This conference will now be recorded. Oh my god, you're so 6:00 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. Uh, I do I do believe we have a couple amendments to adopt to the agenda or amend to the agenda. Okay. Just one. Yeah. I mean, I I sent out the whole new with some changes. I think everybody got
that. Oh, yeah. It says revised on the top. So, Yep. But then were you going to pull that one? Yeah. And then we're going to take uh on the consent agenda, we're going to take 4 C, the sidewalk removal request, and move that uh above uh 8A. We'll make
that the first one just where there's some comments or stuff like that, unless there's anything else you guys see on the consent agenda we want to pull. So, I just need approve of the revised uh agenda. I'll make that motion.
Second. I'll second that. Any further discussions? All in favor? Opposed? Passes 4 0. Uh we'll open the public comment portion of this uh meeting. Individuals may address the city council about any items of concern.
Speakers must state their name and the remarks to five minutes. Any public comment portions? Now we'll close the public comment portions and uh we will do consent agenda. All items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine by the
council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless council members request in which case the item will be removed from the consent consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda which we moved uh
that one down. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 400. Accounts payable.
Joan. Okay. did um the Krauss Anderson construction for the trust repair which was 8176 for 156,167.91 and a bond trust service uh payment for 22,94750
that was 81742 and everything else was um very It's not large um and pretty standard. Does anyone have any questions on the accounts payable for July 17?
The only thing I'm going to make a comment on is on 81766 on the trestle repair. Uh I've probably gotten 8 10 comments, texts, whatever, how well it looked, how it turned out, and glad it was open. So,
uh I'm glad we did that and it looks good. and uh thanks uh the public works for helping getting that done. Okay, if there's no more comments, I would recommend we accept the accounts payable in the amount of $265,53952.
We'll second that. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 4 0. Thanks, Joan. Uh public hearings. Uh we'll set a public hearing for the revised RV and special motor vehicle ordinance. Miles, thank
you. Council, uh so this evening I brought to you a revised RV and specialty motor vehicle ordinance that was passed through co-committee um in June and Oh, sorry. Yep. So, we passed the RV and specialty
motor vehicle ordinance in June through code committee. Um, and so you can see that there before you tonight. Uh, currently we're just only seeking to set a public hearing at council's request from our work session earlier in this month. So, this would be set on August 7th. Um, and that'd be a time for the
public to make additional comments about the revisions and for council to have more time to deliberate. Um, so we're seeking a motion to set a public hearing and yeah. I'll make that motion. So that'll be roughly at 605, correct,
Miles? Yeah, that sounds about right. Okay. Are we going to make any comments? That's for the public hearing. This is just to set the public I mean for us. Yeah. Yeah. You can do that in your reports if you want to do something on that or you can do it when we do the public hearing and then we have
discussions then. So it's up to you. But right now, we're just setting the uh date and time for the uh what was the date? August 7th at 6:05. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Miles.
Uh let's go to unfinished business. Kimberly, the 2026 budget discussion. I have nothing really to report to you. This is just the one that you had last time. Uh, we are going to be looking later in the agenda to set a work session to simply discuss the budget.
Um, I've had some Bob brought some questions to me. I really would welcome your questions or if you have, hey, can we move this here and do this? I'd like to consider that and I'll compile a list of those so that you can review those things as we go forward and look at the budget. And it will have this will have
the new um, uh, what the wages that the wage study talked about. So, we'll see how that imple um how that affects the budget. And we also will have at that time a um tentative effect of what the change in the levy will have on a house
value per $100,000 value of house. So you have more of a concept of what the impact will be on the homeowners. Did um Bob uh Holly or uh Lindsay call you or email you this yesterday or today concerning a couple questions on EDA?
Actually talked to Kurt. Yeah. And it's pretty simple answer. So, okay. And I the one that would be Yeah. So, okay. Any questions on budget? I know we got it down below on the work session for the end of the month. So, we'll get that
when we get that far. Thanks, Kim. Uh, we'll start to uh new business. We'll call it uh double F uh sidewalk removal request at 115 Warren Avenue. And I believe
uh Amara is here to give her two cents or what you about the sidewalks. So the sidewalk um unlockable in recent years. Not really
due to age, but um large vegetation and ice caused significant um cracking sidewalks along one. Um the significance of the cracking
hazards and it just imposes significant liability for homeowners uh in relation to residential safety. Um, we have noticed that the sidewalk is beyond in a condition where it's beyond
repair and the cost of replacing the sidewalk is really no longer affordable. Um, we also noticed that the appearance of our abuted sidewalk um does kind of make the neighborhood look a little bit
sad and tired. We are an older neighborhood, but we do really care about the appearance of our neighborhood and how it um could negatively affect our property values
um which could make our neighborhood less desirable. Removing the sidewalk could provide uh much needed additional green space and improve the curb appeal of our home and neighborhood. Um, additionally, the sidewalk does not connect to any trails, nor does it
stretch further along Warren Avenue. Uh, it currently ends halfway into the property of 109 War Avenue, which is next door to our home. And this we believe that our sidewalk would be considered dispensable
and one community would not across ultimately. So, so I I guess my question So, you're going to remove uh just your property sidewalk or is the other neighbors doing theirs too?
Um it would just be ours currently. Um and then in place of that we would of course leveled up yard and a grass seed in it so that it's doesn't look unfinished. The ultimate goal is to have our stairs replaced and then new
sidewalk directly out to the street so that it's accessible. Photos and stuff. Yeah, we have all our photos in our packet, too. So, does council have any questions? Kind of know what they're requesting. Uh I mean, we tal Brian and I talked about it a little bit. The
sidewalks go nowhere on the first towards Zbag and it doesn't go anywhere to the south either. So it's and Brian I we don't have any plans. I think you two are on the sidewalk to connect anything there.
Depression that whole stretch Yeah. was going to be coming out is under depression instead of just the one front one house. That's at the sidewalk meetings. That's the impression I got. Yep. By hesit. I was thinking too that it was going to go all the way up because a lot of your
pictures are that tree and the by the neighbors. But my understanding was when we got an email a few years back was that each home would specifically have to do their own petition to get it removed. Okay. And so then this was like a part of
getting removed and then like your neighbors were they were supportive. They were supportive in uh waiting to get like the funds to be able to remove their home. Okay. So that tree there is not on your property. No, that's a neighbor's property. But
then so right in the pant like white fence was there is ours and he was just giving examples of like that's ours but then she was just the tree and stuff was examples of what the neighborhood the condition of the sidewalk and
overall and then the neighbors in 109 are they've been missed we've lived there for two years and they three or two or three sections are missing or was covered with grass and hasn't been enforced to uh fix to replace it at all too. So, we kind of just see if we can
get approval to remove ours as other people haven't they have pieces missing and we just want to go away and see if we'd be able to lessen the liability of people tripping on it or something if we have to pay to
fix it. Yeah. And the committee has been talking about where where are we going to have sidewalks and and part of our conversation was we don't want to remove any more sidewalks and have gaps. There's already a gap here and the location the discussion was the location
of this sidewalk really goes down to the industrial area. Um you know the uh the transmission place um you know and we would not envision a sidewalk going all the way through back to St. Paul Road should that ever develop back there. And
we and we and uh we can finish St. Paul Road. We think that the sidewalk would follow St. Paul Road all the way over to Mil Street and that would be the trunk sidewalk, if you will, to get back to that neighborhood, not here. So, uh the thought was this is
this is okay. Even though it's only part of it, you know, I had a different impression as well with the pictures, but I think even though that it's part of it, there's already part of it missing. Um, the kids will be happy because this is the best bike jump in town right here, I think.
But it's not functionable or safe. I mean, that's my concern, right? Yeah. I mean, it's really bad by that tree. I mean, it's I mean, it should be all done at the same time or whatever. I see the neighbor that runs by there is on
the petition. So, that was just petition for her. Was she petition? No, it was just we needed approval for neighbors. Yeah, we needed uh from the documents that we saw, we needed approval from the budding neighbors that they would be okay if we removed our section as
this was from an email um from the public works Mr. Mike Olsen. Yeah. Uh he had informed us that it was not a trunk sidewalk. Um so the responsibility
of for its maintenance um or removal would fall on homeowners. I mean we has no plans of being in a trunk and it's it's an eyesore in my eyes and it's not functionable. I mean I even
think the one with the big trees even worse condition than that one and more but it sounds like they're gearing up to to that. Yeah. So, I mean, City of Rochester, they just come in and they tell you you're replacing it. Yeah. And you pay have to pay for it. So, um,
we don't do that here. So, that's why I'm okay with it. Jeff, do you see any reason as a public work side to keep it or not keep it? That' be my only concern. Yep. At least we're getting there, right? Y.
