[0:13] I'm going to call this meeting to order

[0:14] of the uh city council of the city of

[0:17] Haywarden. We are in the city hall, the

[0:20] council chambers room. It is Wednesday,

[0:22] December 10th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

[0:28] We have our standard agenda items.

[0:31] Um,

[0:33] first item is to approve the November

[0:35] 12, 2025 regular meeting minutes was in

[0:39] your packet. Could I have a motion,

[0:41] please?

[0:41] >> So, move

[0:42] >> and a second.

[0:44] >> Second.

[0:49] » Fight over it. Mhm.

[0:51] >> Go by alphabetical order. Uh we've got a

[0:55] motion in a second. All those in favor

[0:56] of approving the minutes from last

[0:58] meeting, please say I.

[1:00] >> I.

[1:00] >> Opposed?

[1:02] >> Passes four to zero.

[1:08] 1B is approval of uh December 10th, 2025

[1:11] claims for payment. Could I have a

[1:13] motion, please?

[1:15] >> A motion to approve

[1:16] >> and a second.

[1:18] >> Second.

[1:19] Uh any questions on the claims?

[1:24] If not, all those in favor, please say

[1:26] I.

[1:27] >> I.

[1:27] >> Opposed?

[1:29] Passes four to zero. At this time, we

[1:31] have open business from the community.

[1:33] Do we have anyone who would like to

[1:34] speak to the council tonight?

[1:39] Seeing none, we'll go on to the mayor's

[1:42] report. I do not have a report tonight,

[1:44] so we'll jump to the staff reports.

[1:46] Jacob?

[1:47] >> Yes. Um, we have an extended uh agenda

[1:51] this time, so I'll keep my things brief,

[1:53] but I just wanted to thank John again

[1:55] for coming back and doing another six

[1:57] months with us and uh closing out this

[1:59] term. I want to thank uh Patty for her

[2:02] continued service to the city of

[2:04] Haywarden and uh the community. Uh she

[2:06] has done many many things for the

[2:08] community and this is just one of the

[2:10] last things that she's done as being a

[2:12] council member from January of 2022.

[2:14] just wanted to thank her for all that

[2:16] time and everything that she's done. I

[2:18] wanted to welcome the incoming uh board

[2:20] members uh Ben and Trevor. Uh I am

[2:22] excited to work with you guys as well.

[2:25] Also wanted to welcome Misty to the

[2:27] city. You guys got to see her a little

[2:29] bit earlier today. Uh Misty is coming to

[2:32] us from Sous City. Uh she graduated with

[2:34] a bachelor of science in public

[2:36] accounting and uh we have been working

[2:38] together a little over a week now and I

[2:40] am excited to have her on board. It's

[2:42] going to be a great addition to the

[2:43] team. And I also wanted to thank our

[2:46] staff that have been putting in very

[2:48] long days and lots of hours to make sure

[2:51] that our roads are clear with these uh

[2:53] many snow days that we've been having.

[2:56] So, and that is all.

[2:59] >> Okay. Thank you, Travis.

[3:02] >> Uh just going to update everybody on the

[3:04] park shelter. Uh it's substantially

[3:06] completed. Uh we're just working on the

[3:08] flooring and then they'll get the

[3:09] cabinets in and then we should be ready

[3:12] to go. um hopefully open that up uh

[3:15] sometime in January for rentals. Um just

[3:19] want to get the final touches and

[3:20] everything, get it to be a go. Um I did

[3:23] pass out the design. We have an

[3:26] opportunity uh on the flooring, the

[3:28] concrete. We're going to stain it. Uh

[3:30] then they put down a polyurethane and

[3:32] then they'll put this stencil out and

[3:34] then another layer gets put over top of

[3:36] that. So I think this will be a a nice

[3:38] addition. And then also the name um was

[3:42] uh Veterans Memorial Park or Veterans

[3:45] Memorial Shelter um is what the um

[3:50] winner the winning name was. Um so

[3:53] that's all

[3:55] we're going with that. And then

[3:57] substation transformers, the old

[3:59] substation. Um I've put it out there for

[4:02] quotes to get that scrapped out and then

[4:05] sent off. So, um hopefully um in the

[4:09] next few months we'll get those taken

[4:10] out and so we can get that area cleaned

[4:12] up.

