This conference will now be recorded. I'll second. All in favor? I oppose. Passes 500. Accounts payable. Bobby, I just wanted to highlight a couple. One of them is one is
81544 which is a pass through for the Zimroto fire department for $1,000. Uh the other one I wanted to highlight was 81568 for LoMyers which was the lawn mower for 11,800 which we approved a couple months
ago. Um everything else seemed very normal. There's any questions? Otherwise, I'll make a motion to approve the accounts payable for $68,246.88. I just have one quick question. Uh, TASC, who is that? The Well, that's an
admin fee that runs over. Okay. Okay. I just hadn't seen that one. I didn't know what that one was. So, perfect. Uh, do we have a motion and a second? Mhm. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. passes 500. Thanks, Bob. A public
comment portion. Uh, we'll open the public comment portion to individuals may address the city council about any item of concerns. Speakers must state their name and limit the remarks to five minutes. Public comment. I will close the public comment
portion and we will jump to the consent agenda. All items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine by the council and will be approved by one motion. And I guess we just have a council meeting from uh May 1st. I'll make that motion. Second. Any
further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 5 0. Let's jump down to uh new business 8A Three Rivers uh uh transit update in 2025. MOU. Tracy.
So my name is So my name is Tracy Borshots. I'm one of the co-directors with Three Rivers Community Action and High Land Transit. This is Diane Ford. She's the other co-director. Um we realized in going back through notes, we're about two
years into our roles as co-directors. um we're not sure how long it's been since somebody's presented to the board or to the city council here in Zimroda about the transit service. So, we thought it was a great time to come in and kind of give you a little background of of what
we've what we've got going on, how we started and um and then go into that discussion of theou. This is just a little bit of history on public transit. Um highland transit was started in 1998. We started in Lake City with a one dialeride bus.
Um and now we've grown to today where we have at our peak we have 20 buses on the road across the three counties. Goody, Wabashan, Rice County. Um you want to go to the next one? Y. Oh, one more. Um so the two types of services that we
offer is um a deviated route service and that is kind of similar to the metro buses where they do one loop um or round every hour and they follow that same round for about 12 hours. Where we differ is that we can deviate up to 02
miles off of that route based on request um into our dispatch center and those routes operate in Redwing, Northfield and Fairbolt. And then we have a dial rider or demand response where that's a call-in people. We we're curb to curb service. People book up to six days in
advance. All those go through our um dispatch center as well. But that's what we offer here in Zimroda. Um you can also see on there the standards that we need to meet for Mindot. Um it's eight rides per hour for a route service and three for a dialer ride.
Um and then for here in Zimrod, we also service MEPA. So, we we do a lot of preschool transportation. Um, as I'm sure you're all aware, the the school buses aren't able to handle all that. So, we do a lot of a lot of kiddo transportation and then we are um also available for anyone else in the
community that that needs rides to or from appointments or outings or or anything. We have a couple that we take, you know, to workout or or PT and or um you know, to a school event if a parent doesn't have a vehicle. So,
um, this shows our ridership in 2024 across all of our service areas. We provided 171,211 rides. Um, at our peak in 2018, we were just over 9,000 rides and then COVID happened and there's a huge dive in our ridership and we're slowly
working our way back up. Um, and those rides definitely aren't where where we would like them, but we're we're working to to build them back up our fair structure. So, for a demand response ride, it's or dial a ride, it's 250 per ride or per one-way trip. And
then in 2024, we started offering an unlimited student pass and a just an unlimited pass for anyone in the demand response or dialeride area. And it' be $60 for a student and 70 for anyone else. And that runs the calendar month. So they can buy it at the beginning of
the month. It's good for the whole entire month. Unlimited amount of rides. However many times they want to take our bus service, they can use for that amount. Um just some technology upgrades that we've been working on. Um we did a
camera update. Um so we have updated cameras in all of our buses. We're working on a pushto talk over cellular radio project for all of our buses. And then a software upgrade, which is probably the one that is going to be the most exciting for um passengers. We've been trying to get a
passenger portal where people could book their rides online and also pay for rides online and track the bus. our current provider had told us that we could have that service and for the past five years we've been trying to work out the kinks and just haven't had any luck. Um we actually signed a contract with
another pro provider earlier this week and looked to go live with that system around the beginning of July. Um and that would like I said it would offer for for individuals. So if it was a parent or um you know a loved one trying to book rides for someone else they could go online they could do that once