And then again, this one, because we don't want to set a precedence that we're going to let people remove sidewalks around town, but this one, there's reasoning behind it. It's not going anywhere. There's already part of it gone. There's other areas in town where there's chunk of sidewalk missing that we want to put back. You know, they were allowed to remove trunks in the
past that we think that shouldn't have been removed. um you know so so that'll come about at some point anyway or as well. But this one I think has got solid reasoning to to take you know to go ahead and give them the the okay and I think across the street there's
partial sidewalk there too I think isn't there? So if we decided we wanted to have one side with a sidewalk that one is still there probably not not that in a lot better condition. Yeah, that's what I say. Probably a lot better.
I don't think so. You could always ask him to weigh in if you want. Mike, clarity. Flarity. Sorry. Is there anything that you see pro or
con on doing this? Well, um, a couple questions. Do you have a sidewalk plan? Have you adopted has the city adopted a sidewalk plan? Some cities do that. Um they do a study and a sidewalk plan and then if you've
done that, you want to follow that. Um and if you haven't done that, it sounds like you're considering um doing policy in the future. You might want to talk to your city engineer about about doing that. Um the only other
issue I have is the in the ordinance. Nobody asked to look at this, but do you have an ordinance requiring sidewalks um in this location or any location? Does anybody know that? Yeah, we have a plan and it really
centers around a trunk sidewalk concept and we're questioning that because we're not exactly sure exactly what that means. Um so that's what we're relooking at. Um and this kind of came up as we're looking at all that. So, so the plan we have will change. Ordinance-wise, I
don't believe we have an ordinance that says that you have to have a sidewalk in a particular location or or usually it's a particular zoning district or type of street within a zoning district. So, if you don't have that, I don't see any immediate problem
with it. Um, is the sidewalk located in the public right ofway? I would assume most of them are. Yeah. Y they should they should be. So you you can regulate. So the reason I bring that up is you the cities have the authority to regulate your right of way assuming
you have adopted a right of way election ordinance which almost every city has. Um so again I didn't look at this specific issue before the meeting but it sounds like you can do this um with what you with what I've heard today and what I've what I know about
the issue um generally. So, if you want me to look at it, you could table it till the next meeting and I could look at it or you could just approve it. Um, yeah. So, that's that's that's what I can give you tonight. But, yeah, typically you want to have a sidewalk plan. You want to follow the plan and if
you're going to deviate from the plan, you should amend it. Um, but it sounds like, you know, this is just an isolated incident and you're in the process of doing that of taking a deeper look at it just generally. Is that that fair? Yep. That that's fair. And and for the
citizens in the room, this is our city engine or our city attorney attorney. So So it sounds, but it sounds it sounds okay. Okay. I just wanted to see if you saw anything different or that you were alarmed by, but I know we have a
sidewalk committee and we've talked about trunks and where we want to look at and stuff like that and this is not part of that. Correct. No. No. Yeah. That then I think it's probably okay. I mean, if it was if you have a a regulation that you have sidewalks on trunk highways and then this is one of
those, then I would question I would question removing it to be honest. Um, sounds like that's not the case though. Perfect. Thanks, Mike. So, I mean, I'm okay with it. I mean, if it's not in a plan and the condition of it,
I'll make a motion to allow them to remove that section of sidewalk on 115 morning. Second. Any further discussions? All in favor? Opposed? Passes 4 0. Thank you guys for your time.
Uh let's jump down to 8A toward zero death presentation. Anna, take it away, girl. You want to walk around with the mic? I'll just scroll through here for you if you don't mind. Is that close enough?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, I can put this one over here. Absolutely. My name is Anna Coleer. I work for Goodyu County Health and Human Services. I am the TZD Goody County safe roads coordinator and also the community health specialist for Goodyu County HHS.
I was actually here at the city council meeting my first week last early fall. So, it's kind of fun to full circle moment have had almost a year under my belt and been able to experience a lot. So, I'm excited to share with you. And I'm Tony Fisquali, the police
sergeant with Roa PD and I'm our agency coordinator for our Toward Zero Death program. Wonderful. So towards zero death is a program um that focuses on traffic safety. Now we like to present to um local councils
yearly just to kind of give updates around the traffic safety culture, give you new statistics, talk about what we've been doing in regards to traffic safety locally and countywide. Um and just kind of a refresher opportunity to learn more and ask some questions. So
the Toward Zero Death Grant program's mission is to create a culture for which traffic fatalities and serious injuries are no longer acceptable through an integrated application of ed education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency medical and trauma services. So really
kind of having a comprehensive look at traffic safety and the culture around it. The goal is to pursue public support for traffic safety, strengthen TCB as a priority for all units within government
um and safety partnerships, and implement effective traffic safety initiatives. Um really valuing continuous improvement, engage partnerships with um public health enforcement, um government, and the
community. Um and then evidence based approaches as well. So you might have noticed I mentioned a lot of E. So we like to say that we have five E's. So that's enforcement, engineering, education and outreach, emergency, medical and trauma services. And then our fifth E is everyone else.
So everyone on the road behind the wheel, pedestrians, bikers, all of the above have a role in traffic safety and saving lives when it comes to roadways. And why this matters. So last year, 2024, there was 479 people that never
made it home that died in a crash and nearly 30,000 were injured from some sort of traffic related incident. Um, every single day there's 174 crashes, 65 injured, and one person dies every
single day. And that's just in Minnesota. Looking at our past year, this kind of gives an overarching view. um over the last 24 25 years. Um so you can see that we've had a lot of decrease
and this kind of shows the start of the towards zero death program was around the early 2000s. Um so there's been a big improvement, still a long way to go. Our goal for this year is to get um traffic fatalities down to 225
rather than um our 414 from the previous year. And this is a closer look as well um showing the pre towards zero death trend line with that red arrow and then where we're at today. So before the efforts of
combining education, law enforcement, and the program, the work that the program does, um there is a pretty significant decrease. And I'll have Sergeant uh Tony share a bit more about locally what those traffic incidents look like. Yeah. So, I I ran numbers today from
just comparing last year to this year where we're at. Um, for example, our crashes for the year, including both just property damage and injury crashes, we're down uh by five crashes from where we were last year. For our DUI events,
uh these are people that had contact with law enforcement and an arrest was made for impaired driving, whether it be alcohol or drug. We've cut that number in half so far this year. Um, and I'm it's not to say that because you're making less traffic stops. Our traffic stop numbers last year at this time we
were at 900. Uh, and this year we're at 800. So that number has gone down, but when running the numbers, it's not due to it's not something that would show a huge increase with those um, DUI numbers as well. What we've noticed in town
locally is we're having more voluntary compliance with our speed limits. Um, that's not to say that everyone is doing 30 miles an hour, but they're getting closer to it where we commonly were seeing, you know, maybe 40 miles an hour plus in some areas. People are now trending towards the 35 36 miles an hour
where maybe that they're not initially having a traffic stop uh to take an enforcement action. Um, so all things that are, you know, positive in my mind that we are seeing. Um, you can look on the weekends and see plenty of cars left
down at the bars after bar closed that people are making those smart choices to secure ride home or walk home. We have a very walkable community in that sense. Um, where we we're seeing some positive results there locally in town. Um, this is again a closer look at um
where we're looking for um serious injuries. So as I mentioned goal for fatalities is 224. Our goal for serious injuries in 2025 is 980 and previous year it was um just above 2,000. So
looking for a significant in decrease might seem a bit lofty but it definitely is realistic with kind of a all hands on deck and comprehensive approach to decreasing um those traffic incidences. And then I like to always mention, especially since we're in the summer
months, what we call 100 deadly days. So this is the time that runs from um the very end of May all the way to the start of September for Labor Day. And this is where you see the most amount of fatalities, especially when you kind of divide it around the other months of the
year. And this is due to many different things. a lot more events, a lot more people on the roads, just different things happening, a lot more drinking events, so people driving behind the wheel impaired. Um, different factors that contribute to having a higher rate.
