this conference will now be recorded. >> Don't you? >> I think so. >> At 5:30. >> All right. Let's call the meeting to order. Any additions or corrections to the agenda? >> There are none.
>> Is there a motion to approve the agenda? >> All in favor? >> I oppose. Wow, it's echoing in here. It is. Move that away from you a little bit. Okay. Meeting minutes from March 18th.
>> And I've already made the date correct. Wait for me to send it back. >> Okay. You're telling me I'll make >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. Motions pass. Monthly
financial report and accounts payable. >> Financial report is here. Now, if you have any questions that I could possibly answer or I can find the answer for you. What's the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles
for loan collateral? >> Is that the new car that the city got? >> No. Or would that be the the Ann the Annies? >> No, she's down here. >> Oh. >> Oh, no. That's right. No, you're correct
on that. So, we had to register her mobile home with the state. >> Oh. In order to do that, >> just send a check of $14 to Minnesota Motor Vehicles. Yes. Thank you. >> That makes sense. >> That makes a lot more sense. >> I couldn't figure out what collateral
would be. >> Yeah. So, we got her correct title and got that sent off. So, >> I'll make a motion to approve the monthly financial report. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I opposed. Motions passed. No public hearings. Old business. Tulip Tree Marketing. >> Yeah. So, we kind of tabled this last meeting. Um I contacted Whitney West
uh at Tulip Tree and you know, one of the issues was getting our information out there, which we've spoken about quite a bit. And we've come to the conclusion that we're not going to do obviously Facebook posts anymore. I I think we're in agreement of that, but the Google ads are a way to get it out
there. I realize the price tag seems a bit, you know, steep with $3,000, but she said the Google ads will get more people seeing your information. Uh they they will link them to Facebook to push them out. So, it's almost if it's something that
the EDA would like to initiate and do, uh we can go ahead with it. if there's another way of doing it. Advertisement. Um, like I said, I'm I'm all ears. We on Friday, I put the visitor guides
around Rochester, the Galleria Theater or the Galleria in Rochester and down the subway, a couple of them illegally. Uh, as in I took out the Rochester visitor guides and put some Broda in one place. Just one, not a lot. But, and I didn't steal them. I put them in a se I
put the Rochester ones in a separate spot. So, they're still there. So, maybe it's not illegal. Uh, but the other places I put them there are legal. Uh, so that's one way of getting them out. And I still send them out to the Minnesota visitors places around the
state. I just send them to the one down by Lacrosse. Is it um shoot? Oh, it starts with a D. It's a cross river from Lacrosse. And then I've recently mailed them out to Beaver Creek, Minnesota. Yeah.
So, and so what we could do is if one wanted, you know, if we want to go with this, we could kind of come up with a kind of a tagline or something to advertise about the city specifically and bring your business here, build it what you want. >> So, we're just talking about the three
months period. >> Yeah, >> they have to be consecutive months. So, that was one thing we talked about. Can we divide the months up? And I know I think last time we talked about if we did this, we do it um kind of June, July, August before
the festival and they could advertise the festival at that time. And Tulip Tree would work with us on this whatever we wanted to put through there. Okay. >> So, do they suggest ads to us and then we go, "Yeah, we like that." Or, "That's
not our thing." Or how's that? >> Yeah. >> We don't have to come up with that, right? >> We could come up with an idea of what we want them to >> say like this is what we're thinking and then we go or do they just go if once we
kind of give them an idea? I think if we gave them idea of what like one month we want to run this, second month, third month, they'd run with those. >> Yeah. >> But they would be sent to us to see what it is we're sending out >> before.
>> Yeah. I'm not adverse. >> I don't know a strong feeling either way to be honest. Yeah. >> Okay. So, am I thinking right? So, we're gonna we're going to pay the 3,135 and then plus 5.95 each month or is it
just >> No, that's the total >> the 3,135 would be what we would pay for those three months, >> right? >> The monthly was the full Facebook, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that's that was monthly total for Facebooks. Thank you.
make a decision today. >> I think we have to make a decision today if we're going to want June, July, and August. >> Yeah, >> I'm I'm good with that. I don't know what other people think. a motion.
>> I'll make a motion that we that we try and the Google ads >> for three months. >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. >> Motion's passed.
