This conference will now be recorded. >> That always scares me because >> we might not have ever recording it doesn't say that. My my laptop says my phone. >> I'll call this meeting to order. We'll start with the pledge of allegiance.
Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> I just need a motion and a second to
adopt the agenda. I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I oppose. Passes 4 0. Uh we'll open the public uh comment portion. Uh, individuals may address the city council about any items of concern. Speakers
must state their name and limit the remarks to three minutes. Public comment. I will close the public comment portion and we'll jump to consent agenda. All items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine by council and
will uh be approved by one motion. Minutes from August 7th, 2025. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Any further discussions? All in favor? >> Opposed? Passes 4 0.
>> I was gone. You can still vote on it. >> Yeah, you can still get it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Passes 4 0. Counts payable. Kevin, >> just a couple things to draw attention to. Number 81896. the uh the work u being done on the
sidewalks there for $27,95.89. It's nice to see a lot of the sidewalks coming together. Um down at number 81931 with the trestle bridge uh street paving
p uh payment there for $22,330.94. Otherwise, everything else is routine among that. So, I would make a motion to approve the accounts payable for a total of $131,264.90. >> Any further discussions on accounts payable? All in favor?
>> I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Kevin. Uh, let's jump down to unfinished business 2026 budget discussions. Kimberly, >> it was not included in your packet because I have not made any changes since the last time we did it. Um, we will be discussing it more at the next
meeting because we have two meetings until it needs to be the preliminary levy needs to be approved. >> Do we have a work schedule? >> No, we don't. Um, >> do we need to or not? >> We can. Yeah, I didn't I thought we
should maybe do that as an ad, but we can talk about later. >> Okay. I mean, I don't know. I mean, is there any other discussion to discuss on budget then? >> Uh, not really at this time. >> Yeah. >> Not until we get more information from you. >> Yeah. I mean, not before the next
council meeting. Probably we could set one at the next council meeting for >> just in case >> for the week of the 10th. That week sometime. No, not that week. >> It's a bad week, too. >> Perfect. Uh, any questions on unfet but
unfinished budget? Perfect. Thanks, Kim. Uh, let's do new business covered bridge festival. Christa, >> see Ryan had to do it. I am Christa Ralph, the Covered Bridge Festival Committee, and tonight I am just asking
for um the approval to close Highway 58 for the parade on Sunday from Oh, what did I 30 or 2:30 until
4:30? I believe had given you guys the stuff for the packet. >> Yep. This is it. It doesn't say it on here. What time, but >> Oh, I thought um say down further. >> Describe to 5:30.
>> I know it's >> right on the top. >> They're 2:30 to 5:30. >> Where do you see that? >> 30 hours and 17 30 hours. It's right at the very top of the detour route page. Sunday, September 1st. That's That's what I was going to look and see if
>> 2:30 to 5:30, right? >> Oh, second page. Yeah. >> Yeah. It's up on the top there. Very first thing. >> Yep. >> And I I assume Tony looked at that and everything's fine and ain't different than last year. Yeah, like Brian's got
up on the screen there, that will be our route and closure and detours and all the fun. >> Yeah, I didn't make any changes from last year. It's just making sure we're on top of mid to actually get proper
barricades up they promised last year >> that they they dropped the ball. That was not that was probably Chris, but someone's been contacting. >> Yep,
I have been. And our next request or just something we want to put out there is we're not closing city hall or library on Saturday. We're trying to keep it all down in the Coverbridge Park this year.
Um, the only time that we would ask for closure up here would be for Sunday for the car show, but I'm pretty sure someone from Mosaic has already been in contact maybe about that. >> I haven't heard any times for that, but we can figure that out along the way.