So, we have different law enforcement waves that go on throughout the summer. Do you want to share any So, we're currently in our uh speed wave, and I'm sure many of you saw on our Facebook page, we touted our July 3rd borderto border enforcement. So that's something that the southern
Minnesota law enforcement TCD coordinators participated to do a borderto border high visibility speed saturation education and enforcement. So any agency that's along Minnesota 60, Minnesota for or US14 and Minnesota 19
for highways are encouraged to use both on duty employees and grant funded employees to get out there and stop cars for speed. Locally, we had roughly 15 officers and deputies from the respective Goodwill County agencies that
participated and we made over 130 stops in about a 8 to nine hour window uh that officers were working. So, we've had several people come up to us and say that, "Wow, yeah, we definitely saw that presence there." Um, and the motors that we were stopping, several of them said, I can't believe I just got stopped
because I just saw a traffic stop before the road. I should have known to slow down and be mindful of my speed. Um, so that was an event that we took more of an educational approach. We did a lot of uh roadside education about these same statistics here, why the TZD program exists, what our goal is to reduce those
fatalities and serious injury crashes. Uh, and people were receptive to that. Uh, several people that I stopped were from out of state, so they weren't necessarily aware of our program. Um, but it made sense to them and it was something that they were talking about, oh, you know, I wish my state would do something similar, would have these
visible enforcement efforts to try and reduce speeds for things that they're seeing back home. So, this is a little uh preliminary, but on May 13th, there was 110 traffic related deaths on Minnesota road. So, just to give you an idea of already how
many deaths and crashes there's been and how we're really trying to amp up then those efforts to kind of still meet our goal of 225 um keeping it at 225 in year 2024 2025. You might notice that just our
terminology we use the word crashes instead of accidents. So, I like to just touch on this very briefly. Um, and this kind of sums up kind of our vision around traffic fatalities as well. So, every crash is preventable. Therefore, we don't call them accidents, we call them crashes. Um, there are choices,
there's different factors, there's engineering, things we could do on the road, um, things we could do for education that all play a role in decreasing and preventing a crash. So, therefore, crash is not accident. And can we get to zero? So zero is
attainable, but it takes again all the effort from all the ease that we call them and even every one of you in this room of making sure you're making smart choices when you get behind the wheel. Now to highlight a few things that have happened within Zimroda and then in the
county just in the past 10 months when it comes to traffic safety. So Zimroa High School had a mock crash just around prom time. This specific MK crash was focused around distracted driving and then they had an impact speaker as well.
Do you want to share? Yeah, this was the the first year that we've had the high school classes, the emergency medical responder certification class and the introduction to law enforcement class that Deputy Teedman's been teaching. Um, and we were able to actively involve those students
in those roles as a support to this MK crash. So if they were in introduction to law enforcement class, they were partnered with a law enforcement officer and got to be right next to them for that entire part of the crash. From the response side of it, doing initial triage victims, seeing the enforcement
actions that could be taken, notifying a family member that, hey, your loved one has passed in this. Um, as well as the students who obtained their EMR certification, they were partnered up with the ambulance crew members to do hands-on simulated patient care. Um, so
we're trying to get these young students, these young impressionable drivers at their earliest onset of driving to try and foster these good driving behaviors and show them the real consequences that can happen behind the wheel. So, a super successful event. Uh,
we had a lot of great feedback from that. Something that we're continuing to look to improve every time we do it. So, introducing the students in those uh assisting roles was pretty impactful. So then this is that law enforcement class that I was talking about. So
Deputy Teedman's the school resource deputy for ZM schools. Um it's the lead instructor for that, but he did an excellent job getting super engaging, relevant speakers throughout the year. So I went and spoke on several of the different programs we have in Zroa.
These photos are from we had Minnesota State Patrol crash reconstruction team come out there and uh kids thought it was pretty cool. They got to see a state trooper do a burnout, make some skid marks in the parking lot so they could see uh what they're actively looking for on a scene of a crash when they're
measuring skid marks and then putting their math class into perspective and being able to calculate, okay, if the skid mark is this long and we're seeing this, going through the formulas to figure out how fast approximately that vehicle was traveling, how long it would take them to stop have this been a real
life scenario. just to touch on the previous event too, but that class is definitely something that the city should be proud of that is the only class in the whole county that um has a curriculum like that and it's a really great opportunity to recruit in a career that's very challenging but very
fulfilling and just gives a students very applicable hands-on experience and knowledge. So, a very cool class. Um, another thing that we did countywide was, um, I did a presentation at the Adult Detention Center, so the Goodyu County ADC focused around traffic
safety, the five different factors that, um, contribute to most of our traffic crashes, and then we did some hands-on activities. This is something that we wanted to do this year because we do a lot of different law enforcement waves. We do a lot of social media and
education, but for inmates that are in jail, this is a missing audience that might possibly be back on the roads and contributing to our crash rates as well. So, making sure that um they're receiving that education and we're um
reaching that audience as well. And then we had a know your limit PBT event um at the Guilty Goose. Do you want to share more about that? Yeah, super successful. We've had lots of requests to do this again, including from Sarah, who has had a lot of positive feedback from uh her patrons at
the Guilty Goose. So, this was an event that um we published uh in conjunction with Health and Human Services with the Guilty Goose and the Sheriff's Office uh to invite people to come out and partake in their normal afternoon activities uh at their favorite watering hole to then
go through some of the, you know, knowledge checks and asking them, "Okay, you've had your regular three beers. do you feel like you'd be safe to drive right now? And the first couple rounds of that, yeah, I feel like I'd be okay. And then putting them through some of the uh diagnostics that law enforcement
uses, having them just work on some different brain teasers to show them how they're impaired, having them test a little uh a pedal cart and weave through some cones to see how their coordination has changed and to gauge then if that's changing their responses. And for the majority of them, they would go through
some of these activities and yeah, I probably shouldn't be driving. And then certainly after they see their PET, they a lot of them were shocked to see that they were at a lot higher level of uh intoxication than they felt that they would be. Uh so in my mind a highly successful event because we did open
those eyes and um it was a lot of the regulars that you might see down at that establishment that participated and word of mouth can be our our best tool of education for us. It doesn't necessarily mean we have to go out there and arrest every single impaired driver. If we can
have people stop their friends from driving impaired before we even get to that point, that's a win for us. were not out here looking to, you know, capture revenue based off impaired driving. If their friends are saying, "Hey, I went to this event and I had three beers and I was over the limit." I didn't feel it, but I was. So, I know
you're probably over based on what I'm seeing. Just having that word of mouth exposure is huge. Um, and the fact that they want us to come back and do it again. There's people who missed out on it said, "Hey, I heard it was awesome. Uh, we really are looking forward to doing something like this again." Uh, so
kudos to the goose for hosting us. Uh and for the everyone who participated, it was very successful. Uh those pictures there, you see some of the younger, the newer Guju County deputies that have been brought on to the sheriff's office. It was great exposure for them as well to have a controlled environment with people who aren't known
to be consuming alcohol and see how those levels change as uh the night went on. You got one old guy on the list. All right. So, how can you get involved? I'd like to just share that um Goody County Towards Your Death does have our
own Facebook page. We're all constantly reposting and sharing different information and education. I know Zabroda Police Department has theirs as well. So, just a way to kind of plug into this information. And then, um we also do have Southeast Regional Steering Committee meetings.
This is located at the Minnesota Department of Transportation office in Rochester. If you're wanting to join, just connect with me. Also, we have our Towards Your Death Safe Roads Coalition meeting. Our next one is August 13th. You can plug into those by just letting me know you'd like to attend. And then
we always have a statewide conference. So, our next one is October 21st to 22nd. And that will be up in Prior Lake. And that is all we have today. Thank you for your time. Any questions or things you wanted to share before we end?
Any questions, council? No, thank you. Thanks, guys. Uh, let's jump down to uh 8B, Covered Ridge Festival. Holly. Holly. Hello everybody. Um I am back to present
this year's plan um for the Cover Bridge Festival. Um we are repeating what we've been up to the past couple years. We've had a lot of great success with our committee being able to execute what we were interested in. Good community
feedback on on what we're doing and um great support of our businesses to help us do a lot of these events. Um, so I am just going to kind of run through. I did email you this, Brian. I don't know if you can pull if you're logged in, but
this just has it's kind of the flyer that we print out um leading up. So, it's got what we have planned. Um, and then I would briefly just go over I think kind of the road closures um and see what things I need to get permits from you guys. So, the weekend will be
September 20th and the 21st. Um it is the weekend after Zimroda um homecoming. So um we have been thinking of kind of doing things the week leading up. Um this year it ended
up landing with homecoming. So they will do things all week long and then we will be the weekend party. So um just kind of worked out that way that the timing that was the only week they could do. So we won't have any Friday night events. Um, just a heads up, like the United
Redeemer car hop and the theater. Sometimes we do a movie or something there. Um, so those we will not do this year. Um, Saturday we'll start with the 5K and the 10K in the park. I was thinking on my way over, is there any construction or anything that we need to
worry about on the trail this fall? I don't Jeff is there or anything that I don't think so. that has surprised us a couple times. So, if you get wind of any construction just in general, we always like to hear because it seems like
something always is going on um in the fall. Um so, that's Saturday morning. We'll do the sports with the volleyball. Um I think pickle ball is going to come back in some fashion on Saturday and then the evening um threeon-ree basketball.
um the library. We've had some contact I believe with the new person or maybe you but um not me. I the intent is still a book sale and then probably some kid activities. Um we are changing a little bit. There won't
really be the um food vendors in this area this year. We're going to try to put all of our food vendors down in the park on that the road the stretch. Um just because there was kind of I don't know if tension's the right word, but you know, some of them felt like they
weren't getting enough uh exposure up here. And so anyway, so all the food vendors will be down there. Um why I bring that up basically is we won't really need to close or block off a ton of this for Saturday. I think
we'll probably just do for, you know, a little bit this direction just so it's an a safe entrance for people to walk there. Um, and then whatever the library wants if they want anything blocked off, but there won't really be any events up here that need closure for Saturday.