it was I believe it's within like 30 minutes of the ride. you can track that bus and see exactly where it's at and anticipate when it's going to show up at your location, as well as being able to offer an online payment feature, which would be very beneficial for those trying to book rides for other individuals. I think council knows that we have
tokens that we behind the counter there that people come in and buy a whole bag of these tokens or a certain number. Yep. Yep. So, and I don't Does the library have them too? Yes, I think so. Do you sell quite a bit there too, James? Yeah,
actually has picked up a lot. Yeah, it had there was kind of a dead spot for a while, but then good. Um, so plans for 2025, um, we have a rider educator, um, that goes out into the public and and presents to whether
it's a senior living facility or or groups or whatever it might be. Um, his name is Hugh. Um, so he's working his way around. What we hear a lot of times is, "Well, I'm not disabled. I'm not a kiddo. not, you know, I'm not elderly. I can't use the service. And that's not the case. There's no eligibility
requirements that need to be met to to utilize our service. You just need to be able to pay the fair. So, we are um trying to break down those those stereotypes that are out there um around public transit. Um again, along with that to build our ridership. Um we know
that that's something that just hasn't come back to pre-COVID numbers and we really want to try to try to get there and exceed them. Um, and then update, like I said, all of our technology. Um, we've worked really hard over the last five years just to bring our technology up to date and feel like with these last couple of projects that we're finishing
up, we'll will be there. Um, and then um, another really exciting um, piece for people in the Zimroa areas. We're going to start some community connections later this year, hopefully yet this summer, where we would be able to connect individuals from here in
Zamroa to Redwing or even over into Rice County. Um, we hear that quite frequently where people need to get outside of this, you know, outside of the service area for appointments or to, you know, visit somebody or even to do shopping. Um, and so we're looking at it would either be two to three days a week
that we would have a bus that would come from the Redwing area over this direction and then be able to connect with a bus that would be coming from the Rice County area. Um, so not only will it help residents within Zimroda get to some bigger communities or other communities that we'd service, but it will also allow for other individuals
from other communities to come into the Zimroda area and utilize the, you know, the boutiques and shops downtown and and other things to that are here in in Zimroda. Um, and then we're very excited to partner with the city again to offer
rides um to and from the Pine Island pool. And I think if I remember correctly, it was about 131 rides that we provided last year and we didn't start until July. So, we're we're really hoping to to go a lot more than 131 this year with with these rides. Um, this
will get posted on our social media tomorrow. We wanted to wait until after the city council meeting here tonight to to get that posted. So, we'll get that out there and and get that promoted so everyone's aware of it. And then if people are looking for rides other than those three locations that we've identified as kind of central um safe
locations for individuals to to board our bus, um they can call into the the dispatch center and and work with them to get to get those locations scheduled. Um, one thing that we didn't put on here because I wasn't prepared with the the slides on it is ourou and I'm going to
let Diane speak to this and give myself a little break. Um, you've all seen theou is that correct? It was in the packet. Yeah. Okay. And we've done it before. Um so the main reason that we are kind of changing things up um and
going to thisou is once COVID hit it really deflated um everything had kind of been tied to the delivery of the buses and that kind of brought a a big deficiency because everything got
delayed. Well last year norm well let me back up. Normally we only um typically see maybe two three buses in a year across our service area. This last year 13 um and so it
really put a well two were just finishing um so really 11 but um so it really kind of pushed the the communities. Some communities saw three and that just when when you're used to
only paying around $90,000 for a bus and that jumped to about 215,000 that um match really stretched our community. So that's why we're switching over to thisou
um versus p having everything tied to a a particular bus. So that that's kind of where we are. Um do you guys have any questions on the theou? Yeah. So with the the new buses, um
that's going to push down what 11. Well, I don't know how often you replace them, but usually they'll do a couple at a time, but now it's going to be all So there's Mindot has requirements. We can't just say, "Oh, we want we want a new bus. We want to put a new bus in this community." So it's based on the
number of miles and the years in service, but it also every bus gets graded and it's for the whole state for all of the public transit systems. So even if a bus becomes eligible for replacement, doesn't mean that we're
going to get selected if a particular bus grades higher than a a different area. So, what theou will do will allow us to effectively budget for when there is a need for a bus and we'll have a a share