>> All right. I'll be in contact Whitney and I'll when I get examples I will send them to you just so you can see them and I'll bring them to the next meeting. >> New business pool grant. >> All right. So, we have the opportunity with CEDA to write this Bllandon
Foundation grant and I just we just submitted it today for $150,000. Um, >> BL the Blandon Foundation. >> What's the whiskey? >> Bllandon. >> Yeah. So, it's not that one.
>> That's all good. So, the city, as you know, the pool's a a pretty big issue with, you know, funding it. So, the city at this point is roughly $3 million short. Um, they
had a meeting on the 16th to kind of go over some options with the pool, with the public. Um, the three options are number one, reject, >> sorry, was that March 16th? >> No, it was it was last week. >> April 16th is tomorrow. It was March
16th. That would have worked out better. No, it was April 8th. Wasn't April 8th? >> Yes, that's right. >> I just tried to make sure I'm >> April April 16th. Okay. >> Is the city council meeting? >> Sorry. April 16th is the city council meeting.
>> So, they had a public hearing on April 8th to talk about a possible tax abatement. Uh so the three options the city council will talk about tomorrow are reject all bids with no pool. Uh reject the bids and go back to voters for full funding and then accept the bids and move forward with the possible
tax abatements. And from what my understanding is if they were to accept the bids and go with the tax abatement and if they still fund raise and say we got this grant for $150,000 that would lower the amount that the public would pay. Uh and
there's not a time frame on that. So even though you know there are different options here, we went ahead and applied for this grant for this for the pool. >> Um and it's basically this is just information for you guys to know
>> question. Is this is there like only 150 available or are there you know a million dollars worth available and we applied for 150. >> The most we could apply for was 150,000. Yeah. But is there more that this particular grant gives out than 150? >> Yes, they only give
>> 150 to each. >> Yes. Yeah. It's a pretty significant grant um in the millions. So, but as far as entities, >> that's what we get the most we can apply for. >> Okay. There is no further discussion. We
will move on to part B. the Zel update. >> I just got an email from Todd Fitz who's in Cabo, so feel sorry for him. >> Um, they had a meeting this morning and they're finalizing their deal with America's Best In. So,
as of right now, it looks like Zable will kind of their first action in Zimrod will be acquiring America's Best in and they would remodel um and then advertise more. And so they'd be starting with that as, you know, getting
that hotel going. >> Existing building. >> Existing building. Yeah. And so I think that's that's a pretty good place to start. Kind of get some moving. I haven't heard anything about the Covered Ridge Restaurant. Anybody's heard because I know it's for
sale and I brought the information last week. They have a meeting next week. Uh I think it's at Wild Ginger which we'll be at in the morning. I think it's Tuesday morning. Um, and they'll keep talking about such things as a chamber. I kind of spoke to
them about chamber because they have businesses that are at these meetings and it could kind of grow into a chamber of commerce and so we'll we'll kind of keep going from there and they're they're in as far as what Todd says they're in on board with that. the
question interested in >> kind and I don't know if it'd be a chamber at first maybe just a group but then it could grow from there. >> That's a good way to get those different businesses together. So that's just information on Zel
>> and then part C is movement of historical plaque. >> Yeah. So, I know you guys have all read the plaque that is over by Quick Trip, correct? >> Sure. >> Have you read it before? >> I have not. >> It's a PLA. It's a storyable plaque and
it's kind of out of spa. It's The city has grown. That plaque's been there since 1961. The city has grown and you can see in the pictures I provided. The sidewalk doesn't go by it anymore. So, for somebody to go read, it's going to be pretty interesting. If you haven't read it before, I have a picture of it
in here and then I typed up what it says. And it doesn't say anything uh offensive to anybody by any means because a lot of these historical plaques sometimes do. But I've been working with Jeff Meyers, our public works director, and he has the
opportunity. He's got a project where he only needs to use half a yard of concrete and he needs something to do with the other yard half, excuse me, their half of concrete. So, we thought about maybe replacing that plaque down here by the bridge where people will see it. So, you have those two historical
plaques by the bridge and this one would fit very nice right there to the right of the u of one of those plaques. I contacted the historical society and that's fine, but I kind of like to stay away from because they're anytime you
move a historical plaque, they want to reward it. And honestly, I don't know of anything that is offensive about the only thing I thought was impressive is when you read this plaque. Let's see. So, it talks about the old covered bridge