Um, down in the park, we will again, like I said, food trucks. Um, we've got a few breweries. I believe they've already applied for their licenses. Maybe Miranda is in on that. I think she did get those. Yep. The music will be down there. Um yeah,
all sorts of stuff that we've always had in the past will be down there. And then finishing up with fireworks um in the evening. We're doing the same um vendor that we have in the past. So, we're kind of we're getting into our groove with the fire department and making a safe
space um across the road so that nobody's cars are in danger and and whatnot. So, I think we're getting in a good rhythm there. Um so, Saturday night would conclude with the fireworks. Um Sunday
car show would again be up here. So, that would be one of our requests would be to um have this block closed for the car show. I just got their flyer yesterday. So, Mosaic is going to be taking over.
Um what the Zumbroa Ford did in the past. I think really a rinse and repeat. A lot of the same people are are there, so they kind of know the flow. Um, but we would just ask to have these spaces. Um, and they'll just, you know, overflow as needed.
I don't remember what street this is, but not we won't shut the county road or we won't attempt, I should say. We'll just kind of go that way. And again based on construction if that um block is under construction at that time. I
haven't heard anything but yeah maybe we'll see. Yeah. Yep. So we we'll stay fluid on that but we'll keep you posted. Perfect. um
tractor show we would do. Again, ideally we want to keep it in that spot kind of across from the veterans memorial, but they have expressed interest to kind of be closer to things. Um but I don't think there's been an issue
with you guys having them on the lawn other than if it were rainy that would not be desirable and we would work with them on that choice. But obviously we're not trying to have anybody tear up all the park space. So again, we've been fortunate in the past with that. Um
Sunday would again just have all the vendors down in the park. Um and we'd end with our parade at 3:00 on Main Street. Last year we did have the Main Street parade um route. I just brought
briefly um I think Tony might have made this for me. Uh we started at 14th Street. Um so we were able to allow for kind of the traffic to flow. I don't think it's in here. Um quick trip and stuff and and people
could get on and off the highway. Okay. So we we moved in just a ways and then um stopped I think before Casey's. I it says Second Street, which I can't think of what that would be.
there. Casey's so I think we actually people that turned out 68 I think we turned on third actually but maybe they the parade turned. Yes. Yeah. So we would intend to redo that. Um we've talked about some of the things that went well and some things that
could use improving and mostly the signage and um barricades. Um just continuing to improve that and having some detour signs. I think that was one of our big flaws was we didn't get the we didn't get a lot of our signs delivered. So, um the plan would be
detour onto East Avenue, I think and then they could exit and the flow I think went well. It just maybe wasn't signed perfect. Yeah, the Mindot signage issue was not being delivered was the biggest issue. We had it all planned and they said they were going to deliver and then they
didn't. Uh because I know Chief was at the Second Street intersection and people weren't listening to go to east and then they go down to west where the braid staging was and it was an issue. So all learnable things that we uh we
talked about and we have a good plan for hopefully and now that we hopefully be able to use Main Street again um we're ahead of the game that we last year this was kind of a a change of things because of some construction last minute. So, I think having some poor planning will be
better, too. Um, so just to piggyback on that, I guess I would ask for permission to use or close Main Street um on Sunday afternoon. I don't remember how. So, here's what I was thinking advance. Yeah, go ahead.
Um, you know, we've got this event parade and street closure. I emailed this to you, too. We had put this together after after last year. Tony Tony did. So, there's some things on here that we'll fill out or have you fill out um
you know, and or add to, you know, maybe add your maps and all that to it. Um, I think would it be best if for council if she brings back everything all at once, maybe in the next meeting or two meetings from now, you know, the the second meeting in August once everything
is all buttoned up. You've got all the signoffs, you know, we've got a place for signoffs for that way everything is kind of set and then we do the closures then or how do you guys want to do that? Does that sound reasonable? You just keep working with myself and Tony and public look at this already.
Unfortunately, I had a nice mat, so it's not perfect, but I think Yeah, you can just attach all that to nicely do all that. Uh, that's no problem. Yeah, but I just think it'd be good just to have everything what you need for the whole weekend in front of us and council
instead of doing this one today and next one tomorrow. Just get everything together and then I can put in the packet and we can just approve it maybe the second meeting in August. bullet points for roads. So, just I'm going to say off the top of my head, um park closure for the weekend or
not closure, but usage. Um the road closure just needing Main Street. I don't think we've had the need to to close any other roads. Um to clarify, the fire department is not doing their water fight. So, we won't need to do any of the other
I didn't I didn't hear why, but um nope. So, we won't need to do any closure on that scenario. And again, car show, we're going to keep trying to do what we've done. Um, the library, like I said, we won't need to do anything Saturday, so it just be Sunday, which
they're closed, so that would be has been historically. Okay. Um, and I'm just going to say out loud, maybe it's something we just talk about, but the vendors, we had them exit out by the pool last year. Um, so just wanting
to talk through that option. It was a great way to not have them exit in front of all the pedestrians. Um, so I just want to work through a plan on that, too. Yeah, that should still be available at that time cuz we're we might do some demo out there, but I think we'll demo
within inside the fences that are there. Um, yeah, the when we build the pool, the construction fences will go way over. I mean, you won't get out there that way then, but at this point, you should still be able to do that, I think, unless anybody's got any Okay.
to that. But yeah, we to go in and out of the parking for the vendors. Yeah. Uh just their vehicles for for because they park down there and then they go to their their uh Aren't we planning to put that emergency exit out? True. Yeah.
I mean, that emergency exit go in there, but that'd be that'd be a perfect If that could get done before that, that would be ideal. Good point. actual gravel road right up there. Yeah. I thought you had told me you were thinking about a a real road. Still still working towards that. Yep.
Getting the new bath house buttoned up. And so there you go, Jeff. September 20th. Did you need a deadline? Um Okay. Yeah. So this one, um I guess I
could do two of them. Yeah. Yeah. Or you could just you you could do one form and then say see attachments. Yeah. Okay. I think Yeah. Um the only uh other thing that's somewhat
new and wanted to check with permission, we are doing a tractor pedal. I always want to say pedal pub. That's not it. Um pedal pull. Yep. For the kids. And that was going to be Sunday. Um, is that something that's
doable on the the rink on that cement? Yeah, I don't know why not. They're not I don't think they're like wheel and tires. I don't think they go that fast. I'm not, like I said, I'm not really familiar with this, but yeah. Um, space, they said that,
you know, they give us the dimensions and that would be within the realm. So, there's a company that comes in and then it's by the tractor show, so we thought that would be kind of a nice You bet. Yeah, that's a great spot over there. Okay. And then the I think the last um
fun request was is if you wanted to put any more basketball hoops over there. Um there's somebody that I know would like two more basketball hoops. Let me guess. That would be a park. Yeah.
So, we want to bring that request to the park board. Perfect. They meet. Yeah. First Monday. Yeah. First Monday of the month. 6 or something or 5:30? I believe it's 6.
Okay. Does anybody have any questions going down Third Street then? And does it go by the nursing home again? Yes. Perfect. Mhm. And then I think like Mill Yep. probably turns cuz we finished up in the
new parking lot of the school and the nursing home judges for us. So that's why they made sure to make that a route and that was nice for them to be able to sit outside. That was something they were excited about when we rerouted.