in that. Uh, theou is set at I think it was $6,000 now and they will revisit that in five years um to see if it generated too much money or not enough um and then reassess then. But but really what it does is allow us to be
able to budget each year we know it's going to be $6,000 rather than all of a sudden, hey, you guys are getting a new bus, we need whatever amount of money it is going to be or two buses or whatever it might be. Local match on the buses is an 8020 split. Um 80% of that's funded by state
and federal dollars dependent on the breakout and then 20% is a local match. And so historically we we would do the local match would go to the community where the bus was being serviced. And that's like you said when you're the last bus that was purchased for Zimrod was purchased in
2019 2018 2019 and it was about in between 70 and $80,000 to replace that bus. The buses that we're looking to purchase that for 2025 which would be that same style bus that you see here in Zamroa. The budget amount is 215,000 and
there's no additional bells and whistles by any means. Um we're looking exact exact same bus. So that's a huge difference and we're just trying to help alleviate that stress for the the communities that we serve. How many cities or towns are paying this 6,000
all of our demand? So we haven't met with all the demand response um communities. So if Brian are you able to scroll back to talking like the plain new Northfield, Redwing, not everybody but Northfield, Redwing, and Fairbull they're paying a greater share. They're paying more than the 6,000 because city
they have more buses. They have more buses. Yes. So it's based on on hours of service for the community. So if you go a little bit there's one that has all of our Yeah. Right here. So um like Canon Falls, Canyon, Wamingo, Lake City, Pine
Island, Somroa, Waves, and Plain View are are the communities that we're asking the 6,000 for. And Kim worked it in the 2026 projection already. So, and we've already
um Lake Cities um is getting voted on. When is it did already? Oh, it did sign. Oh, that's right. We we did sign it. Canon Falls has been signed. So, we've slowly been working uh through all of these communities to get them signed. And Pine Islands was going to council
this month. I just can't remember when their meeting was because we're not presenting at it. We just provided information. Perfect. Any questions for Tracy? I know it's a great service for our community to keep the cost effective and
stuff like that. Just one question. Like if I were a rider, so you're so say I need to get to the grocery store, I didn't have away, I can call that day and they would come. We can schedule up to six days in advance up to same day and it's all just
on availability. Um, you might not get the exact time that you're looking for, but they get as close to it as possible depending on on what we've all got going on. It would be like a token, but hoping to go to like an app or a way to pay online. Yep. Token cash or pass or like
I said, we'll have the payment option on the app and then they'd be able to use the credit card, which is what most people are, you know, excited about, debit card, it not necessarily credit, but debit. for a motion on the portion of
this. I'll second. Any further discussion? All in favor? I oppose. Passes 500. Thanks, Tracy. Thank you. Um, let's do uh 8B. Uh 2025 street improvements approving
plans and specs uh advertising for bids. Mike. Yes. Will be received at the city hall until 2 p.m. June 12th. on the streets will
de and there's also some subd with that sub drain Mike what what exactly is it just like drain tile in front of the curve or I'm not sure usually it's a schedule SDR just to drain the soil a little bit
better. Okay. You'll lose your ice skating rink though. No, not necessarily from that. People and I'm not sure all of this. We look
plans has subrain now just on the south side that's where I believe most of the services are hooked into on the north side I think they're all walk out so we have to look at that just a little
bit closer what exactly how much we have there's parts of it that aren't And then I was going to ask too the other part of Sugarloaf. You did some We did some things last year on Sugarloaf. Is this just a different section? So the section we're working on Sugarloaf is
the cities on both the north and the south side. That's the part of the annex. I think there's six out there that stops that the last section would be a split with
townships. Again, the first section was a split with the township. Okay. South. Okay. There will be a lot of happy citizens. I get a lot of calls on that. both well people that drive through there to get to the township portion as
well. I'll make that motion to uh uh approve it going out for bids. I'll second. Any further discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Passes 500. Thanks, Mike. Um
let's jump down to 8D resolution 202522 10 Jefferson Drive. Reszone Miles. Uh yes, mayor and council. Uh tonight I have a reszone application from 10 Jefferson Drive. Uh the applicants are here as well, Adam and Jennifer McKini.
They have a primary residence at this address. They are located currently in industrial 2. However, they would like to move into residential to be more in line with permitted uses for their parcel. Um, however, upon further
conversations, we are wanting to potentially change this to residential one instead of residential two where they're going to in which case we may need to pull this and I need to rewrite the resolution to bring it back to council for approval.
