right, we'll move on. Approval of minutes. Consider approving the

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minutes of the work session of the Wyoming Minnesota City Council for June 2nd, 2026. If there are no comments or changes, do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> We have a motion to approve by member Anstead. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by member Schilling. All in favor

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say I. I. >> I. Opposed. So approved. >> Number two, consider approving the minutes of the regular meeting of the Wyoming Minnesota City Council for June 2nd, 2026. If there are no comments or changes, do we have a motion to approve? >> So

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>> we have a motion to approve by member Anstead. We have a second by member Schilling. All in favor? >> I opposed. So approved. >> Number three, to consider resolution 260690, a resolution receiving bids and awarding

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a contract for the city facilities improvement project. So um Mr. Lynwood, are you >> I can start, mayor, and then I I think we'll um direct any questions towards uh our consultants. Okay. Um, just to give, this is going to be similar to what we just had a work session with our council

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um, discussing some of this, but over the past several years, the city council has evaluated facility needs associated with city hall, the police department and the fire department. As part of those efforts, the city acquired a property located at 26263 Forest Boulevard for future city hall operations. Um, and future in a

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different phase, our police department. Um, we did move forward from direction with council to proceed with designing and bidding improvements to both our future city hall and the existing standalone fire department that will be located here at this facility we're in now. Um, those included the renovation of that building that we purchased for

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the city hall. and then um an addition and renovation uh for the existing city hall fire department. And that's intended to address long-term operational space safety facility needs that have been identified through many different facility studies, council discussions, and efforts through

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planning. Um the project was publicly bid on June 2nd, 2026. Um Cross Anderson Construction Company and W Architects reviewed um the bids and received and provided recommendation for the contract award. contract letter is in front of you tonight with the after they vetted

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all the different contractors on the different components of the project. Um total recommended contract award amount is for 5,739,644. Um this now does provide the city with firm construction pricing for the project. Um, contract bids did slightly exceed our previous construction

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estimate, but staff has reviewed those bid estimates and discussed that project as we previously discussed earlier this evening with both W Architects and Krauss Anderson. And we are recommending awarding those contracts to maintain our project schedule and move forward with our implementation both here at this

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facility and the existing excuse me, the new facility at 26263. Um the project team has been going through those bids and has began to find value engineering opportunities and potential cost-saving measures. That process will continue to move on um to

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see if there's any other savings that we can do in reducing overall project costs. Um that being said, if there's um any other questions, we appro we would recommend to approve resolution 260. Um there is a bid letter that has been um sent by Krauss Anderson. If there are

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any questions, Dan, if you want to give any summation of that bid letter, just I think I kind of did it, but if there's anything you want to add. >> Okay, council, if there's any questions, we can stand for those now, whether myself or the consultants. >> Okay. Uh, we'll start with member Luger. >> Um, I have no questions. We discussed

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this um at length during the work session earlier tonight. Um, I am absolutely in favor of moving forward on this. um if we don't, it will continue to get more expensive and our public safety um deserves to be um in in in a better situation and our residents

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deserve a reflection of that as well. So, I'm in favor of moving forward on this. >> Thank you. Uh, member Joerger, >> given that the bids were higher than expected, wouldn't it be prudent to do the value engineering first and then ask

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for rebids rather than plow ahead at this point, which can give the appearance that there is no upper limit to how much money the city will spend on this project. >> I think and I'll let I'll let our um construction manager from Krauss uh in and W speak to that, but there are I

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think some considerations that they have done as part of that. But maybe gentlemen, I'll let you address that. >> As far as the rebid, um, yes, that that is certainly an opportunity, but uh, as we've discussed earlier, you know, cost potentially could go up at this point.