uh was gateway to the town of which hundreds of wagon loads of wheat were transported annually on the way to market and a favorite haunt for young couples until village council ordered a kerosene lamp hung in the center. So apparently there was a lot of
children conceived in the covered bridge back in the day. I don't know if that's offensive or not, but I think it's a pretty fun thing to read about. So one thing about this, this marks the Deuke uh St. Paul Trail which went down East
Avenue. So, if we did move this plaque, and what I mean by moving it, that foundation that that plaque is on, Jeff has gone over and it goes down several feet and it's not moving unless because our first thought was, uh, Jeff said, "Well, we get shoe markers. I'll come in and just lift it up and bring it over
and set it down." And he started digging around it and that's not going to happen. So what we may end up doing is taking the plaque and you know taking it off this monument and having a new monument done here and put the plaque on it and we make sure to say this plaque
was originally located at that spot which marked the trail so everybody knows where that was. Um, and then uh advert if somebody if we can find we've got the name of a person who may do the stonework and I'm going to call and
talk. If we could get that person to do the stonework really cheap or maybe even pro bono by putting his name on the stonework which will be there forever that might be a benefit to him and I'll I'll speak to them when I get a chance. Dale Thorp was his name. I'm guessing
Dale does not want his name on the monument, but >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> He's a great guy, though. So, >> we got the name from Jake. So, >> yeah. >> So, he would be You think he'd be up for doing that or >> I He's retired now. I don't know that
he's doing a whole lot anymore in his >> Yeah, like I said, I'll give him a >> with his skill. So >> call to see because that'd be one way we could pretty much do this as cheap as possible, you know, and don't have to worry about the historical society taking a look at it and then people
would actually see the plaque. You know, it tells why it's named Zroto. The first settlers came here from L, Massachusetts in 1856. Um, yeah, it's good little history and it'd be fit right in with what we got out here.
What's the intent with that land out there then? >> That's a park technically. So, that's a great question. Uh to move it from Parkland, it's it's a process to move Parkland to be sold because I think the city has
no use for that land and there are people would be interested in buying that land. Um I personally um think having that green space as you drive into Zumroa is kind of nice instead of having another building. >> But I I guess the question would be um
that would be a great spot. I mean the uh the thing that they display the what the championship. >> Yeah. that could be improved in my opinion. And uh >> that'd be a great spot for somebody to
rest. I mean, Quick Trip is right there. They got food. It'd be a really nice uh uh >> make it into a park. >> Make it into a park. Nothing special, but you know, a shelter that they could sit under with a picnic table on it and
and maybe a something else back there, a fence or something to put those championships on or something like that, like a ball field type. >> The idea of a like a digital sign came up >> that's been brought up. >> Put stuff >> years ago when Rich was here
>> putting up >> the championship plans. >> Yeah. make it more >> make it more visible if you had a fence that kind of blocked off the view from where all those buildings are being sold right now and you could put the ch the championships on the fence kind of like
a ball field if you would of some type but I don't >> just seems like >> yeah which is fine yeah >> but it just seems like that should be a usable spot for visitors coming to town Because Quick Trip gets so many people
and they they stop and rest, walk their dogs and whatever. >> Yeah, it sure does. It is a >> But then but then the plaque would be okay where it is if people would see it. That's my point. But >> yeah, >> but it's also moving it down here would
not be a big problem. I mean, it's a problem, but it it'd be a good idea, too. >> Yeah. We'll kind of We're kind of obviously we're in the beginning stages of this since we found out we can't just pick it up.
>> Thanks for writing this all out for us so we can read it. >> Yeah, I know. I because I took a picture. >> Yeah. So now you can read the history of your hometown. >> Yeah, it's >> take that to the park board then
>> if this becomes if we kind of move forward with it. Yeah, >> that's a park >> because this is park out here like this side where it is but taking it from the park land. >> Yeah. >> Yep. That would be
>> if there's no more discussion on that. We'll move on to reports and the KB apartment update. >> Yeah, as you can probably see the KB apartments, there's a fence up now and they're starting demolition this week. knowledge of what's going on in KB
environments. >> Well, if there is nothing else, we can adjourn. Can't believe >> I can't either.