Yeah, we're thinking if if you want to change what was approved by the planning commission, it should go back to the planning commission with that requested change and then come back to the council. So, at this time, we're kind of just seeking council direction on this. I
don't know if we want to move forward with residential 2. There's the only difference between the two as we kind of talked about is the acreage problem since their lots a little bit unique because it has four to five acres and they have a few outbuildings. Now some of these have been grandfathered in
because they were built a long time ago. But the only difference is that residential one allows for I think it's up to four or five buildings for every 1.25 acres and residential two is for four or five for every one acre. So,
because of their lot, it could make more sense to put them residential one. Um, I think either way, either would work just fine, but just kind of seeking council direction on this. I apologize for the mistake of putting it in residential two instead of
residential one. It doesn't do with any function of their lot if it's residential one or residential two. Not that I'm aware of. I think the only difference was just because of their lot size that it would be different because they have a few
different detached buildings on their property. It's just a unique lot compared to the rest of the city. We don't have any like it in town. It's usually in the country where you see it a little bit more or in our agricultural districts, but as far as our residential
districts, we don't have any lots like this other than theirs. So, so a request for So, R1 would be was that the the applicant request? Yes, it was an applicant request to to rather than the R2 as it was
approved. So, if if the applicant wishes to do that, then I would recommend that council send it back to the planning commission to have them approve it as the R1. So, we're following all the all applicable laws and because this has to be recorded and everything. So, we want
to make sure it's uh it's what you want. And I I think you're right, Miles. And really doesn't for for the city, it doesn't make a whole lot of difference to us, but it could provide flexibility, you know, in the future, I guess. Yeah, that's correct. And our perspective, I
think, is that because it's such an old lot with an old property that all these buildings have been grandfathered into these laws. So, we're not going to go and make them tear down anything. It's just kind of a unique situation and since we don't have anything else like this, it's this is kind of a one of one
I think here in the city. Um, so I think it's really just up to the preference of the applicant and the council here, right? It would be noted as existing non-conforming. So I assume you're Adam, correct? Correct. Is I mean, what do you what do
you want it zoned at? Zone I mean residential one or is that residential two? I I don't have a problem with one or two because um my my original preference was one because I knew that the that it could be taxed as low as
1.25 that the buildings would be okay. Um we don't have any um ambition to putting on a whole lot more buildings. So whether it's 1 acre, 1.25 acres, I don't think will affect us very much.
Um if this if we were to stay residential too and to keep going forward um to my limited understanding it is a lower tax bracket. That was my initial push to come in here was to get out of the higher tax
bracket. Um at this time I'm I'm okay. Are you okay with staying residential too? Whatever you want to do. Um what what would be what would you do in this case? So what would be your advice? Would you try to go back pay less taxes? I mean to be real I mean I
mean listen to be real honest. I mean if I I mean if I'm going to save a couple dollars I've done dumber stuff with a couple dollars but if it's significant. Yeah. I mean I I mean does residential one change from residential two as far as tax or tax amount? Look it up.