>> Okay. >> And then on Saturday, I think the talk was to close off the circle, just put some cones across so people can't go in the circle just to leave it open a little bit. >> Okay. Um, another thing I don't know if she had talked to you much about it,
but about handicap parking. >> Yes, we did talk about that, too. I think we've got a couple of handicap signs that we use for voting that we could put out in front here to have a couple more spots, maybe right up by the building. Um, just kind of designate them as handicap. And I don't know if
we've got any more at the shop, Jeff, that we could put out there. >> If we can do, you know, four, five, six spots out there, I can just make a sign, too. we can put it right on a a stake and that's what we've got for a for voting. Um that way they're right there
and then if we close the circle off it's kind of a a direct route down >> or I was wondering maybe the little sidewalk over there if we had any. >> I mean I can get some cones from mind that we can maybe put a steak in just
right here. >> Put the handicap in the circle. >> You want the circle? Well, wherever you want. Just uh the sidewalk right here >> before the circle. >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yep. Just let us know what you want. I think we can accommodate that. Yes. The cones is a good idea that we're
not sticking it in and we can >> I can just print probably laminate put them on a a stick. >> Mhm. >> So, yeah, just keep in touch with us as we get closer and we'll >> Yep. >> We can do some for that. That would be Saturday >> because Sunday all be closed off for the
>> for the car show. Yep. And from what our knowledge is is Carson Johnson from Mosaic is should be the one to contact you guys about the whole car show up here. >> Okay. And I think Holly already kind of talked to us what she wanted for
closure. >> Yeah. >> And stuff like that, which I mean nothing's different really than last year. So, >> no. No. We should be should we just >> once I get your guys' approval for road closures for the parade I will start with the state one
>> perfect got a motion >> second any further discussions all in favor >> I >> oppose passes 4 0 one thing I want to mention the council I know we did it last year I like to do the council pray or float bring your spouses your kids
too I know we do what do we do golf carts last year and some of us walk so maybe I Let's get a hay wagon or something, too. So, >> we had a truck and then we walked. >> Was it a truck? I know had her and then Sarah brought her one, too. So,
>> Yep. Sorry. >> You guys did just the pool, not for the No, if you guys want a council. >> Yeah, maybe do a council one. We'll have to put in the paper because we're all together because we have a quorum. But >> how do you handle that one?
just >> well let Holly know that we're not going to be a meeting. We're going to just be in the >> Won't stop. >> So, we'll just think about if you guys have some ideas what you want to do for vehicles if you want to get a float or separate one, whatever. I'd like to have
all council family, friends, kid. Well, family and kids if you have. >> Perfect. Sorry, Christa. Anything else on the cover bridge? Just if any of you know of businesses or just your own community groups that would like to join
the parade, that would be awesome. Just go on to our website and fill out the online form. >> Oh, you got to do that or you want me to do that for you? >> No, I I think last year they just gave us one and then we did a pool one and did use the one. But yeah, perfect. Sounds
good. Thanks for >> That's all I have. >> And then we're working with Jeff and public works to There's a whole bunch of little things that can happen along the way. So, >> perfect. >> So, yeah, if I can get, you know, contact information for public works now that we have a >> Holly's got that.
>> Oh, does she? >> And the on call. >> She's got Jeff's number and the on call. And we think Jeff will be on call, so she'll >> she'll have two numbers for him. >> And I'll be around this year. >> Awesome. >> Perfect. Sounds good. Thanks, Christian.
Um, let's do resolution 2025 27 accepting a $10,000 donation to the new Zumbroa pool from the Zeppa Lions Club. Brian, yeah. Oh, a huge wonderful donation. We really appreciate that.
Helps a ton. Um, as part of their their tax reporting and all that stuff, they requested a a separate resolution uh um accepting those dollars. So, we can get this passed and I need to get that over to Andy Miller and the paperwork will be
done for it. We've already got the the check here. So, perfect. Just need a motion to approve that from the Mazeppa Lions Club for the $10,000 donation for the pool. >> I'll make that motion for resolution
2025-27. >> Second that. Any further discussions? We'll do roll call. Bob I >> Jo >> I >> Kevin >> I >> and I I passes 4 Z. Thanks Moza Alliance Club on that donation. Um let's jump to 8B. I mean Cris Mack senior street
maintenance position. Brian. >> Yes. Uh we did interviews uh last week. Um wonderful applicants and uh Chris rose to the top of those applicants for the senior position. Um,
we don't know if we're going to call him the new Larry. No, we won't. But, uh, Chris is going to backfill Larry as the senior um, senior maintenance worker. Um, he's accepted the offer. Um, and you can see the terms
on there. Step four. Um, within the the rate structure, um, first thing tomorrow morning, he's he's the man be going to be in charge out there with the street staff. uh us assuming approval from the council. >> Perfect.
>> Yeah. I mean, like I said, we had four great apps. Uh Chris Rose at the top and I also want to thank um everybody on the interview committee uh with Jeff and then especially Sean Hail from Sturggo Public Works being an outside helped with the interviews and Bob. So,
>> Miles. What? >> Miles. >> And Miles. >> Yeah. Miles. But yeah, it was a good process. good interviews and um excited for the next uh roundabout. >> I'll make that motion to approve Chris as a senior street supervisor.