[4:16] » Okay. Thanks, Travis.

[4:19] Chief Depri,

[4:20] >> nothing. Thank you, Carol.

[4:24] >> I'm excited to announce that the USDA

[4:26] has opened up another opportunity for

[4:28] some people who had quite a bit of

[4:30] damage to the flood. Um they're offering

[4:33] $44,000 of a grant. Um it is an income

[4:36] eligible opportunity, but if you

[4:39] qualify, it's an easily funded one. Um

[4:42] so that'll be available for individuals,

[4:44] homeowners if they'd like to come in.

[4:46] I'm just working on a couple other grant

[4:48] opportunities. Um just getting through

[4:50] the end of the year. Um other than that,

[4:53] that's about it.

[4:54] >> Okay, great. Thank you, Carol. Jenny,

[4:57] anything tonight?

[4:58] >> No, nothing. Thank you.

[5:00] >> All right, we'll open it up to council

[5:02] comments at this time. Does anyone

[5:05] have a comment.

[5:07] >> Yes. I just want to say thank you to

[5:08] John for coming on board with us and

[5:11] helping us out here the last couple

[5:12] months and also to Patty Anderson for

[5:15] all of her work that she put forth um in

[5:18] serving as a council member as well.

[5:21] >> Very good. I'm sure we all share that

[5:23] sentiment. Thank you to both of them.

[5:26] >> Yeah. I just say it's been a pleasure to

[5:28] be up here again for the last few months

[5:30] and thanks to everyone for their trust

[5:32] and letting me sit here. So hopefully

[5:34] it's not the last time, but I have faith

[5:36] in those coming in. So we'll see where

[5:38] this goes.

[5:39] >> Good.

[5:39] >> Put that name tag back in the drawer.

[5:41] >> Yeah, I'll save that for later.

[5:42] >> Save it. Yes. Kept it for this long.

[5:47] >> Anyone else?

[5:48] >> I want to thank John, thank Patty. Uh

[5:52] you guys' experience has been uh

[5:55] paramount for all of this. Uh, also that

[5:58] there is

[6:00] this Saturday wreaths across America's

[6:01] coming and there's about 400 wreaths

[6:04] that need to be laid on veterans ce

[6:06] veterans gravestones at the cemetery.

[6:08] Um, so if anybody's willing to help at

[6:12] 11:30 go to the little shel the little

[6:14] shop shelter at the cemetery and uh uh

[6:17] Terry and Mike Coulson are kind of

[6:19] heading that up and Sud Young guys at

[6:21] the Eagles. So, if anybody wants to help

[6:23] do that, uh 11:30 on Saturday. So,

[6:28] >> okay. At How many wreaths you have

[6:31] coming in?

[6:32] >> 400, I think, is what they said.

[6:33] >> Wow.

[6:34] >> Yeah. There's there's their plan is to

[6:36] have one for every there's 669

[6:39] veterans buried in our cemetery. And

[6:41] their goal for next year is to have one

[6:42] for every single veteran.

[6:44] >> So,

[6:45] >> do you remember how many you had last

[6:46] year?

[6:46] >> None. Well, I think they had a hand they

[6:49] had a handful, but not nearly as many as

[6:51] they do this year. So,

[6:52] >> that's that's amazing.

[6:54] >> Thank you for for your work on that and the others also.

[7:00] Okay, then at this time we have uh some

[7:05] oath of offices to give. We're going to

[7:08] start out with Rob. We're going to just

[7:10] go in front here and have you read your

[7:12] oath.

[7:15] Raise

[7:28] your right hand and read your oath,

[7:30] please.

[7:30] >> I Rob Fluffy do so I will support the

[7:33] United States and Constitution of the

[7:35] State of Iowa and I will faithfully and

[7:38] to the best of my ability all the duties

[7:40] of the city council for the city of

[7:54] and then uh

[7:59] » you sure did check

[8:01] >> and then you can keep

[8:06] me square that I will support the

[8:07] Constitution of the United States and

[8:09] the Constitution of the State of Iowa

[8:10] and that I will faithfully and

[8:12] impartially to the best of my ability

[8:14] Discharge all the duties of city council

[8:16] for the city of Horton as now and

[8:18] hereafter required by law.