I don't believe an R2 is lower tax rate. Industrial definitely is. Yeah. Y um industrial is definitely a different tax rate because it's all about your taxable capacity and what's the max that they can tax you on. And in residential properties, the first the t the most you
can tax the what we can figure on is the first 1% of your value of your home up to $500,000. And everything over that is t is you can figure out 1.5 1.5 I believe it is. But industrial starts right out like flat out of the bat at
1.5 and it and it has a very it just it is a higher rate for them. If if the numbers don't change whether it be residential one or residential two to keep moving forward. I am okay with
residential too and and I'm just trying to figure if you need something done right away to do whatever you have planned or whatever or is this just a tax thing and if you have to do it to switch it to the other one and you have time I'm okay with that too. It's just whatever you would prefer to do. Yeah,
it was purely to get into a lower tax bracket that would be more realistic of our residential home. We're not running an industrial business. So, but if you want to keep on paying that tax bracket, we're okay with that, too. I'm just saying. I mean,
so I mean, I don't care which way. I mean, yeah, residential two you can have four to five or is it buildings? I think res I think R1 and R2 is the same way, but I think once you get to R2, it's up to an
an acre. It's just a little different of wording. So I don't think it's going to it's different wording and planning commission changed this I believe last year I think even to say that you can only have a certain amount of outbuildings on your property whatsoever. Again in this case it's kind of unique. They've already been there
for almost a hundred years. Um and so it's they're kind of grandfathered into these laws. I don't know I don't know how that changes to be honest with you and I don't really know what the legal perspective is here. Um, but I think I think we'd be okay with it. Um, I don't
know if Brian has any input or issues with it at all. You know, I was trying to remember because do we delineate between R1 and R2 as far as the outuilding requirements when we changed it to take into account um area of the
lots? Um, I don't think we did either. I don't think there's any difference between R1 and R2 as far as how many outuildings you can have. How many do you have now? We currently have five. Gosh, I didn't know. Trying to remember five out there. I spent a lot of time out there. So, um yeah. So, in either
case, it would be existing non-conforming. I I believe that that's my opinion. Legally, as far as when we've had other situations like this, they haven't had much of a perspective other than that it's there. Um we're not going to go out
and make them tear down anything. Um, so I don't think we'd have any issues, especially since it's been there for so long as it is now. And the reason we changed that a year ago was for another property that was a bigger property. That's why we changed that numbers on the outbuilding, right? That's what
started the conversation and we thought, well, it kind of makes sense. If you've got a huge property, you can accommodate more outbuildings without looking cluttered as cluttered. Um, so either way, R1 or R2, I don't think that's going to change the fact
that you've got you'll be existing non-conforming. At this time, we didn't have any um residential zones that were 5 acres, right? Now, we will this one's all enclosed with trees, too, so nobody knows what's back there. And all around
industrial, too, anyway. They're the only because they're right on Jefferson Drive where the township starts. And so they're the only residential property pretty much for at least almost probably a block or two um until we get back into the city. So there's really no neighbors that we have concerns about. We didn't
have any uh any issues with any of the businesses nearby. They didn't have any problems with um this reszone application when I sent out public notices. So as far as we're concerned, there's no issues here. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't been changed earlier than us as a residential for the tax
purpose. Right. I mean, because obviously I don't know the differences, but it's probably got to be significant for you to spend the time in issue. So, I mean, yeah, we were astonished. But if you want to keep on paying, I mean,
so I don't I don't care if we I mean, do we need to send it back to planning and zoning or can we just approve it and then they can get moving on with it's the applicant and council as well. I think city-wise we're fine either way, but it's just kind of up to you guys to see what you guys want to do. From the
sounds of it, they'll be capped at the existing building amount because it's already non-conforming, but they'll be in that lower tax just being in the R2. So, it'll be the same as R1. Might as well press forward with what they what we have before us and they get the
benefit right away. Because the only difference that I heard is it's either one acre or 1.25 acres. That's that's the difference. buildings per one acre to 1.25. We have we have 4.2 acres. We have five
buildings. So I'm okay with R2. That's literally the only difference is a quarter acre or number of buildings. I I mean, but like you said, it's it's been there. It's grandfathered in. So I mean Yeah. Yeah. I I I I don't care
which way you want to go. I mean, we can approve it tonight. We can move on or if we can go Let's approve and move on if that's I I mean I'm okay with that council. I'll make you okay with that, Miles? I am absolutely okay with that. Perfect. I'll make a motion to approve that uh that change. I'll second. Any