Perfect. Thanks, Holly. Thanks for your hard work again this year. Happy to do it. 17 more years to go and then you can pass the buck. My kids ask me, "Mom, are you in charge of this forever?" No, but you can help. Perfect. Yeah, we'll continue to work with you
between now and the second meeting in August and shoot for that for final approval of all this stuff. I would be happy today so I could email you and see or after hours. Well, you'll be Yeah. working with Tony quite a bit because most of it is logistics on on that type of stuff and
then um public works as well. So, but yeah, we'll keep getting together. Appreciate all your work on this. Thanks, Holly. Thank you, Holly talking there. It' be really I don't know the deadline, but we got more campers there too and more
seasonals. That would be nice if they had a way in and out. Yeah, it was going to be more of an emergency road, right? But on days like that the gate will be open. I mean otherwise I think last year they were parking at the pool. Good point. Yeah. The people that are staying there can't get
seasonals. So they have a way in and out too. Green that's going to be blocked off. Absolutely. Perfect. Let's jump down to 8C ordinance 202504 plumbing plan review. Brian. Uh yes. This is something that Safe
Built spoke to me about way back when we went with them. um they've got the expertise on staff to do plumbing review, but they needed this ordinance to be able to do so. Um right now all the plumbing reviews go to the state. Um
and it takes six weeks minimum for the state to do plumbing reviews. Safe Built can do it in two weeks. Uh so I finally got on this. I asked uh uh Mike Flity and his team to help me out with this. St. Charles just did the same thing. Um,
and I left all the underlining and crossing off on here so you could see what changed uh from the current and um yeah, so basically that's what this is. Oh, did you want to chime in at all, Mike, on on this or
really that's what Yeah, that's you summarized that that's what it is. Um, I'll just say that other cities also have done this. We have other we've done this for a number of cities, not just St. Charles where they're returned to. Um seems reasonable. If anybody has any questions, I can try to answer them, but
it's um it's just a procedural mechanism to allow um your local building official to do this. Certain ser certain permit reviews still have to go to the state and that's in the ordinance. Is the pricing any different?
Nope. It's just well there'll be a fee for plumbing review that we haven't had but that pass that's passed along to the uh the applicant but they're paying a state plumbing fee anyway. So it's just switching who's receiving the dollars who's doing
the work is getting paid paid for it. So no cost real difference between the two. Nope. Shouldn't be any. Nope. Make a motion to approve the new upcoming review for safe build. I'll second. Any further discussions? All in favor?
I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Brian. Uh 8 ordinance codification codification. Uh Miles, just thank you council. Uh so tonight I'm bringing our ordinance codification project back to you tonight. I have
gotten two quotes um from Uniode and American Legal uh for this process. I believe I gave it to you for the work session earlier this month as well. So I think you had them before too, but uh planning commission discussed this at our July 8th meeting and they decided to
go with the MUN code uh quote. This is different. We currently we and previously we've worked with American Legal on any cotification or any putting our ordinance books together in the past. Um but this would also include putting it online and having like a
website hosting as well making it searchable more userfriendly. Um there's a lot of other communities that uh do both comparable wise. So um American Legal some comparable cities are like Lewon, Byron, Canon Falls. you use
American Legal Publishing for this whole process, but Munic Code is also at cities like Caffe and Newm. So, it can kind of vary. Um, and there's some differences in cost as well. So, um, I if you have any questions about it, I can break it down for you more. Um, but
they went with Mini Code, which is a slightly higher cost in the recurring fee over time. But we figured it was a little bit better just when it comes to user friendliness, um, transparency purposes and kind of what we're getting service-wise out of out of the company rather than
American Legal, which frankly most of our problems have been because we're using American Legal currently. Um, and so, um, yeah. So, I'm bringing that to you tonight. you have quotes both quotes before you uh planning commission recommended uni codes but it's up it's
totally up to council's decision here tonight um you can table it if you want um it's completely your call but if you have more questions about cost I can provide some more information for you as well I know like every now vendor's asking for like a
reoccurring you know every year and what what What would this one be? So for M code, and this is going to kind of also be a council decision as well because there's a lot of add-ons that come with it. So there's a flat fee of
$1,700 a year, which is just for the process of shipping the ordinance books or putting them together, binding them, you know, what we basically pay for with American Legal to do the same thing. Currently, there's an additional fee of
about $500 a year um for actually just hosting the website, which is something that I think is would be a great idea for the city just because it would keep up with the rest of our, you know, the rest of our competition if you want to say. Um and so that would brings it to about 2,200. Now, the quote that you see
in the Municode proposal is for $3,75 and that is for the the complete bundle of all their services together. And so right now I had listed a few of the things that we wanted and it comes out to 24.25 a year. So that's not a
ridiculous difference. And that premium bundle includes everything at a massive discount. If you add up all those things that we that we could do together, it would be significantly higher than we're getting right now. Um, so we could go
with the lower cost and just do the basic services such as getting the online hosting, the mandatory supplementation cost, and maybe one or two other things that we kind of want for our city, but we could do all of them now, pay a pay pay a higher cost of
course, but we get all of them for a massive discount compared to what we'd be getting from American Legal and from Unicode as well. Um, and there's there is uh an increase throughout time as well. So, there's a 5% increase, but when we make this deal or when we sign
the contract, it's 18 months until our first invoice. And then once we get that first invoice, it's another three years after that until that increase starts to actually apply. So, we would still almost have three and a half, four years to build up our budget in order to make the cost work every single year and to
hit that mark. And uni codes, the onetime total is about $2,500 less than American Legals to actually do this process. And because of that gives us a lot more time to be under budget now and also to build that up for the next few
years in order to make it work for our planning and zoning budget as well. No, I think it's a great idea like subscription. It's just like when people come a lot of times they're they're just saying, "Hey, it's really hard to find things." So, I think it's great and it's it it's user
friendly. So, that Yeah. Yeah. I I think we're actually probably the one of the only cities I've seen um and through any research that doesn't have a website hosting such as this. Um as far as I know, ours is just like the PDF paper that's right on the website.
But if you like, for example, if you go if you look on like city of Byron website or even Wanamingo or um uh Canon Falls, you'll see it has this kind of software where you can just go in and click around and it's just a lot easier for residents. And I think it just helps
with our transparency as well because, you know, when you kind of make things hard to find, sometimes it can be confusing and then people can get, you know, more upset about something that, you know, they're not able to access or they don't understand as well. But this makes it really easy for our residents
to actually go in and see what they're looking for and just even search in there and get, you know, synonyms and, you know, related tags as well. And I think it's a it's a great idea and it will help modernize our ordinances so that easier burden for code committee as well.
If they get more upset they call Miles. So we want and we've th we have money in the budget back from the 2000s and we've already planned to do this. We've never done it. So we've already got money in there. And how many years? I mean I think they originally set
like I can't remember how many thousand in like the early 2000s and just been sitting there never used. and it's uh and acrewing interest. So our expert uh money mover who gets top interest for that those dollars
and then your offer will come in under what we have currently in the budget. So the American legal one we probably have to pay a little bit extra that we don't have budgeted for just for the onetime fee. Now the recurring cost is significantly less but we would still have to actually like cough up the extra
change for American Legals anyway. Um, with mini codes, we come in under budget and yes, we have the recurring cost that's higher, but we also buy ourselves a lot of time to actually budget for this and make that significantly easier for us when we start to actually make
this a recurring thing every single year. And you looked at it personally and compared them both and you said it's easier one versus the other. Yeah, I I believe MUN codes is a little bit easier to use. Um, I walked it through with planning commission as well and I gave gave them both examples of
both ones and how they looked and I think that mini codes is just a little bit more user friendly than American Legals is. They're the same software basically, but there's just those few little differences such as like the search bar. It's a lot more centralized where someone that may not know how to
work a computer as well might have to go searching a little bit more with American Legal rather than Uni codes. It's right there for you to see. So, um I I just in my personal opinion, I think it's a little bit easier to use. And I also believe that Mini Code's communication has just been a lot more
it's been a lot better. And I think that's something we'll see while we're in contract with them is that when we need something, they're there for us to use. And right now, a lot of our issues is that American Legal has been, you know, harder to communicate with and we
don't really know where we stand, right? And so I think this is a little bit better for us moving forward to actually kind of set that bar where we want it to be. Any questions for Miles on this? I think what you're hearing from a staff standpoint, we would recommend the MUN
code and and I think and we've talked about this before. Yeah, I think the reoccurring $3,75 reoccurring what you get would be the staff recommendation. Is that Yeah. Yeah, planning commission didn't
really have a preference per se and so I think you know councilwise if we want to do that if we want to do everything I think we get a great discount now um for it but you know if we also want to maybe lower that cost and do just a few of these things that's completely understandable as well. Um I don't think
it really hurts us either way but um I also see it as a potential opportunity for might as well just lock it in and have it um when we maybe inevitably will need it as well. some of those options um you can add later though if you'd like.