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Uh, for us right now, it'd be um, essential to kind of enter into contracts to to lock in this cost at this point and move forward. >> Okay. >> Uh, value engineering isn't going to stop today just because bids are are or contracts are entered into uh, something

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we're going to be working through through the length of the project. >> Okay. Well, see, my I I do have this continual um concern about the escalating costs that just keep going up no matter what we do with you guys. And

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at this rate, you know, we're looking at getting up to what, close to the $19 million that we were said that we were going to have to pay for a new building. And I'm not uh too thrilled with not knowing how much

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the escalated cost of construction will add to the bond that we will have to take out to pay for it. I am not um I am not comfortable with not knowing how much it will with not knowing how much the back end of the project will cost,

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namely moving the police over. I mean, I'd feel more comfortable knowing that before we do this. Uh, if it were me, I'd like to see us get back down to the original $9 million price tag for the

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entire project that we that was presented to council when we approved buying the building at that price point. Even the fiscal hawks that I know and uh talked to a lot, they could support that

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original price proposal. their support be honest dropped off when the cost started escalating from 9 million to 12 million and now beyond. So that's it. >> Um can I just clarify one thing please? I don't know where these numbers are

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coming from the 12 and the 19 million. Have we been talking about 12 and $19 million >> this process for this this phase you'd be looking at the 9 to 9.3 million where the bid process me please one minute. So, we're talking

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about remodeling. So, basically, this money we're talking about, one is for city hall, right? Moving everything over city hall and having the fire department completely remodeled this building. So, we're talking two buildings, not just one, which we talked about earlier for

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19 million. Correct. >> The original our last time looking at our public safety building for fire and police, that building was 19 million. Correct. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Go ahead. the 12 million. Well, we've already established where the 19 million came from. I believe there was a comment made uh in

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previous meetings that this is better than paying for $19 million building. The 12 million comes from a couple of months after we bought the building. Our consultants came in with a new bid with

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a a new proposal or I think your schum your schematics maybe it wasn't new proposal it was your schematics that the price had escalated to 12 million if you don't believe me I will send my husband home to get the paper out of the >> not necessary

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>> out of the uh out of my library and so once and obviously when we were talking at 12 million and I shared that with people I saw the support that I mean quite frankly I had one gentleman tell me Linda shut up and vote for it and

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then but when it got up to 12 million it was Linda hold your guns because this is you know going up by at least a third and now more is getting ridiculous. So that's where the numbers come from. Madame Mayor.

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>> Okay. Member Schilling. Um, naturally, uh, you know, obviously disappointed with the 300,000 overage in the bids. Um, but, uh, we've been talking about this for so long that it has to move forward. Obviously, I'm in favor of this project and, um, to

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Linda's point as well is, you know, we could have done this project in 2012 for 3 million, but we threw that on the trash, too. So, um, now we're looking at 9 million plus for something we could have done for three million. But that's what we keep doing here is we keep kicking it down the down the road down

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the road and it keeps going up 6% 8% 9% 10% and in the meantime our staff suffers they're in you know in my opinion our police department let alone this facility here is so inadequate for a staff it's it's kind of embarrassing frankly so let's get this thing moving

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I'm done watching this price rise >> member the price is always a hard to swallow But I think it's one that majority of the residents are willing to take safety of the city and both police and

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fire after quickly and as efficiently as possible. >> Member Luger, >> you did. Okay. Sorry. So, I guess it's my turn. one more time. All right. Um,

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so I am in favor moving forward. I will say that there's so many communities that are building brand new facilities at 54 million $40 million and this council recognized that we would not be able to pass that cost onto our onto our

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residents. There was no way that that was going to work. And I feel like um the due diligence of the city staff, of our police, of our fire, everybody kind of working together, we came up with a cost that is going to

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um is going to be a lot easier and it's going to come up with good buildings that um conditions that we have hired. People should work in good conditions, right? >> Cities might look for look to us as an example. >> They might. It's we're re repurposing a

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great building and a lot of time and attention has gone into it. Am I disappointed it's we've talked about this. Am I disappointed the price is up? Yes. Am I happy that we're not paying $50 million on a new building? Absolutely. So, um and it's going to look fabulous. So, I'm all in favor of

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this. I think in the end our residents do understand that this needs to be done. um that um it's just proven with a really with a nice city hall, nice police, it shows that we really care about our city. So, uh there obviously was no questions for you. You just had to stand there and listen to that. So,

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um I will make the motion to approve resolution 260660, a resolution receiving bids and awarding a contract for the city facilities improvement project. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by member Luger. All in favor? I opposed. >> N.