further discussions? All in favor? Bob? Hi. Joan. Hi. Kevin. Hi. Fred. And I I passes 500. Thanks, Miles. Thanks, guys. Um, let's go to 8 resolution
202523868 GW Avenue. Miles, yes, Mayor Council, uh, last two council meetings ago, I believe, is when I brought this to you, um, because I was gone for the May 1st meeting, but this is a variance at 868 GW Avenue. Um, saying that it's a
new home construction from Seth Freeze Construction. They're the plans that they have call for a covered screened in porch and it encroaches five feet into the setback the rear yard setback. It'll be at 25 ft. However, this was previously amended by planning
commission from 35 ft to 30 ft. So, they'd be going 5t more into the setback and previously council directed us to bring this back to planning commission. One reason because councilman Rash was not here in attendance and so it was eyeing to be a split vote and city
attorney Flity decided that was not a good option for us. Um and also just because we weren't exactly sure how the vote was going to go. So we didn't want to like lay on it. So we brought it back for a planning commission and they voted to
deny this on the same vote 5 to one again. Um the grounds that they had for factf findings was that the applicant's practical difficulties are not are made by the landowner themsself as in the construction hasn't happened yet. The
home hasn't been built and so plans can still change and that they are deliberately creating this flight by making plans that encourage into a setback that has already been previously amended. Um, in addition, yeah, in addition, it was just
because of the uniqueness of the property lot. That was maybe the question that we had last time. Councilman Emenson brought it up that there might be a slope on this lot that could make the lot a unique shape. However, planning commission decided that the lot wasn't unique enough
compared to its neighbors to constitute the variance in question. And to continue on, if we are to grant a variance, it has to meet our three factor test, which is one, it has to be a reasonable, which this property was decided that it's going to be used in a
reasonable manner as a primary residence and that the deck would encroach into the setback. It's a reasonable request. Uh number two, that the property has to be have have a unique situation that calls for the variance. planning commission decided that they did not
have a unique situation because as I said the land owner had created the situation himself. Um when you think back to when we were granted the request for Arlon Olsen his property was unique because it was an old property had been grandfathered in and so building the
garage was made a lot more sense because the lot itself was a very unique shape and the residence itself had been there before these laws existed. Um, and our third final test for the variance is that it will not alter the essential character. And planning commission
decided that it would because that it would be different than all the neighbors and that they would be going into a setback that was already amended for all of their neighbors on the golf course. So, tonight we're seeking council decision on this resolution. I brought a resolution for denial, but it
is ultimately up to your discretion and your direction tonight. council. I know we discussed it last. I know Fred wasn't here on that one, but it was kind of uh both sides of the fence and I'm kind of that same way now.
But then again, we already amended the change here. Was it a couple years ago? Yeah. 20 end of 2023. Yeah. So I think my big hang up last time was just that we didn't have the fact finding right in front of us and so I
had a bunch of questions that just weren't typed substantiating my denial of it without the evidence. So I'm I thank you for taking it back getting getting this deep level of detail for us and I I would definitely go with the
denial now. deny this change. Any further discussion? All in favor? I go Bob. Hi, Joan. Hi, Kevin. Hi, Fred. And I I passes 500 for a denial. Thanks,
Miles. Uh, work session or is that a work session coming up? Uh, let's grab our handy dandy calendars. Um, thank you. You were thinking June. Well, whatever you want. We just have a
number of items that we need to uh to discuss. So, what is uh we actually have three weeks before our council meeting right now between the 15th and the 5th. There's the 22nd and the 29th.
Those are Thursdays. Uh 29th won't work cuz I for me 22nd will for me. Well, we probably need you here. You're talking June. Uh we're talking May the 22nd, 29th, too. But yeah, I was
just thinking if we could, you know, if you wanted to, you could squeeze one in between council meeting because we got we've got a long a long layoff there. I mean, could we do I can't do the 27th either. Kim, when are you are you gone? When are you gone in that time
frame? Just the 22nd. I have a evening plans. Week the 26th is Memorial Week. Planning and zoning is the second Monday, right? Second Tuesday.
I mean, how about June 9th or June 12th? Does that work for None of those. No, I'm kidding. Fred, you around? I mean, what does that 9th 12th look for? I mean, I probably will be able to be here, but
I've got a set of twin granddaughters being born that day. How about the 16th? C-section day. How about June 16th? Well, council got moved to the 18th. I got a fire meeting that night. 17th is code
committee. 18th is EDA. Junth I can't have a meeting that day. Oh, no. 18th is the council meeting. Yeah, that Wednesday. I mean, I hate to do it. I mean, it sounds like most people 9th and 12th would work except for