Yep, we can. It would be at, you know, at that full cost of course, but um and you know, it's possible too. I when I kind of was spoke speaking with their representative for us. Um he did say that it's possible that we may be able to walk in that kind of discount cost at
a later date as well, but that's also a salesman tactic as well too. Um and so I think that's something to keep in mind as well. But um so we could always do a lower amount now. That's completely possible and I don't think it hurts us anyway. I think for what we're getting anyway at the base level is still
significantly better than what we currently have. So in my opinion either way it doesn't really make a difference to me. If we want to do a few of these things and you know take that cost down 600 700 bucks I understand and that makes total complete sense to me. Um,
but if we also want to lock it in now and have it good to go so whenever we need it also works for me too. And I spoke with Kim earlier and we have no issues with doing that either. So I guess my other question is what are
some of those options? um I mean is that something that we need to discuss now or um you know we I just don't know what those options are and what benefit they are right yeah that's a great question uh so a few of those for one example that I
think I would one example I really like especially from a staff standpoint is that they give us our ordinance book also not just on paper also in Microsoft Word and the the cost and time that it would take us to do that is high and
just paying them to just do it and update it whenever we pass an ordinance every year or every you know at our schedule that we tell them is I mean that would be a huge benefit to us and also for our residents because we'd be able to put it out on our website and update our code a lot more efficiently
and so we would get you know greater schedules um so they'd be able to update things a lot faster if we paid a little bit more. There's also things where you can see historical records of previous ordinances or previous amendments that we have. So let's say for example that when code committee comes back with our
animal ordinance or revised animal ordinance, you could go back and see what it was before and also what it is now and you could see those changes and how those have changed over time. Um there's also things where um you know there's some more search techniques as
well. um just there's a lot more things that particularly help a lot more bigger cities to be quite frank. But you know if we have those now we can lock them in. Um and I can get you kind of a more comprehensive list. It's in the quote as well what it lists out what those what
they all do and there's a lot of demo that kind of comes with it as well and figuring out how it works. But um yeah, I mean I don't think all of them are necessary because we just don't have the need here for the for our city just because of our size and how many people
are using it compared to let's say you know a twin city suburb isn't going to they're going to need a lot more than us um to handle kind of the workload they're getting. But, you know, I think if we even just do the basic the basic level things, um, you know, I think that
cost is completely reasonable. And, um, you know, either way, we're not we're definitely not hurting either way. I think, well, here's one of those options or that's in the premium, right? And Miles, correct me if I'm wrong, but this mini pro services.
Yep, that's correct. that allows you to search codes from over 4,300 different communities and compare. So like we do a lot of anyway with the code committee, right? So if we want to make a new ordinance, those would be available to us to look at and we could just pull straight from there. Um which obviously
we do now, but it might be easier to just research using their service as well without having to search the specific cities that we want examples from and searching for it ourselves within the code books too. I think there's also maybe some uh you
know as we go through this whole process too to actually codify these things we also have to have a lot of legal backing as well. So their attorney staff um their staff attorneys will be reviewing a lot of our ordinances and helping with modernization of the language too. And so that's obviously built into that cost
that we're already paying for. But we can also have additional services as well through some of these bundling packages too. And the one that you see there is the one that they recommend. That's so that's that 3,75 cost, but that's the most that we would do in
general though. So that's the max, but we can work down from there, too. We do not have to decide tonight as well if we want to table it and we can say we want to come back with some additional add-on packages and we can review those at our next meeting. That's completely fine with me as well.
Where were you at with the minimum or you what you had looked at for the minimum of what we might want? The minimum of what I think would be best for us, including getting that in Microsoft Word, is 24 $2,425, about 600 bucks a year.
And when you add in, you know, if if that's what we just want to do, if you think about, you know, having those 5% increases year-over-year, starting, you know, three and a half years or so, that it's a lot less and we save ourselves a lot more time, especially and also taxpayer money by doing the smaller
package. and you know building up that cost throughout time as well. And if later down the line we're like we want to do it, we can just do it because then we'll need it so it won't even matter anyway, right? So can I interject something on that?
You sure can. Just in regards to some of the add-on services, especially the the the ability to uh research with, you know, multiple uh communities that have various I think it would behoove us to
have that as an option, especially in the early stage as this code committee is functioning because this is exactly what we're trying to do is we're trying to um consider some of the different uh communities as to how they're uh
interpreting what we're looking for so that we can be effective as a group. And I think that it would just streamline the process by having that rather than trying to search the internet to say, "Okay, well, how what a what community
does this that we're kind of looking for and having to work through that or having to call the league to ask their opinion on, you know, what communities and then you still got to roll up for that stuff." Um, I I personally see the
value in having that right at your fingertips to be able to, especially at the stage we're at, trying to update and, you know, keep our our our current code
up to what it should be. um as we have I mean we've transformed since the last time these ordinances went through our communities evolved into what it is today and there's new ordained there's things that we've experienced that weren't
weren't uh ultimately um in the code. So I kind of I kind of see the value that that piece alone to me is quite valuable. Yep. Another one of the premium ones looks like it's um an arch archival
system for previous supplements of your code. And also code bank compare allows you to pull a side by side or comparison. So when we get into things of well what was the what was it back when they built that shed? Well, we can
go back and look. um word bank, new legislation, a mandatory legislation posted online between supplements, you know. So, a lot of good things in the premium bill. And again, that's all in the
your 138 page packet that you had half a day to read. Well, maybe a day, but I know Miles's been working on this comparing the two for a couple months at least. that I know just because we've had a lot
of complaints dealing with codes and like chief said is trying to find information on our codes in our city and then also other cities. I think we're definitely behind the eight-ball on getting modernized. So,
I would be okay to do the whole thing just cuz I just think we'll save some money up front and I think there'll be a lot more access and need for a community for that. Yeah, I think simplified for the
committee that everybody's time is valuable. So if we can save some time by using this as a resource, I think it's a good idea. Is there any other questions about any anything else I can point out for costwise or anything else on on these
two need to do? So we okay moving forward with a smaller bundle or do we want to do kind of do I want to go with the max cost? I get the feeling from most of us some people that we should just go ahead with
it all and get it done. Just need a motion in a second. I'll make that motion for the um mini code and then do the max bundle. Premier.
I'll second that. Any further discussions? All in favor? I I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Miles. Uh let's jump to uh 8E resolution 202525
authorizing PIG application to Minnesota bill. Thank you. In your packets a resolution. Uh this is uh Pig as point source implementation grant. Uh so also uh this month uh the other three uh cities in the north sanitary sewer district will be passing
similar resolutions. So, Wan Mingo, Pine Island, Goodyu, uh each will be passing a resolution to allow each committee to submit up to a $12 million grant. Uh so, this is some some roa share of that. Uh how this grant works is it's for uh nitrogen and phosphorus limits that the
district will be receiving. Uh you generally submit this one year prior to construction. Uh so, we're still pursuing ultimate construction dollars, but the goal is uh to bid this project still in the fall of 2026. So this is uh the required part to submit the grant.
So uh any questions otherwise the recommendation is to approve uh the resolution as the mayor uh mentioned. So all communities involved are signing similars. That is correct. Yep. So we'll ultimately be submitting four applications for $12 million each. Well,
good use will be a little less than that because their portion is less. But yes, I'll make a motion to approve resolution 202525. I'll second that. We'll do roll call. Bob I. Joan. Hi.
Fred. And I I passes 400. Thanks, Bill. Thank you, mayor. Uh 8F Trail Head hand dryers. Brian. Oh, yeah. We had a request uh to look at hand dryers because uh the paper towels that we use at the uh the various
bathrooms that we have end up all over the floor and in the sink and who knows where. And we spend a fair amount of money uh you know give or take $400 probably for the trail head. Uh we brought this to the park board. The park board approved the more expensive hand
dryers for the bathrooms in the park. Um they thought it was a good idea. Um, you know, it's not only the cost of the towels, but it's the cleanup, constant chasing paper around. Um, and they really don't need paper out there at
those bathrooms. Um, the trail head falls under council oversight. So, bringing it to you to to see if you're wanting to go with some hand air dryers and then which ones you'd like to go with. uh staff recommends well I didn't
put a recommendation on there because either one but um recommend going with one or the other for for the hand dryers uh you know the the more expensive ones got a little better warranty uh better machine theoretically it'll last longer and the payback seemed pretty good on
that which extend or with that warranty it I think the warranty extends past the payback period y um so that kind of made sense to me um and go to the more expensive ones I Where does that fund come from? Money come from what account? Trail in the trail head.
Okay. And I assume there's money in there. Yes. We spend many years. So we spend our not that we are going to. We just have to look at you.
