this conference will now be recorded Al to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all want to unmute your
good call I need a motion to adopt the agenda I'll make that motion second go ahead any further discussions all in favor I oppose passes 5 uh review the uh regular meeting minutes of July
18th for I'll make a motion to approve the minutes as written second any further discussions all in favor I oppose passes five accounts payable Kevin all right couple
just to point your attention to the 80523 for $ 17,21 is the siren repair so big safety issue there uh taken care of and then uh down on
80542 um the continued uh payments for Millan 6 Street at 99,1 3313 as well as the uh whks 80546 for $ 35,5 4.71 continued work
there I just make comment on that time well it's not really a repair that was for a well ceiling for out norstar so and there was grant money so the city will get
reimbursed remember that was a year or two ago talk about that we got that Grant um that we just applied for that this spring right Scott yeah I think uh I think we got an awarded last last late fall I think
September they said yep you can do it and then we got it around to here this this summer question the refund for the fireboard came what was that for $100 a check came in and it was made out to the wrong it was made out to the city and it was for fire call
okay for PS um what was that for just just click uh so there's two things I don't know exactly what um is referenced in there but there's one there's an ongoing litigation that we're doing the
paperwork to be eligible for some uh from for some litigation and the other one is a pfast management plan so there was um some test from the Wastewater effluent um that had Trace levels of pest in it so with that we had to do
some steps to to meet the pollution control agency's requirements for that yes so right now we've got two more tests scheduled um I believe that's coming up here this fall and depending what the results are we may have to do more if they come back clean then I
think we uh like not have to do it anymore I'll make a motion that we appr the accounts payable in the amount of $174,300 thanks Kevin uh we'll open the public uh comment portion individuals may address the city Council about any
item of concern speakers must State their name and limit the remarks to 5 minutes I don't think we have any public comments so we'll close the public comments portion uh we'll jump to 8A uh new business resolution 20242 24
authorizing men. agreement number Scott thank you mayor um so yes the city applied for and received grant funding from the menots local partnership program um the reason you were eligible for that was because it's along a state
highway uh there was a outpour of support from the community multiple letters um supporting the installation of push button Crossings and were re rectangular rapid flashing beacons so they're the
square flasher lights that you maybe see uh in other cities um the project can install push buttons at all four corners at Second Street Third Street and Fourth Street so when you come up there and you hit one of them all four we will'll Flash and then promote safer Crossings
of Main Street there um so the city submitted final plans and specifications to M for review and the project has been approved uh the next step is to enter into this mot agreement um i' be happy to answer any particular questions about the
project done this year yet we had some conversations with some electricians they say lead time is probably four to six weeks um so we'll push it through and we'll see there's a possibility um I'd say probably 5050 because there
is a small amount of concrete work that is done at the same time it'll really depend on who gets it and what the lead times are once one is pushed is that what is that H or no no uh what I meant that yep so if you're on Second Street and you hit
one of the four corners then all four corners will flash because you've got that yep because okay okay not okay all right so you're only stop or flashing at the the station that you've touched y okay along with that is there signage
prior to this on either end of town to say hey there are crosswalks coming up no the only signage on there is going to be the signs at the intersection so at each intersection you're going to have a diamond pedestrian um symbol and then directly below there you're going to have the the Flasher beacons is that
something that can be done to warn people to say hey I get up here and I may have to stop quickly because there is a crosswalk if they don't see it coming um I think that you could I don't know if there's going to be benefit looking at the um
looking at the studies and the other thing I'll say is with the flashing beacons on there to say you're you know half a block or a block away and those go on you're going to see them if it's at Second Street and you're you're heading north you're going to see that at Third Street coming in there so I don't know if there's a ton of Ed
benefit but you we could add signs benefit I know it's just all of a sudden sometimes it's sneaks up on people and they're not aware that they have them downtown G lights that are on Second Street in Rochester right I don't know if you seen
okay and they're I mean they're bright when they hit them it yeah they're aggressive yeah hospital is that what you're saying yeah yeah it's kind of like gift by uh Gift of Life in Ronald McDonald House there's two or three of them right there
when yeah and when you hit them you're seeing them appr resolution number 20242 24 I'll second I do Sarah Bob Joan hi Kevin hi I I passes 5 z z thanks uh
Scott uh let's do 8B uh 58 rectangular rapid flashing beacons Scott yes so now that that resolution is passed um the next step in the process is to publicly advertise and solicit for the project so included in
the packet is the wording that we would um if approved we' put into the paper and then we would bid the project um in the late August and then come back on September 5th with bids to present to council for opportunity to award the
project also included in the fact were a couple plan sheets just showing the intersections and where exactly the uh the polls are going to go can I can answer any questions yes yep discussion all in favor
than Scott uh Mill Street 6 Street pay request Scott project uh project progresses there's nothing uh nothing that I need to point out on here project is proceeding and and we recently gave an update on the
Ci's on their app about about ongoing schedule so where we're looking right now is the week of August 12th they're going to come in with concrete to put concrete curb driveways along Mill Street and then the week of August 26th tenant toy scheduled to put black top pavement on Mill Street just in time to