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>> It does pass. Thank you. We look forward to getting this started. >> Thank you. >> Number four. Um, and this will we have to go into a public hearing, correct? >> Correct. I can do a summation and then we need to open it up. Correct. >> Okay. You want to go ahead then then. Can we do both of these or do we have to

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go in and out? >> We can go into the We can >> The second one doesn't require public hearing publications. So >> Oh, got it. Okay. >> For the Yeah, the second one is to vote on the resolution. >> Perfect. Thank you. Um council, we did have this previously at a work session regarding our mid-continent

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communication franchise agreement. Um our city staff and legal cons council has been working on this through 2025 and 2026. And this is our renewal of the franchise agreement we have with Mid-Continent Communications. Um essentially these franchise agreements establish terms and conditions under the

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cable providers that they may utilize our public rightaway infrastructure and provide cable related services to our community. Um these are usually long-term bases. generally every 10 years even up to 15 years but more you're seeing 10 years now is more the

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norm um we have previous reviews that agreement like I said at that work session um it essentially establishes the rights and responsibilities of both Midcon communications related to the operation and maintenance of cable infrastructure um franchise fee payments customer service standards technical

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requirements and applicable regulatory compliance obligations um the the proposed agreement that you have in place for the um ordinance. It maintains existing franchise fee structure um authorized under our federal law and includes provisions related to rightaway permitting uh

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restoration requirements, operational standards, public educational and government access channel provisions if we so choose to utilize technical service standards, insurance requirements, and reporting obligations. Um state and federal franchise renewal requirements do require this public hearing. So, we will need to open up a

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public hearing and have the ability to have any of the public uh weigh in on this or make comments. So um regarding that that franchise fee. So um following that public hearing uh we would recommend that the council adopt ordinance 20262 and then secondarily there is a resolution for a summary

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publication as um the actual ordinance is quite long and would be quite costly to publish in totality. >> Yeah. Okay. So council what we're going to do is we'll go ahead do the public hearing and then after we close that you can ask any questions that you want to ask at that time. So we do need a motion to open to a public hearing please. So

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moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do we have a second? We have a second by member Anstad. All in favor? I opposed. We are open for public hearing. Do we have anybody here would like to come up and speak about the franchise fee? That would be a no. Okay, there's nobody

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coming up. So, we need a motion to close the public hearing. Do I have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Luger to close the hearing. Do we have a second? We have a second by member. All in favor? I opposed. We are now back into regular session. >> So um consider approval and adoption of

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ordinance um 202602, an ordinance granting a franchise to mid-continent communications to operate and maintain a cable communication system in the city of Wyoming. We'll start with member Anstead with any questions. >> No questions. >> Member Schilling. >> I actually have no questions on this. >> Member Joerger.

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>> No questions. Asked and answered at the work session. >> Member Luger, >> no questions. >> And I have none either. We need a motion to approve ordinance uh 202602. Do we have um do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do we have a second?

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>> I'll make that second. >> Iverson makes the second. All in favor? >> I I opposed. So approved. Number five is um resolution 260661, a resolution adopting and approving a summary publication for ordinance 202602,

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an ordinance granting a franchise to mid-continent communications to operate and maintain a cable communication system in the city of Wyoming. Council, any questions? >> Nope. >> Okay. So, we need a motion to approve. >> So, moved. >> Motion to approve by member Lucer. Do we have a second? >> Second.

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>> Second by member Anstad. All in favor? I >> opposed. So approved consent agenda number six, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Uh, I want to point out that

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many of these are solicitor applications for the hail that was received. Um, permits need to be granted by the city and the council in order for them to knock on your door. So if they don't have a permit, send them to my house. So all right,

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>> mayor. Yeah. >> Uh, building on that, I have been getting phone calls at the Wazoo. I have been getting guys knocking on my door. When I tell them, ask them to see their city permits. They tend to run the other way.

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>> But it's becoming an increasing problem since the hail storm. >> Yeah. I actually had somebody call me and he didn't know where the city of Wyoming was. And I go, "Well, what are you calling me for then?" >> So, there we go. Mr. For the public record, our um Oh. I can't do that.