[8:21] Congratulations

[8:26] here and here with this penitution

[8:35] of the United States

[8:39] and to the best of my ability all the

[8:42] duties of the city council the city of

[8:45] now and here required by law.

[8:51] Sign this one and this one.

[8:57] » Congratulations.

[9:00] » You take this one and that pen.

[9:03] >> Thank you.

[9:05] I will support the constitution of

[9:06] United States

[9:15] for

[9:24] this one and the one in your hand.

[9:34] I also swear that I will support the

[9:36] Constitution of the United States of the

[9:39] State of Iowa

[9:41] and partially to the best of my ability

[9:43] to discharge all the duties of possible

[9:45] trustee regional health as required by

[9:49] law.

[9:53] » I want to sign this one and this one

[9:55] both of them.

[10:00] Jacob with the exception of probably

[10:07] » I can email you

[10:09] >> open meetings. I've got certificates for

[10:11] almost everybody.

[10:15] » All right. Uh this one's yours with that

[10:17] pen.

[10:28] Okay. Like to thank all of those who are

[10:30] willing to serve uh the city. LET'S

[10:40] we'll move on. We've got a public

[10:42] hearing to dispose of real property.

[10:47] Um can you give us some information on

[10:49] that, Jacob?

[10:51] >> Yes. So this is uh the one that is being

[10:54] sold to SD construction. This is going

[10:56] to be our public hearing. Um I

[11:00] have not myself heard anything. Have you

[11:02] heard anything? Any public comments?

[11:04] >> No, nothing at this time.

[11:07] >> Okay. We will open up the public hearing

[11:09] at this time. If there are any comments

[11:11] from anyone in attendance, can hear them

[11:14] now.

[11:18] Not seeing any. We will move on. Um,

[11:23] could use a need a motion to approve

[11:26] that resolution 202523.

[11:30] >> I'll make a motion to approve resolution

[11:32] 2523.

[11:33] >> And a second.

[11:34] >> I'll second.

[11:36] >> Further discussion.

[11:39] We'll do roll call. Allan

[11:41] >> I.

[11:42] >> Warner.

[11:43] >> I.

[11:44] >> Felacer.

[11:45] >> I.

[11:46] >> And Klucky.

[11:48] >> I. That passes four to zero. Thank you.

[11:53] Moving on to four.

[11:56] We've got a resolution 2025 24 setting

[12:00] public hearing on proposal to dispose of

[12:04] real property. We will open the um the

[12:08] public hearing at this time.

[12:09] >> No, no, no. This is just setting the

[12:10] public hearing.

[12:11] >> Setting the public. Gotcha.

[12:13] >> Thank you. Yep.

[12:14] >> Uh so um anything you want to add to

[12:17] that? Yes.

[12:19] >> All right. So, the Haywardarden Chamber

[12:21] and Economic Development is looking to

[12:23] purchase this property. Um, they've had

[12:25] a lot of interest from people that have

[12:27] been trying to look for a place to put

[12:28] something. They show them this property,

[12:30] but then there's a lot of unknown stuff

[12:33] kind of going on. They have to build up

[12:35] and they don't want to um they want to

[12:37] just kind of know what the price is. So,

[12:38] a lot of people have been backing off

[12:40] after they show them that and they show

[12:41] that this going on. So, the chamber got

[12:43] together and came up with this idea to

[12:46] just get this

[12:48] uh uh spend what it needs to get it up

[12:51] uh to where it's supposed to be. Uh so

[12:54] that somebody can build on it and then

[12:56] somebody will have just that that's the

[12:58] price that they will pay and make it

[13:00] more enticing for them to uh come in and

[13:03] get it. Uh and they are not looking to

[13:07] uh make any profit off of it. They're

[13:09] going to do it the same as if we were to

[13:10] sell it. They're just doing the work to

[13:12] build it up and spending that money to

[13:14] make it more enticing for somebody to

[13:16] move in there. Any

[13:21] questions? Yeah. Okay. Got a motion.