>> Second. >> Any further discussions? All in favor? >> I oppose. Passes 400. Thanks, Chris. And welcome to the senior streets. Uh let's jump to excuse me 8D John Olsen Street Maintenance Position. Brian.
>> Yes, of course. when we moved Chris from his position within the street maintenance uh into the senior that opened a spot and uh John was one of the individuals we interviewed for the senior position and uh we were glad to be able to to offer the street
maintenance position to John and he accepted um and I believe we're slated to start on June sec June 2nd September 2nd um pending approval of Of course, um you know, uh that's that is a step four as
well within that uh that job classification. Um we did give John 20 hours of PTO. He's got some uh administrative fire chief duties he needs to attend to shortly after he starts. So we wanted to make sure he's able to go to that. So put in there some
PTO to get him to get him started. >> Perfect. I'll make the motion to approve that. >> I'll second. >> Any further discussions? All in favor? >> Opposed? Passes 4 Z. Thanks. Welcome, John. Same process. I mean, it was kind of nice to kill uh two birds with one
stone. >> Yeah. >> In the interviewing and uh I think it'd be another great addition to the streets of Zimroda. So, welcome. Thanks, Chris and John. >> Yeah, we've got not one of our top candidates, but two of them. >> Yeah. >> Can't go wrong with that. We're excited.
Perfect. Thank you guys. Uh reports. Brian, >> just one quick one for James. James was unable to be here, but we wanted to let the council know that they're proceeding with the boiler um replacement Superior Mechanical will be doing that work.
>> What was the price tag on that one? >> I don't remember exactly. >> It was close to what was >> Yeah, it was a little bit more, but but pretty close. And of course, James has got it budgeted. So, >> well, and I knew I just have a final price on that. I knew we had some money in there. Okay.
>> Yep. Other than that, uh we started negotiations today, so that was good. Um to get that going. Uh preliminary budget will be adopted the second meeting in September. So, we'll we'll talk about maybe a work session between there if we want to have one. Uh but we've got uh
the next council meeting again to talk about it. And really, not much has changed. Um, and we're, like I say, we're still in negotiations, but not projected to change the the levy amount with that either. So, that's it.
>> Perfect. >> Chief, uh, just uh, update the construction on both the police department is basically fasttracked. The structural
repair that's done about. So granted, we're still waiting on part of the process which was already pres-scheduled out, but hopefully it'll be done in time for the other construction project, which you can see is underway with the
memorial. And uh we're slated to do a dedication on September 3rd at 6:30. And so we're in the planning stage of that that dedication and we're looking forward to cutting the ribbon on that um
as we uh come into September which is suicide awareness month and be representing um that awareness with our uniform as we have with our suicide awareness patch
and uh so just to bring more awareness um any of you heard of another office recently that took their life here in this this past week. Um and uh it's it's kind of an epidemic
and so it's very important that um that those that are in public safety services get the mental health that they need and taken care of in that sense based on the traumatic things we see and have to deal
with. So making that awareness part of that. That's all I got. >> Perfect. Thanks, Chief. >> Jeff. >> Yeah. Just one thing, your uh 2025 uh street improvement projects will kick off tomorrow. They'll start reclaiming uh Deuke and then Sugarloaf. And then
we're going to keep them around and get our all of our patchwork done, black topping and stuff. And then I think they'll put the final code on uh the Ninth Ninth Street and Jefferson project up there, finish that up, too. So, >> S not sand gravel. >> Yep.
>> Thanks, Jeff. Kim, >> nothing tonight. Thank you. >> Miles, >> uh just a couple items for you. Uh planning commission is holding a public hearing in September. Uh there's a lot out in the trail edition of vacant lot right now on the edge of town by the new
uh Christ Lutheran School um that they're doing a minor subdivision there. So, just heads up that planning commission is holding that. And then also we heard public comments in the August 7th meeting for the RV ordinance that's been brought back to code committee. Um we're anticipating moving
forward um and making a few changes. And so you'll see those in the coming months. And we also read a first draft of the animal ordinance revised version. Um and so there's only a few changes we really need to make on that one. So hopefully that one progresses pretty quickly and can move to council
approval. And that's all I have. >> Perfect. >> Thanks Miles. I have nothing. Joan >> Kevin >> meeting adjourned. >> Did you have a sheet to sign Kevin? Okay.