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>> Yeah, we could. >> I don't know. I think it's kind of fun. They knock on the mayor's door and I tell them, "Do you have a permit because you're at the mayor's door?" So, I mean, >> do just a little bit. >> Do you wear your badge when you answer the door? >> No. And they don't question me. So,

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>> there we go. Okay. Okay. Just so you know too for the public, we do, anyone that has solicits, you do get a large bright orange Hunter orange card that's pretty recognizable and identifiable. So, they have to have that. >> And I've often heard someone say, "Well, my boss has it." It's like, "No, >> no, >> you don't have one because he would have

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told you to carry it and I I talked to a guy long enough for the one of our officers to show up and escort him out of the city." >> There you go. That's what we do. So anyways, if nobody wishes to pull anything off the consent agenda, we need

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a motion to approve 67 8 9 10 11 and 12. >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second by member Anad. All in favor? I opposed. So approved. Acknowledge receipt of reports of officer boards, commissions, and

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department heads. Number 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. Does anybody wish to pull a report? Seeing none, we'll move on to old business number 19 to consider approval and adoption of ordinance 202601,

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an ordinance amending the city of Wyoming code of or ordinances chapter 16 uh nuisances division 4/n noise. Mr. Wack, are you starting with us? No, this will be me. Oh, it's okay. Thanks. >> Honorable mayor, members of city council, this is an item coming before

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you again. Um it was before you as well at the last city council meeting on June 2nd. Um but is back with some revisions. As a little bit of a reminder, this is an amendment to the current uh city's noise ordinance. Uh and these uh proposed amendments or amendments um is

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intended to modernize and clarify existing regulations that are related to excessive or disruptive noise in the city. The current ordinance lacks um specifics in some areas and can cause inconsistencies when interpreting it or trying to enforce uh the specifics of it. The proposed revisions are designed

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to align the city's ordinance more closely to the standards and practices uh seen in surrounding communities. Um the updates provide clear definitions, establish more subjective standards regarding allowable hours for noise and the hours of operation of those noises uh and clarify exceptions uh related to

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permitted special events. Um in addition then uh after it was before you all um there was request for further specification as to what uh defined a weekday, weekend and holiday. So we have changed those instances to state the specific days and then holiday has been changed to a government holiday. Um kind

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of the top level we discussed deeper last time but it does go over noises that are prohibited, hour restrictions on certain operations, um exceptions to the noise ordinance and then enforcement. Um, so with that, it's a recommendation to approve uh and adopt ordinance 202601

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uh as well as approving the uh draft or sorry approving and adopting the summary publication for that ordinance as well. >> Thank you. Questions from council. We'll start with member Jerger. >> No questions. >> Member Schilling. >> Uh no questions. This was just a more defined ordinance that was very vague

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prior. So >> member, >> no questions. >> Member Lucer, >> also no questions. >> And I have none either. We need a motion to approve um ordinance 202601 and ordinance amending the city Wyoming code of ordinances. Do we have a motion?

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>> So moved. >> We have a motion by member onstead and a second by member Luger. Okay. Uh all in favor? >> I opposed. So approved. Number 20 to consider resolution 200664, a resolution adopting and approving a

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summary publication of the ordinance that we just went through. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> We have a motion to approve by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second by member Luger. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. So approved. New business

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number 21 to consider resolution 2665, a resolution approving a preliminary plot D-26-003, Mastell edition. Location Heath Avenue and West Comfort Drive. Application JK J

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Property Management Company LLC Property ID 21.10518.0000 Mr. Wack this one is yours. >> It is also the next one. So this is final plat for the parcel

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parcel located on the corner of west drive right off the highway final plat and then two property single family dwellings are allowed for mixed use

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The lot to the south as a part of the highway taken by the county water is 2 acres size one acres 2 acres in size. It has enough frontage and depth.

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This is the drawing from the highway improvements relocating to the center. It is the high impact impact. four conditions of approval and

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also approval. >> Thank you. Um the applicants are here if council would like them to come forward. We have someone come up forward just in case there's any questions. That's great. Thank you. Appreciate it. Okay. So um we'll start with questions

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over here with member. Do you have any questions? Anything from the applicants? >> Okay. >> No questions. Uh member >> no questions. Seems very straightforward and well done. >> Uh no questions actually. I think this was the easiest four conditions. It's

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just check the boxes and we're good to go. So yeah. No, I'm good. >> I have none either. So we appreciate that. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. All right. So, we need a motion to approve resolution 260665. Do we have a um a motion? >> So, moved.