I'm with Bob. I think that's what I did about the starter units. I hear a motion, Joan. I make a motion we approve the uh trail head uh hand dryers in the amount of
$2,223.70. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Brian. uh a senior street maintenance position posting. Yes, as we know, uh Larry will be retiring on August 15th and we're
getting close to that. We'd like to get the position posted. Um made a few tweaks to the um the job description. We added in some scheduling um as far as uh putting together a comprehensive schedule of duties uh by
season. um something we've been talking about for quite a while since Tina really wanted that when she was here and we didn't get it done. But uh I think moving into uh uh someone new in that position. Um we want to get that going. So that's in here. And then also
computer skills. Um we need someone in there that is able to take on the work orders. They reverted to the public works director um most recently, but I think it makes the most sense uh for the the senior position to handle that. Um,
also other programs like GIS, things like that. Um, that need to be done on the computer. We look for some of those expertise. So, those are things that were added. Otherwise, the job description is the same as it was. I I talked to uh the street staff about it.
Um, uh, any suggestions there that maybe something doesn't fit anymore, maybe there should be something else in there. And we didn't really get any comments back. So, um I think it's I think it's a good job description and and was looking to get it filled. Hopefully get someone
in here before, um Larry retires. Um if we we'd want to post it right away Monday. Um and maybe we could get someone in here the week Larry retires and maybe not to depending on how much notice they whoever it is has to give in
their job. So, Brian's is no pretty similar, just a little more updated. Yeah, I only I just added the two Yeah, I added the scheduling stress on on being able to put together a comprehensive schedule and then the computer skills. Um, yeah, I don't
believe I I didn't give you the comparison, I guess, in here, but I don't believe we added anything else. So, another question I just thought of, if one of our current city guys applies for it and gets that
job, we will still be short a street person. So, we'll be reposting another position. Yep. To offset that. Correct. Yep. That would be a streets maintenance person. Yep. Yeah. So, we'll be back to this
and that job description is ready to go just in case. Yeah, 100%. It's the same position as Larry's. The senior guys come and get all three of them. Yeah. get them all three more involved.
Yeah, you know, we we've talked about that a little bit. Um I think as we grow, uh this position becomes more critical. Um you know, one of the things that that Kim and I kind of talked about was uh plowing. You know, uh the the senior position has always called the
plows out and handled all of that that stuff. It has not been the public works director. But should it be the public works director? I mean, it could be. It could be, but the public works director has got a lot of responsibilities with the capital planning and a lot of office things that need to be done too. Um, could it be done? I Jeeoff, you want to chime in on
on that? Turn your mics on back there. By the way, are your thoughts any thoughts that you might have? Yeah, I mean, yeah, you could I mean, I suppose at some point incorporate that in. I mean, it's all that's completely based on workload. I mean it's what you
what you expect that person in that position to be doing you know I mean from public works on down I mean that's yeah because the theoretically the senior person would be you know is directing the summer staff um you know we're delegating that right now but um
directing the summer staff um I you know we'd look to that some of the GIS stuff we would look to that position to um well yeah the calling out the plows keeping an eye on that Um, that's basically I mean if you want your public works director in office or you
want you know or 50/50 on the ground or what your I mean I think it starts from up there. Yep. And how you then break it down from that point. We are going to need to hire somebody to replace Larry just because Larry's retiring and the word on the street that
I've heard is that they need more help now with Larry here. So, I think we need to go ahead and hire a position if we hire it as a supervisor or if we hire it as just a street guy is the
million-dollar question. Well, not quite a million. What is difference? Dollar difference, Kim, between a street worker and a supervised position. 6 to 12,000 probably
about 12,000 depending on what they pull for benefits. That's always the that's always the wild card with it. And it adds up very very quickly. Um if you get someone in who has a you know it depend it's because of the way our
benefits calculated. So yeah, then you think about that 12,000, how fast can that go on certain responsibilities, especially when the city grows, that could get eaten up pretty quick. If you're trying to do the public works and
and have him do everything, too. I mean, and as the city grows for projects going on currently, future projects and what May Clinic's doing and what that could do with our things, I think our public works just going to grow and our population is going to grow and
obviously hopefully our tax base grows. Yeah. But I do think we need to hire somebody to replace Larry. What the title is I agree. I mean, and we can put senior out there
and see what we get. And we don't have to hire a senior. Correct. Well, if we put it out there and that's what people apply for. I think if we said last second, oh, we're going to change it back to just a streets maintenance person. That that wouldn't go over well.
They're different pay. So you have to advertise it as one or the other because you advertise and pay scale with it, you know, and right now they're they're functioning without Larry there. Uh everything's kind of delegated. I know Adam is spending quite a bit of time um working with the summer
um the summer um staff, this the younger staff that we brought in for the summer. Um, you know, we're going to have some, um, community service coming up. Um, you know, without the senior who would typically supervise that, you know, that
would fall on on somebody else who would normally be out on the mower or or doing something else like that. Um, you know, but if there's an extra body there, if it's just an extra street maintenance person, you know, somebody's got to provide the direction as well. U, but you're right. I agree. We got to
hire we need to hire somebody something. Also, the u don't forget that when the pool is online that those duties fall under public works and traditionally the public works directors held the CPO license. Um so that's also something that takes up that person's time in the summer as
well. I mean I I got two questions. One is for Jeff. What is your input to your intake on that versus a senior versus a street guy? I I would assume stick with a senior just just for the fact that you got a point person to go to. I mean,
somebody's the public works director is not going to be able to be at that at the shop all the time directing those guys. It's it's a a lot of runaround. I mean, I there's Adam's done a great job
of stepping up. He's pretty much just assumed that position at this point, but I mean that's kind of unfair to ask too that somebody take on something, you know, he he was designated to the parks, you know, or whatever. That's how that's why we got rid of the mower, you know,
at the time. So, I mean, I think everybody kind of has has their roles and they've I mean, but to not have that point source, I think is kind of I mean, and and my second point on it is let's use the covered bridge festival
coming up and that we have to put road closure signs and do this and direct the traffic the public works. Do we want our public works director doing that or is that a responsibility that should be a supervisor's responsibility? because if we don't have that title, it's going to fall on the public works director. So,
that's kind of my two points on I guess back towards the uh pre-arm meeting and we've talked about I would have leaned more versus a street worker, but as I look at it, we discuss more I'm thinking more on the senior.
Point person. Yeah. to have that point person because the director has a lot of different things that they need to take care of that I think is more important. But making sure that this closure signs and detour signs out for uh I would say
that's more of a supervisor's job than I do the public works. So I mean and and really with the director position, we're going to ask for more responsibility in managing the equipment schedules uh and things like that. Uh right now we just bring all that back to
Kim and and and Kim kind of does it for the department head um heads. So we're going to be looking for the the directors to assume more responsibility u beyond what's there now actually. So
again to to help um make sure we we streamline their services and keep everything running the way it needs to be. But I also think it's a good chance or a chance that we could be hiring a street person in two months from now
too, especially. So that's my two cents. I'll make a motion to uh put the uh senior streets maintenance position post that. I'll second them. Any further
discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 4 0. Thanks, Brian. Um, uh, set work session. I'd like to get it. I'm going to throw a date and time because it works the best for me and hopefully it works the best
for everybody. Is the la last week in July the 28th. Uh, I'm open on time, but 5 to 6:30 is kind of strictly straight budget. So, it's Monday the 28th of July from 5 to 6:30. Oh, that's Kim's day off. So, she'd have
to I can make it work. Does that work for other I already cleared that with her before I put it on here. I'm open on time. I just uh 5:30 works a little bit better for me, but I know it can get later for everyone else. If we can
I mean, this plays at 7, so I got if we were done by 6:30 or if I left a little early. And I'm I'm I'm go either way. I mean, we could do 5:30 to 7 and then you can leave at quarter 2 or 5:30.