[13:23] >> Second

[13:24] >> and a second. We'll do a roll call here

[13:27] again. Uh Warner

[13:28] >> I.

[13:30] >> Philer.

[13:31] >> I.

[13:32] >> Clucky.

[13:33] >> I.

[13:33] >> Allen.

[13:34] >> I.

[13:35] >> Motion passes four to zero.

[13:39] Number five. Resolution 202525

[13:43] setting a public hearing to consider

[13:45] proposed changes to the Haywarden code

[13:47] of ordinance by amending cable

[13:49] television utility rates and fees. It is

[13:53] my um goal to have more public hearings

[13:56] for these ordinances that uh change

[13:58] monetary um stuff for citizens. So uh

[14:02] this will just be the setting a public

[14:04] hearing for our final reading for the

[14:05] ordinance for cable rates. Um, I want to

[14:07] make sure that I read clearly tonight,

[14:11] especially uh the rates and what they

[14:13] were and what they're going to and why

[14:16] so that uh anybody watching uh later on

[14:20] or listening in later on can have

[14:23] something to kind of reference and know

[14:25] what's going on. So, uh but just uh

[14:28] setting the public hearing so that they

[14:30] have their chance to come give us their

[14:31] input before we set the rates.

[14:36] Okay. Any questions on that?

[14:41] » So move.

[14:44] >> Second.

[14:45] >> Okay. We've got a motion in a second.

[14:48] Any further discussion?

[14:51] If not, we'll do roll call. Felteer.

[14:53] >> I.

[14:55] >> Cluckucky.

[14:55] >> I.

[14:57] >> Allen.

[14:57] >> I.

[14:58] >> Warner.

[14:59] >> I.

[15:00] >> Motion passes four to zero. Setting the

[15:03] public hearing.

[15:04] Uh number six is uh the second reading

[15:07] of ordinance 761 which is an ordinance

[15:10] amending cable rates and fees of the

[15:13] city of Haywarden by amending sections

[15:16] 113.09,

[15:17] 113.10

[15:19] and 113.13.

[15:23] Um

[15:24] >> yes. Yeah. So this is actually changing

[15:27] the rates. Um last meeting I I spoke

[15:30] about it uh but I know I kind of

[15:31] stumbled over a couple things. So, I

[15:33] want to see if I can do it a little bit

[15:34] more clear for people. Um, currently

[15:37] right now, we have two primary packages

[15:40] for cable. We have a basic and we have

[15:42] an expanded. Uh, the basic right now

[15:44] without taxes is 37.93 a month and

[15:47] expanded is 9227 a month. Now, our

[15:51] actual cost to the city to transmit

[15:54] those packages to the customer is

[15:56] actually $42 a month and $112 a month to

[16:01] transmit that to them. So, we have been

[16:03] losing money every single month, every

[16:05] single customer for everybody that has

[16:08] uh cable and uh we can't sustain that if

[16:11] we're going to continue to have

[16:13] high-tech be a competitive and good um

[16:16] utility. So, we are just going to try

[16:18] and raise it to a rate that just kind of

[16:21] breaks us even so that it's not um

[16:23] eating away at some profits. So, uh what

[16:26] we have in this ordinance is to raise it

[16:28] up to $43 for the basic a month and $113

[16:33] for the expanded. Um, and then I also

[16:37] just kind of wanted to highlight that in

[16:39] this ordinance it also removes the

[16:41] digital packages because we are not

[16:44] being able to do digital going forward

[16:46] as uh beginning in early January. But I

[16:49] am told that only affects about 15

[16:52] customers. So, and they have been sent

[16:55] letters to inform them of the services

[16:59] that are going to be changing. Um,

[17:02] I think I've covered that pretty well.

[17:05] So that is uh what this ordinance is

[17:07] doing.

[17:10] » Okay. We're amending cable rates. Uh any

[17:14] further discussion?

[17:17] >> If not, I would take a motion.

[17:19] >> A motion to approve the second reading

[17:20] of ordinance 761.

[17:23] >> Okay, Christie. And a second.

[17:24] >> I'll second that motion.

[17:27] >> Rob. And any further discussion?

[17:32] If not, we'll do roll call. Cluckucky.

[17:34] >> I

[17:35] >> Allan,

[17:36] >> hi.