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>> We have a motion from member Luger. We have a second from member Schilling. All in favor? >> I opposed. So approved. And then resolution 26066, a resolution approving a final plat for D26-005

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Mastell edition. Um we know there's no questions. We're done with that. So we need a motion to approve. >> So move. Motion to approve by member Anstead. Mayor I will make the second. All in favor? >> I opposed. So approved. Thank you. >> Thank you.

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>> Uh number 23 to consider hiring Pam. I'm going to need help with this last name. Ros. >> Okay. For the position of part-time firefighter with the Wyoming Fire Department. Um Chief Bower. >> Thank you, Mayor Iverson, members of council. Um, as you remember, we posted

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for a new position within the city, a part-time firefighter. Um, within the fire department. Um, we are asking for approval for Pam Ros to be, uh, appointed to the part-time position. Um,

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she has over five years experience with active fire and EMS experience. Um, she's a part-time paid on call firefighter EMT with Mameidi and Scandia. Um, she has certifications as an EMT, firefighter one, firefighter two, hazmat operations. Um, the only

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thing that and has a bachelor's degree as well. The only thing we would need to send her to and, uh, I don't know that any of the applicants had this was the inspector certification. So, um, that's a pretty more unique certification that we know we would have to likely send someone to. So, we would do that down

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the road. Um she has uh significant leadership experience and public relations experience as well. Um she works at through the for the DNR. Um and we really believe that she rose to the surface throughout the application process and would be a really good

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addition especially as we move as of 12 minutes ago to moving our facility. um we have a lot of work to do in the next month and a half uh to prepare our facility. So, we'd be looking at uh that would be her primary responsibility very soon. So, we have a

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couple things to finish up with her. Uh she did her agility test, but we she has her uh psychological evaluation done this week. Um and medical screening and drug screening are scheduled this week as well. So, asking for conditional approval pending those final things to be completed. um bring her in at step

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three uh at 2928 per hour. It is a part-time position. It does not include benefits. Um you know, no health insurance, no, nothing like that. Um we'd be scheduling her about 12 hours a week. Um and looking for as soon as she gets those completed, bringing her on

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and getting a higher date set at that point. >> Chief, my only question is where's the money coming from for her? Uh it was in the budget for this year when we we talked about this last year for the budget cycle. >> Perfect. Thank you. Okay. Um let's start with member Luger, please. >> No questions.

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>> Memberstead, >> no questions. >> Member Schilling, >> no questions. Welcome aboard. >> Member Jagger. >> Um since fire inspections were uh portrayed as a big part of this job, how far down the road will she be trained as a fire inspector?

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>> As soon as we have a class available. They're offered throughout the year through Centry College usually and we will get her into the next one as soon as it's available. We needed to get uh her appointed and then we could find a class. So they're they're throughout the year. >> Okay. Will she be resigning her other positions?

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>> Uh it would be not necessarily. It would be on her time commitment. Um so those are part-time and paid on call. Um that is not our decision to make. That would be for her to decide. Um, but Chief Milligan has worked with her quite a bit on how she would work this into her

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schedule and to make that work. >> Okay. Um, my big concern would be not having any fire inspection experience because that was apparently one of the big reasons we needed this position >> and that as like you said of 12 minutes

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ago, it's time to look at re at remodeling and whatnot. And with those increasing costs, I don't think it's a great idea to be adding new positions at this time. That's it. >> All right. Um, I really don't have any questions. I think that having an

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inspector is really a big deal for us for the city. We have not had that for a while. Yes. >> And we've been talking about that for a long time. So, I think being able to have somebody who's so well-rounded, um, and not on a full-time position, having it on a part-time position, um, I

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think is really, again, a smart move. So, I always appreciate that you really look after the public safety department and and what we need going forward. So, appreciate that. >> All right. I'll make the motion to approve hiring Pam Morox for the position of part-time firefighter with Wyoming Fire Department. Do we have a

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second? >> Second. >> Second by member onstead. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> So, approved. Number 24 to consider a Wyoming city council work session on July 7th, 2026. I'm enjoying all these work sessions.

