This conference will now be recorded. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Uh I do have one amendment to add to the agenda and that would be 6D to discuss work session. Another work session. Keep you guys coming back. >> I'll make a motion to adopt the agenda
as amended. >> Any further discussions? All in favor? >> I oppose. Passes 4 0. I will open the public comment portion. Individuals may address the city council about any item of concern. Speakers must state their
name and limit their remarks to three minutes. I will close the public comment portion and we will do the consent agenda. Uh all items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine by council and will be approved by one emotion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a
council member request in which case item will remove from consent agenda and be considered in its normal sequence. on the agenda. >> Make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Any second? >> Any further discussions? All in favor?
>> I >> oppose passes 400. Accounts payable. Fred. >> Everything's pretty self-explanatory there. The higher numbers. She's got it in the audits and uh
streets and all that. Yeah, it's all pretty self-explanatory there. Went down here today and went through it with Kim. So, unless you got other questions >> is the uh audit like a prepay on part of it. >> You're going to be charging
a quarter of it and then one. Okay. >> Because normally it's one time, right? We've always called. Perfect. Do I make a motion for the total? Make a >> motion that we pay accounts payable for $130,79.75.
>> Second. Any further discussion on accounts payable? All in favor? >> I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Fred. Uh, new business 6A, please officer posting chief. So, uh, front of you, we got a
memo requesting to, uh, advertise for the officer or position of police officer to fill our current vacancy. And, uh, it's, uh, something we would like to get on as soon as possible.
>> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I'll second that. Any further discussions? All in favor? I >> oppose. Passes 400 Z. Thanks, Chief. Uh 6B, resolution 20267,
please join powers agreements with the state of Minnesota. Brian. >> Uh yep. This is a uh well, there's an amendment. Um and then there's a a new agreement. Um, and every 5 years I believe we have to renew the agreement
uh with the BCA stuff on here. Um, so basically it's just approving the joint powers um and the partnership that we have with uh with the state of Minnesota uh the BCA. >> This is something we've done in the past, right?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yep. So, it's all budgeted and everything in there. Yeah. >> Yep. Nothing changes as far as that goes. It's just the the new updated agreement with the with a couple of amendments. It's a lot of reading. There's a lot of words in there.
You read it. if it helps to clarify this is we we have a computer connection with the BCA. Um and in of course within the past 5 years a lot of IT things have changed and so a lot more security issues um a
lot more responsibilities that we have to make sure that we're compliance especially with the county being that we're under their umbrella because we actually get that feed through them. But, you know, it's it's ultimately um this is what all agencies have to go
through. I there's none that won't be doing the agreement. So, it's just, you know, lawyers. >> I'll make a motion to approve resol resolution 202607.
>> Second. Any further discussions? All in favor >> or sorry, roll call. >> Bob, >> I. >> Kevin. >> I. >> Fred. and I I passes 400. Thanks, Brian and Chief. Uh 6C, resolution 20268
resolving to display the 1983 Minnesota state flag on city property. I will let Kevin uh run with that. >> All right. Well, I put forward this uh I can just partially read here off what I I submitted to Brian here. I urge the
adoption of a directive requiring the city to fly the 1983 Minnesota state flag on all public buildings and properties. Uh this action would honor our state's rich heritage, uphold its historical significance, and ensure a meaningful legacy for our posterity
while reflecting laws on the recent um the while rectifying sorry flaws in the recent redesign process. Um, by preserving this symbol, we maintain a tangible link to our past, educating future generations about the values and struggles that shaped our state, as well
as dismissing its uh risks, erasing a vital part of our cultural legacy, uh, leaving future generations with a diluted sense of where we would come from if we don't maintain it. Um the 2024 redesign was marred by significant
shortcomings, a lack of bipartisan consensus, and there was no public referendum and uh transparency was inadequate. And uh couple just personal notes on the the flag itself. It is a seal and I think we in this day and age don't
really recognize what seals are. They're they're what unite people together. And uh for the history of Minnesota, when Minnesota was founded as a state, the the the two parties could not agree on anything. They went so far as to have
their own constitutions drafted up independently. They said the same exact thing. They signed different pieces of paper. They were at each other's throats. But the one thing they agreed on unanimously was that Minnesota should be a state. That they should pursue
resilience for the preservation of heritage and the blessings that God would provide through becoming a state. And the seal represents that fact that they were united on choosing a seal that reflected the nobility of what came
before us and the peace and prosperity that was expected through um the joint efforts. So kind of a history and legacy that the seal represents >> council opinions ideas.