Kevin. I mean, I I like to do it. 12th would be better for me. 9th is training. But is there any way you can do on the 12th? I can do 12th if we do it early. I have something at 7. It's in Rochester. 4:30 to 6. Would that
work on the 12th? I think that Bobby. Yeah, I think so. Fred operate this. You uh the retired guy is the busiest guy here. So, I've heard that happens. I hear that all the time. I
think he originally asked me the 9th or 12th. The 9th and 12th would work. 4:30 to 6. Okay. That give you enough time. I mean, like I said, when we do work sessions, I like to 6:00 it's gone. So, let's do the 12th, uh, 4:30 to
6. Uh, that work for you. Well, I don't know what time they do C-sections, so we'll find figure that out. But, no, that's okay. I'm assuming it'll be early in the day. I'll ask Katie tonight. She's at my house tonight. So, I'll see if Oh, is that the actual day she's doing the C-section? That's the C-section that day. If she makes it that
far. Yeah, the 12th. I mean, that's it. I I don't know. I've never had grandkids, so I don't know what my commitment's going to be. Let's Let's tentatively do it that day. And maybe on the council on June 5th, he'll be a
grandpa already, so it won't be an issue. So, hope not. We want to We want to bake him as long as possible. Okay. Lung capacity. Right now, we'll do the 12th from 4:30 to 6. Perfect. for work session. I need a motion for that. I'll
make that motion. I'll second that. Any further discussions? All in favor? I oppose. Pass it. 500. Reports. Brian. This is going to be a long one. No, I know a little while. I understand there was questions on the
the new apartment building at the last council meeting. I just wanted to clarify. Uh like Miles had said, we're still waiting for the developer to review the TIFF the the u the TIFF developers agreement and provide plans. We don't have plans yet. We don't have civil plans. Got some preliminary stuff
that we uh were not much. So, we're going to have to wait until we get more information before we've got anything more for you. It's kind of just sitting there right now. And I talked to Andy about three weeks ago and and he said he was going to get going on that, but he's
swamped with Wabasha going on and and a couple other things he had going on. So, it's it's kind of in his court right now. So, we're waiting on him. Um if he's not in a huge hurry, we don't need to be in a huge hurry either. We'll uh we'll wait when we get the information.
then uh the civil plan um um and then the staff will do a review and so will a city engineer and then we go back with comments and we start developing the developers agreement, local developers agreement at that time and then you'll start seeing more
things. Um there I heard possibly people are still thinking that we put some money into this. The city is putting nothing into this so far other than the sack and whack fees. Um I think that's it. Um they Keller Bartman provided a a
full escro check for all the upfront costs. So we've got some staff time into it. That's it. Uh no money. Uh this isn't like the last one where we put quite a bit into that one. So yeah, we we're just kind of where we're at and we'll update when we when we get more to update, but we really don't have
anything yet. I just wanted to be be clear on that. So there's not anything getting out and about or anybody's if anybody's saying anything around town, that's that's where we're at. uh pool update. The design continues. Uh we should have we're
waiting on the latest bore soil boring reports and then they'll finish putting the plans together. And I believe we're going to it's going to be into July now, middle of July at least before we have full plans. Um and and bidding will be
after that. Um they are still standing by the opening in June 26 in of 2026 if we can get it going. Um we're going to have to have council make some decisions here soon. Um the park board and the council on fundraising. I think we're
about well, a couple other things have trickled in, but I think we're at about $560,000 of of of dollars fund raise, which leaves, you know, $1.1 million um to still raise, not including the potential inind donations uh once we
once we do the bidding. Um, so we're going to real soon here we'll be bringing something back to the council as far as if we want to proceed this year, if we want to hold it off a year. If we do that, it's another $140ome,000 of interest or not interest,
but uh inflation. Um, we'll have a number of different options for for council to consider and parkour. Um, I I kind of want to get it going. then we'll we'll deal with uh with what
we need to after that. Um there's several talks going on with larger um employers in town and outside of town. Um so we're hoping that that is fruitful and we get some little bigger donations coming in. Um but but there
are still the committee is still doing a lot of work on that. I think we're going to have a committee meeting set up here pretty soon again. So, that's uh that's where we're at. At some point, we'll go back out and say, "Okay, you know, if every citizen would contribute this
much, we could get there." Or if half the citizens would contribute this much, you know, we'd have a fully funded pool. Um, but we're kind of waiting on those numbers till till we find out from some of these bigger employers
um if we're going to see any any larger contributions. That's it on the pool. And then you see the new windows behind you. Ruben Shuffler did a nice job on those. They look like doors, but they're
windows, trust me. Um, new trim. I think it's beautiful. But watching the sun and right in Mike and Kim's eyes over there reminds me, I have to call the the blind company and get them going on the blinds. So, we'll get some new blinds in here, too. Otherwise, it gets tough to