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>> Lot of work lot of work sessions of late, but uh I think good good importance and uh we're accomplishing a lot through them. So, um this is essentially just requesting for the council to go through our streets capital improvement plan review. Um that's uh as we go through that that's a important tool that we identify and

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prioritize and schedule our future roadway reconstruction and improvements. So, um, we have been working with our staff, our public works staff, our city engineer, and our, uh, finance director to go and update that. So, we would like to go through that with the city council as we're entering budget season to, um,

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confirm with you that as we look at our 2027 project that we've identified and just to go through those and make sure that we right now the sequencing that we have on those um, is something that the council can support for this year. As we know, this is kind of a fluid CIP as we always try to work through these um,

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based on some of our uh available funds and the conditions of these roadways, but we just like to give council an update on that and that would be July 7th at 5:30 p.m. >> Okay. Um has everybody checked their calendars? Everybody's good with that? And it's here at city council obviously.

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Okay. So, uh we need a motion to approve the city council work session on July 7, 2026 at 5:30 here at um council chambers. Do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. Second by member Luger. All in

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favor? >> I opposed. So approved. We'll go to council reports. We'll start um with member Onstad. >> Uh I attended Touch a Truck last weekend which was fantastic and uh everybody involved did a really great

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job and it was a fun event. Uh and work session prior to this. >> Okay. Member Schilling. >> I attended work session prior to this and uh thanks for those who showed up and anybody watching. Have a great night. >> Member Joerger. >> Oh, I attended the work session prior to

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this meeting and I attended touch truck on Saturday and thank you all for coming and thank you all for watching. >> Okay. And member Luger. >> Um I attended the work session earlier tonight as well as the U Chicago Lakes Joint Sewer Commission meeting last night. >> Okay. Um I also attended the Joint Sewer

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Commission meeting as well. um the work session um and then touch a truck just a great job, Mr. McFarland. Honestly, it was great. Weather was a little warm, but that's okay, right? It brought a lot of people out. So, I think it's something that when I'm talking to

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people, it's not just people from Wyoming or Forest Lake. People are coming from the cities, and I think that's pretty important. They get to see our great city. So, thank you for that. Um Mr. Ericson, can you give us an update on the road project? Yes, the contractor is making good progress.

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They're removing curb and gutter, replacing curb and gutter as they go. Uh once they complete uh the removal of the curb and gutter, they're going to completely patch everything back in because when they go through the mill, they only take the top surface off. And so they'll be patching in um along the

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curb. They'll be re um back filling behind the curb and seating and restoring all the areas before they mill the material off. And so everything should be complete except the milling of the material. They'll mill the material off and then they'll begin uh changing

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and doing all the iron adjustments, the castings, all those will be completed and they uh will then follow with uh the final paving of the area. And so that is expected to be done by mid July. >> We've had a little bit of rain. >> It has. So it slowed them up a little bit here, but um they are making good

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progress and we do expect by mid July they will be complete with that project. >> Perfect. I keep forgetting I can't go down that road. >> So, I'll be glad with that. >> You can go down that road. >> I can, but it's >> Yeah, it's a little bit of an inconvenience sometimes. >> A little bit. So, I appreciate that update. Chief Hour, a couple things

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coming up. Night toite coming up. Um, and I think I'm am I missing something else? >> Uh, night is August 4th. It's the first Tuesday. Okay. >> Uh, over on Good View again. Um, working with uh be similar to last year with having the food trucks there. Um, we

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also have uh some additional donations to contribute to food. And we're going to do a little bit different where we have time release of tickets so we don't have a rush of giving all the tickets away in the first eight minutes and then long lines. So we have much more planning going into it this year and uh we've got

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some other v vendors coming in as well. So I think it'll be a cool neat well I don't know if it's gonna be cool. It will be fun either way. >> It'll be great. It usually is. So really appreciate that as well. Uh just a plug for Stamp Out Suicide again. And then also stage coach day is actually a week

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later um than what we usually have it. So just kind of a heads up for that. So all right uh we need a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Motion to adjurnn by member Schilling. Do we have a second? Second. >> We have a second by member Luger. All in favor? I opposed. We are adjourned at

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