>> I like the idea of flying the the original flag. Um, one of the comments or you stated is that to be flown on all city buildings or just ones that currently fly flags. >> I would in um my mind it was just that
it would fly on where we have flags currently of the state flag. >> That's what I thought. Yep. >> And I'm under the impression we only have this place. >> Yes. >> Um currently flying the current flag. And I think that's always been that way,
right, Kim? and Jeff and Brian that was always we don't we haven't flown that out there or at the public works garage just this one. >> Yeah, >> we still have it. It's in the back room. >> Fred, do you have any input or questions
or concerns or I mean, you're talking about re taking this one out then or flying them both or put them both >> replacing that one with the 1983. know Kevin and I had this discussion this afternoon about flying both of them
and what that can and cannot mean. It's kind of it's kind of a struggle um flying the one the original flag or and the other one kind of counter acts the effect of the original flag of what that
means. Um kind of one or the other. I do understand the reason for flying both. I mean, but without getting too much details of my personal thinking and my political thinking, and I talked to
Kevin and I had a lengthy conversation. Um, I would be okay of flying both. Um, I understand both sides of the story. the both political views of the story of the whole of where we're at
today with the current flag, where we're at with the previous flag, with some of the issues of the previous flag. Um Brian told me another um stat from how the original flag got about in 1883 or whenever it was. So, I
mean, well, I was curious as to um when it was changed last. The 1983 was a change. So, I did a little a little research on just how did that occur? How did how did a change happen and the 1983
change was a legislative action? Um, wasn't a committee. It was a it was a a legislative action. So, whether that means anything or not, I was just curious as to when a flag is changed, how does that occur? Um, typically,
>> so I understand there's more than one way to do it. There's obviously the commission can do a commission can do it, which is the way they did it this time. But, uh, the last time it was it was changed was a a legislative action by the the bodies of the of the state legislature, uh, presumably voting on
it. So, with nobody, we we have a couple different options we can do here since we're moving uh, one of our council members are not here. So, we can table it to the next council and get the the
vote that way. We can vote on it now either way or we could just fly both of them. And I don't think we have to do anything if we just fly both of them. I don't think there's a motion on that. Um, we obviously know how one council uh
Kevin feels on it and what his motion would be. Um, I just don't want to make it a political reason and that's kind of why I would be okay just flying both of them.
I honestly wouldn't mind reading and um getting Joan's opinion either. I think if something like this, I think it might be good to have all input just to make sure everything is everything is heard.
>> Is that your motion? >> I don't have to motion. >> I was going to say I think this one we we probably would want to do a motion in a second to uh to table it for a full full to vote on a table though or can we just agree on a table? >> Uh Mike Flity,
do do we need a vote on We would We would need to do a motion to a motion and a vote to table, right? Well, I would, mayor and council, um, when you table something, and this gets into the nitty-gritty of like the
rules of order. Um, the short answer is it probably doesn't matter, but when you table something, what you're technically doing is you're putting it setting it aside for an indefinite period of time. So, the appropriate motion, I think, would be a motion to postpone. So, the
motion to postpone it until the March, whatever the next March meeting is, And then and then I think my advice to you is to do that just because I'm not not sure how the vote's going to go, but if there's four members, it could be a tie vote and then then it would fail for
because it' be a tie vote. Um, so it might be better to have five people voting so that there's no tie. Um, but you could you could vote tonight and honestly if it was was a tie vote, you could bring it up again. So it's not
not the end of the world, but yeah. I would make a motion to wait um postpone until next meeting. The n 18th 19th 19th 19th. >> Yeah. March 19th. >> Ask for a second. >> What?
>> See if anybody's got a second. >> I will I will second that. And I usually don't like to. I just would like to have Joan here just to have a full council because we've been on a team and this is a big decision. So, um I'll second that.