get that done before school so so that is the uh that is the schedule at this point all this here yeah discussions all in favor passes
5 uh thanks again Scott uh let's do the shade tree Grant Scott yes thank you uh so this is a pay request to the final um pay request for the boulevard tree removal shade tree Grant um pathway Tree
Service did that work uh they took down all the trees and grubbed all the trees earlier this spring um we waited for some seed to grow up now that the seed is EST Lish in The Yards we are recommending a final payment that starts the two-year maintenance period on the
project which would really just cover the vegetation um because the trees are no longer there so recommending the approval of the final payment the pay halfway and then we will finish out the grant
paperwork and they got them all done and looks good and okay question second any fur discussions for Scott on his last thing for this evening all in
favor oppos passes 5 z z thanks Scott uh 8e purchase of batteries P saww Chainsaw Mike I have a quote from Midwest Machinery or um it's for
steel um battery operated P saw and uh chainsaw I think as time goes on we'll be transitioning out of the gas powered ones as we're getting use on the old
ones have battery operated stuff now yeah and I mean are you guys happy with the standpoint of uh longevity of the battery and yep yeah that's they've been working really good so far [Music] same ones at the state and they're
really good for longevity usage we've had ones with this same style battery running for four years now super powerful yet so how long you get charge depends on the meat of the wood you're going after but usually you'll get a good
hour of trimming up something and um what we have in the we use it often in the in the lift and it's got a power pack so we usually have three batteries that we just cycle through and we just keep plugging one on the charger that gets you all the way to lunch and you do
the same thing after lunch works really well I'm not a battery guy so that's that's why I question I'm still a gas guy [Music] but like this that it'll work really
good make [Music] motion I'll second it any F discussion all in favor I I passes 500 thanks Mike uh let's jump to 8f Boulevard tree removals
Mike fairly large trees one is at 580 West forth and the other one's on St Paul Road both in pretty tough shape Sarah yeah with um with that one on Sarah's spot
there um or is there any concern with the wind throw with those two being established for so long removing one that the the other big one would have would have utilized that other one for wind protection and now that being gone
would that is there a concern with that at all I've been that that's in the and then should I don't know about other the other Oney up
from it looks pretty healthy pretty healthy it scares me but I need to cut it down it's so tall you [Music] they have some in there bouevard tree you know that's in the general fund
versus the um Ash removals in its own fund so they always ask and I always tell them how much they have so I got just a question on the verification of the c um it says $2,400 and then it says
$1,500 but not exceed 4,000 so is that why they do the total in is at 4,000 instead of 3900 usually that's guys would accept I mean if we go into that we
see I understand it just it seems odd to me to list a Cod 39 but I would just list it at 39 but or 4,000 but any just asking I'll make a motion to approve the uh the
courot for the removal I'll check on that too Bob with Paul and Jeff discussions all in favor I oppose passes 5 z z okay Sarah up stain because it's in
her yard she gave Mike a kickback so she no okay it is600 on there if you look at it Bob yeah it's not I'm sorry I thought it was no it's
okay to school for but I I read that as I read it as 15 sorry thank you for the clarification pass 41 thanks Mike uh let's do reports
Chief Bev you want to wait for Kevin or Kevin you want to go now I go let's go now Kevin all right so at the we had the full meeting of the Z Roa area ambulance committee and um some of the biggest
things in there is that there's a large increase in second call volume so when a truck is already deployed there's a number of more calls now where another crew is being brought in and so one of the one of the things that they're
pursuing is the hiring of another uh it's a full-time employee right yeah another full-time staff uh to help cover some of the weekend shifts where those things can really where they have trouble filling ships as it is so um they're doing that and then our
the pay increase of $2.50 is what we were expecting looking at next year possibly going up to $350 cents to keep covering the cost of rising everything $3.50 added on to yeah
so right now it's a total of 1750 per capita and we were at 10 bucks what three years ago maybe correct it had just bumped up to 12 when I when I got on I believe so the last three years we bumped it so that we're doing
incremental increases instead of lumpsum increases we are doing like two and a half bucks a year then that's and that's staying on track so for 2025 we're looking at $2.50 an increase which we've been
talking about and that was what was voted on and approved U last week at the ambulance meeting what we do for 2026 will be discussed in February at the full board meeting and decided and
voted on in July 2025 for the 2026 assessment my question I think I thought I just heard Kevin say it's going to 350 next year no I'm I meant our next so yeah I that was my Miss speaking talking about raising
another the next time it goes up it'll go up more so yeah 2025 is still set at the $2.50 increment for a total of 1750 I do not believe so Matt yeah the Eda of Zoda approved their
budget for 2025 a slight increase in promotions because they're assuming we'll redo the second year of uh the visitors guides for the state city excuse me which have been very good thanks
Kurt Bev or not Bev Kim I just saw the gray hair no nothing tonight thanks Kim Mike um just that we're starting our they came in and started our crack ceiling project and then on Monday Pearson's will be here and do the chips ceiling portion
number so that's all I have perfect I just have one quick thing I know we talked about it but uh the 250 amps got put on uh thanks Mike for them bids bids for the covered bridge festival so we got two more 50 amps they're in and
working I believe right so uh I don't know if I told Holly that yet but so them are done I feel that was something the city could do for the covered bridge that's the Sarah good Bob meeting ad
joury excellent