have meetings during the day with the can't see the screens. All those have to get stained too as well and finished. The I think that is the finish. Oh, okay. Yeah. I think it's just a little bit lighter. It's pretty
close, but I don't know. I haven't Did you I was gone when Ruben did it. Did you guys talk to Ruben at all? Is that I think that's It was all done when I got back. And so was the roof. Got a new roof up there, too. Uh asphalt looks pretty good. The colors look good. I tried to
solicit help picking out the color. Nobody would give me any help. So, this is what we ended up with. So, hopefully happy. Is is the is there a lot of changes on the pool or why is that taking so long to get a final the soil boring have taken a while to get back? Um, and
then they had to go back and do six, I think it was six more because they were uncomfortable with part of the they didn't quite know in part of the pool. Um, and it was going to be in all likelihood less money to do the borings and know ahead of time rather than pivot
during construction uh if they run into some bad soils. Uh, so that was part of it. Um, other than that, yeah, it's just it's taken a while. Um, they have to fit permitting in there, too. Um, if the permitting of the once they have the
plans together, then they have to go out for permit. And if that's going to take too long, we can ask to keep it moving for bidding while they're while the state is doing the permit review. But they used to be a long time. It used to take forever, but I think they've been better now lately is what what Burbach
was saying. And then the roof over at the police side. Uh we have a design um they're running that design past our roofing contractor Schwickerts who has been looking at our roofs for years just
to see if they've got any comments or concerns about the fix and you know leveling it back out if that's going to do anything to the roofing um the roofing. And uh then we'll get along for bids here real soon and and get it
fixed. Uh the design involves a steel I-beam. Um so we'll get bids and we'll see where we're at with that. If it's they're confident it'll be less than $175,000 threshold for for full um full
bids. I guess they're going to get quotes. If it's under 175,000, they can get quotes. So, we'll do that over insurance is involved. Yep. We'll have a deductible there, but they're Yep. They keep checking in with me every every week to see where we're
at with it. So, they're interested in getting it fixed up as well. And the police are anxious to get rid of their nice uh temporary wall. Oh, and like I said, chief is up for the uh uh the police. I'm going to lose what I my train of thought here. what's they
called the police recognition week. Um he's up with um with Gary's wife um up in up in the cities. So yeah, I think I think that Oh, we
sold the uh the squad. Did we? Yep. Sold the ass today. Full ask $19,000. Someone in town here. So that is that money will go back into the account for the next one.
19 19,000. Wow. Around yesterday evening. Yeah. We put it out in the shop because we we realized we didn't have a Minnesota title. We had a Michigan title for it. Um so Pat had to go down and get a title ordered and that's being expedited, but we don't quite have it
yet. So we can't officially make the deal until that gets here. So, it's safe and sound out at the out in storage. Okay, that it. Anything else? Anything else? I don't know. Oh, the uh the clerk's institute. Thank you for sending
me to that. Um Kim had been telling me for a few years that I should be a certified clerk because I'm the clerk. And I put it off and put it off and boy, it's intensive, but it's interesting. Very interesting. Um even though I've been doing it for a little while, learned a lot of things. Told Kim, "Look
out. I've got a whole bunch of ideas now. So, that was year one. Uh, year two will be next year and then a third year after that and then I'll be able to be certified clerk. But yeah, it was 7:30 in the
morning till 5:30 or 5:45 at night and you sit in a room like this big room like uh for all that time. There's a proctor outside the door. If you run out to the bathroom, you better not be answering the phone or go and get back in there. Well, it's a it's a serious
deal. But it was interesting. I appreciate being able to go. So, I appreciate appreciate you sending me better go quick before I think of something else. Perfect. James, thank you. Miles, council, the only thing I have is the RV
ordinance. We have a second draft done and we're bringing it to code committee next week, May 20th, and we'll be seeing some thoughts from the committee and we'll kind of go from there. But it's just more of a workshop on a second draft and we'll kind of see where we go.
Hopefully pending any changes, we might have it for council in June at some point. Um, but we'll kind of see. That's all. I'm sick. Thanks, Miles. Kim, nothing's Mike. just uh let you know that the campground, the
new campground, the 10 sites are done and they're people are using them now and then the bath the new bath house the footings are dug so stuff has moved along out there. Perfect. Thanks, Mike. I have nothing. Well, I did make a
couple phone calls today to uh Drazkowski and Steve Jacob concerning u uh wastewater treatment north. I got their messages or left them messages, got their voicemail. So, we'll see if they call back or just kind of said,
"Hey, make sure it's on the bonding bill for the Northland Bro." And um I think our lobbyists wanted all the mayors to call. So hopefully we'll get some money, more money. That's all I got. Bob,
Joan, Kevin, Fred, I think the words