Any further discussions? All in favor? >> I I oppose. Passes 4 0. Thanks, Kevin, for that. And I know it's uh we've talked about it and I think
there's more. You kind of know where I stand. So, thanks Kevin. Uh work session uh 6D. Uh the date that comes up that Brian and I talked to would be Monday the 16th of March cuz
uh with some of my personal scheduling conflicts that's why I could not come to the last work session. So, it's going to be basically heavily pool discussed because we have to make a decision or a direction by the 19th. I think Brian and
Kim will have us some numbers um with some different options on that. So, that's the date that I'm looking at. How does everybody look on their schedules? And I'm open on time. I know Bob works better at 5:30. Are you on vacation when you leave? Oh,
you leave. I get back the day before. >> Okay. >> Which which date? >> The 16th. Monday. >> Monday. >> You busy? >> Make that work, >> Fred? >> Yeah. I just checked myself. >> Okay. That work for you, Bob?
>> Uh, I can make it work. >> 5:30. >> Yeah. 5:30 would be great. >> Okay. So, let's plan on 5:30 the 16th. Is it only pool discussion, Brian? >> No. Um we will visit um the personnel policy as well. The discussion we had on
on a couple of revisions there. I wanted the whole the whole council. >> Okay. >> As part of that. So >> the reason I asked that is I was going to try to cut it to an hour instead of an hour and a half. >> I think we might have been out in an hour. >> It was just over an hour >> last one too. So it could be
>> we'll plan on 5:30 to 7, but we'll work on the 7 for a work session on the 16th at 5:30. Just need a motion. >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second it. >> Any further discussions? All in favor?
>> I oppose. Passes 4 0. Uh reports. Brian. >> Yeah, just one. We had our our pleasant loop um neighborhood meeting on the 25th and it went very well. There was a lot of lot of lot of citizens there. Not all
of them. I've spoken to a few since then. So, um, yeah, we're looking at asking the council to allow us to go out for bids, I believe. Was it Jeeoff? Was it the second meeting in or the first meeting in April? >> Uh, the plans will be the 19th, I
believe. >> Okay. >> And then, yeah, the bids come in on the 15th and award the 16th. >> Yeah. I can never keep those dates straight, but but the one thing I wanted to say was if anybody listens to this and and they didn't make it to the meeting, come in and talk to us. Um, you
know, we want to gather all the names we and phone numbers and emails that we can because we put out push notifications on uh water shut offs, if your driveway is going to be impacted, all of that type of stuff. So, there's a lot of good questions and it's going to be a big
project. Um, and it'll either be dusty or muddy or both. That's what we told everybody. So, we're looking forward to looking forward to getting that one done. That's all I had. Perfect. Thank you.
Um, Chief or Mike, do you have anything? >> Um, not if you're referring to this mic. No, nothing today. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Chief, just uh uh information uh for yesterday. I met with
uh Stephanie Miner, our newest hire. um got her outfitted and so she's going to be ready to go on Monday. So she starts Monday morning and uh we're looking forward to having her uh as part of our team and she's excited to be here.
>> That's all I got. >> Thanks J. You got Tony. >> Uh, as part of the IAC task force agreement that the council had previously uh approved through resolution, we hosted a internet safety
presentation at the high school last week and that uh was well attended. About 15 community members came in, got good feedback from that. Uh we're working with the school district to also have a presentation specific for the middle school age group and the high school age group which will be uh middle
of April for that. >> Jeff, >> nothing today. >> James, >> nothing tonight. >> Kim, >> nothing today. >> Miles, >> I just have one thing. Tony took my smoke. I was at that internet safety. Um, then I tried to get my kids, but uh,
you know, they had better things to do like homework. But, uh, uh, Tony did a good job. Um, it was very informative. If you're a parent or a kid that's aware of all this stuff, you knew a lot of it, but I still learned a couple, but, uh, if you're not a parent that's not aware,
there's some nasty things that can happen to a parent or a kid. So, I just want to appreciate take the time to thank Tony and you had a good presentation. It was a good turnout. So, thanks Tony. >> Bob, >> nothing tonight. >> Kevin,
>> nothing tonight. Fred media journ right channel. This