Um Fred 6:30 because he plays at 7. Be done at 7, right? Yeah. Yeah. So I'd miss a little bit of it. Fred, does that work for you? 5:30 to 7 on the 28th Monday night. So, we'll do it that way and then
I'm I mean I'm 5:30 to 7. You okay? I'm good with that. That would be great. And we will try hard to finish a little early. We will finish. Okay. We'll we'll finish a little early. So, I just need a motion for the July
28th from 5:30 to 7. Go ahead. I'll make that. And this is going to strictly be budget. So, if you guys have any questions or concerns, look over the budget ideas where we can cut, save, add, and I think
Kim will have some different numbers. We'll get to you ahead of time. Yeah. Yeah. So, cuz I think that's all I mean, so first part of September is when we have to approve the preliminary and we can't go up, but we can go down. So,
so we got a motion and a second. Perfect. Any further discussions? All in favor? Oppos? passes 4 0 reports. Brian, your time's up. No, I know we're getting long here. Uh, new blinds. We're holding. So, been watching
all you guys squint back there. James, you're getting a tan. I think some sun. So, they're going to be coming. I've been holding off uh until we get the police side done. The roof came up over there. And that's going to be Have you heard anything, Pat, on that? So, we
awarded that, of course. So, that should be starting here pretty soon. I think they're getting materials now. Um, so once that is done, then then we'll get the blind person in here to do in here and in there, and then we'll be able to to darken it up a little bit or or stop
the the glare. Um, we have the civil plans for the Keller Bartman building. Uh, we're just starting our staff review. We just got it a day ago. So, Miles will get together with uh with the engineering staff and
um Jeff next week and uh and hammer out the staff reviews. Um and we can give you updates as you want, but right now we're just just starting the reviews. Uh new pool, we just uh got some new commitments to announce. A quick trip um
gave us $25,000. um they would like to sponsor the kids slide. Um so we we'll figure out how to make that happen. Um where we do a donor wall or how we do that, but that's a a big thanks to to Paul Peterman for for working on that. They had initially
given us some less. And uh Paul went back to them and said, "Hey, you know what? You're one of the biggest or one of the busiest Quick Trips you own." And they said, "Yeah, you're right." So So 25,000. And then um Kim got a check from United Redeemer Lutheran Church in the
mail the other day and and for 13,500 and she said, "What's this for?" I don't know. Uh so she called them and that was a donation for the pool. So been a good week. We brought in, you know, $28,500 so far this week and then $38,000
or 30 $38,500. Yes. Right. Um and then there's still some some of the larger ones. uh out there too that are being worked on. Hopefully we'll get a few more um bigger donations and close our gap a little bit.
Um just send an email to the union stewards. We're going to start up negotiations. They're going to send the request to negotiate along with uh negotiating points. um that way we can when we first meet we can go in there
with a little bit of uh uh thoughtful answers and and and thoughts on on whatever requests we're going to talk about. So we'll we'll get those going two meetings, right? One
we used to go for nine months with the teachers union don't go that route but that's it for me. Perfect. Mike, do you have anything? Uh, if it's me. No, I don't. Okay. Sorry, I got a couple. Yeah. Thanks, Mike.
I just want to mention the uh memorial. Um, I talked to Jake. Um he was stopped in uh did some finalizing on some some things and um ultimately it sounds like uh first part of August early August
here they'll start the construction and uh I guess it'll take maybe about a week once they start and uh so that should be more enough time to get it done before September. So I do the whole thing in a week. That's that's what he told Tony here the other day it
should take about a week to get it done. So, I don't know. Fred, sound reasonable. Yeah. Okay. Good answer, Fred. Good answer. You might have to put Fred to work to get that done that quick. But yeah, he said that a lot of the
product has come in. Um, the memorial plaque, he was just blown away about the quality. Um, and I think they're just waiting on the memorial bricks that people purchased. Those are the last thing to come in and, uh, they're geared up, ready to go. So, we're looking
forward to getting getting going on that project. So, that's all I got. And you're going to you're going to schedule a ribbon cutting once you know? Yeah. Once I I think once we know exactly where we're at, then I can make some contacts out to some of the uh groups out there that have been
interested in participating in that because I know that uh there's uh at least one honor guard that wants to be present for it. Try to schedule something. Uh September is certainly suicide awareness month and um that's when we wear our uh our uniform with the
patch uh for that awareness. Um and September one is a holiday, so it ain't going to be that day. So we'll but we hope to have it sometime in that first week of September. So yeah, and we'll publicize that quite a bit, media stations and and all of that.
So it's going to be probably big. We're probably going to need a lot of parking. Very possible. Yeah. Perfect. That's all. Thanks, Chief. Yep. Serge, do you have anything to add? Bill, uh, real quickly, the work on the
feasibility report for the 2026 uh, street project of the Pleasant Avenue loop continues. Uh, intention is that that will come to the council meeting, the second meeting in August. That's it. Thanks, Mayor. Perfect. Thanks, Bill. James. Yeah, a couple things there. Thank you. I just want to note that we finally had
our concrete fixed over at the library. I was worried that it wouldn't match real well, but actually the color came out pretty nice for the project later. I just want to say thanks Pel Works for helping me finally get that done. And uh bike racks installed this last week, too. So, we're all good with that. The
other thing I want to mention is that uh we the libraries gave our annual presentation to Goodw County this week and that went really well. Um, one of the responsibilities of my position is to make sure that we have uh funding secured from both Good Hugh and Wshaw County through negotiating contracts.
Um, about half our revenues come from those two counties. So, it's important that we maintain that relationship and right now I think we're pretty stable with that funding. So, we're in a good spot with it. So, let's go ahead. Thank you. Thanks, James. Yeah. Health and prayer. Kim,
nothing tonight. Miles, uh, only a few things was number one, uh, just want to say congratulations to Logan Simon here who's here tonight. He just became our new code member. So, we pass that through tonight. So, got our code committee filled up now. Um, but then also planning commission still
needs another member and potentially we'll need two members very shortly. So, if anyone is interested, we would definitely love to have them. Um, and then as Brian said, got the site plans for Keller Bartman. So, working on reviewing those and I think that's all
for me. Sorry. Yeah, sorry Logan. I I put it on the consent agenda so you didn't get a chance to give a speech or anything. It's been interesting to hang out and watch the process. Perfect. Good. Glad to have you.
I have nothing, Bob. I have nothing tonight. Joan, thank you for um committing to that code committee. Appreciate that. Other than that, nothing. Fred, I just gonna mention on that RV
public hearing on that were concerned about parking in the driveway with this 15t setback in the driveway is going to really affect them on that. I I to me zero to five on a driveway and we want
them to have solid surface but they do have solid surface on driveway we're really limiting them what they would park on you know the last 15 ft they got a 30ft driveway is the new one eight the one we written is that eight
no the eight was from the um it was from the wall of the house okay that's now so that that be eliminated, but we kept the pitch road for public right away purposes. A lot of driveways to me 0 to five
and I think the code committee brought that up because of the easement that the city have is roughly 15 ft in there and it's a hazard for possible hazard for backing out looking at them. That's why we still have it 15 ft versus five or
the curb. Am I correct on that, Chief? I mean, I kind of thought 15 ft where a typical sidewalk would would end end up being I mean, how much is how much is rightway? Where start?
Yeah, it's about that. and and and for the most part, I think that it's it's not I don't think it's all saying from the edge of their driveway 15 feet up because that would that could eliminate just about anybody's driveway really. So, it's just more of what you know
might need, you know, it just I I think it if you look at it, it might be a lot less than what they think in their own driveway. So I don't think it's 15 feet of the driveway. They can't park a car or anything. So if that's if
that's your concern as long as you don't block the sidewalk. So this is more about storage than it is just all I think the intention with that, Fred, is your cars are usually smaller than
these campers and the RVs where you usually don't have as big of an issue with sight lines. But I also think the biggest problem we have in enforcing is when a camper sits to the street for long periods of time. That's I think the complaints that we're
getting versus the people that pull it in, load their camper up, go camping, come back, unload it, and then go put it to storage. So, I get it. I mean, and I understand that. And every situation is different, too, depending on the driveway, depending on
how long, how hilly, did I read it wrong or is there a chance where like so say my big RV is parked there. Can can I come up and talk to like Brian or to Miles
and can I get an extension or was that part of it or was I am I crazy? Yeah, that was that's correct. There was there is a discretionary line in there that gives the police had that issue. You could come up and right and you could get like for you know if someone has a weird driveway or
your weird lot size, it's a little bit closer and they're like I'm concerned they come in advance. I mean we're not going to penalize them for that. Um, and so I think that was a provision that we really wanted to add was just to make sure that in those scenarios that aren't really big deals and people make the
effort to reach out that they're not going to be penalized for doing so. But the ordinance reads that the chances are the one complain and chief chief addressed that how he
cuz he knows the people that complain comp uh religiously or they don't get along with their neighbors. I mean, it's every situation's tough and it's just we're trying to find something to make everybody happy for the PD has a way to enforce it if we need to. And we're not
using our public streets for storage for a long period of time and we're not having the campers on unimproved services for a long period of time. Are we going to make it perfect? I don't think so. So, I mean, we got a public
hearing Yeah, I mean we'll do the public hearing again, which we talked about having or not having at a work session. We felt like we need to, but we're going to stay on task and not make it other topics at other times. So, and
then we as council can approve it that night, make changes or send it back to code for changes, too. So, anything else? Right. Meeting attorney. I'm going to give you this.
That's