[17:37] >> Warner,

[17:38] >> I.

[17:39] >> Peler,

[17:40] >> hi.

[17:41] >> Passes four to zero. Thank you. We're at

[17:45] number seven, approval of the leasing

[17:46] contract.

[17:48] >> Okay. So, Quadant uh has our mailer

[17:50] machine. And our mailer machine, what

[17:52] the city uses it for is it seals and

[17:55] stamps all of our envelopes that we send

[17:57] out. Uh which includes all of our

[17:59] utility billing um letters that go out

[18:02] every single month. So on average, I

[18:04] mean we have over 1,200 items that go

[18:06] through this machine a month. Um

[18:10] it looks like the monthly increase right

[18:13] now if we sign uh this which is actually

[18:16] a the lease comes up in April but they

[18:21] have a program that we can sign a new

[18:24] contract with this year's rate increase

[18:27] if we sign it now ahead of time. Um but

[18:31] they anticipate that the rate's going to

[18:32] go up. So if we wait till April, it'll

[18:34] be a little bit higher. And this is just

[18:36] a way that they can try and give back to

[18:38] the people that have their current

[18:40] contracts is to sign one slightly early

[18:43] at the year before's rates. So um we

[18:47] don't have to sign it now. That's going

[18:48] to be up to you guys, but then come

[18:50] April, we would have probably a slightly

[18:53] higher contract that we would be

[18:54] approving for it. So,

[19:00] » I'll make a motion that we sign it now.

[19:02] >> I'll second.

[19:04] >> Okay, we got a motion and a second. Any

[19:06] further discussion?

[19:08] All those in favor, please say I.

[19:10] >> I.

[19:10] >> Opposed?

[19:12] >> Passes four to zero. Thank you. Moving

[19:15] on to item eight is discussion on mobile

[19:18] vendors.

[19:21] Okay. So last meeting uh we had talked

[19:24] about doing the schedule of fees uh

[19:26] which we tabled which we'll have to

[19:28] figure out the proper process to on

[19:30] table. I think one of you guys will

[19:31] motion it to bring it off the table

[19:33] before we can actually vote on it next

[19:35] item. Um but we wanted to uh take some

[19:40] time to uh talk about the mobile vendors

[19:44] and maybe the definition behind it and

[19:47] what all is included in a mobile vendor.

[19:49] Uh specifically, there are a couple

[19:51] different things that uh were brought to

[19:53] our attention that we wanted to look at

[19:55] that were, you know, not included in a a

[19:57] mobile food truck. Um so they have the

[20:00] uh the coffee that has uh delivered to

[20:03] the hospital that they serve out of

[20:05] there. I think it's once a month. Um

[20:07] another one is the flower shop that is

[20:09] uh set up like across the street from

[20:11] Casey's in the springtime. Used to be uh

[20:14] on Sunshine. Um and then some other just

[20:19] uh vendors that sell things. Uh they uh

[20:22] we just wanted to bring it up for

[20:25] discussion what you guys think, what

[20:26] should be included, what shouldn't be

[20:28] included, why. And uh the city is

[20:32] wanting to hear from you guys on what

[20:34] direction you want to go for that so

[20:37] that we can

[20:39] put your vision on paper

[20:42] because the way that it's written right

[20:43] now it would stay the same with that

[20:47] being just mobile food trucks. So

[20:52] as I mentioned last time and I'll speak

[20:54] about it again that I uh would prefer

[20:57] the language to include

[21:00] So it so it's not so just specific to

[21:03] food trucks. So I want it to encompass

[21:07] any um entity that comes to our city

[21:10] that it's not brick and mortar. They

[21:12] come in, they sell their items, and then

[21:16] they're out. So anything like that that

[21:18] we can think of. And Jenny, if you have

[21:20] any guidance on this as far as wordage,

[21:23] verbiage, however you want to say it, um

[21:25] I'll gladly listen to what you have to

[21:28] say. I think in crafting this ordinance,

[21:31] it's going to be important to define or

[21:34] identify a purpose of the ordinance. So,

[21:37] typically they're they're crafted

[21:39] towards food vendors for the purpose of

[21:42] ensuring safety, sanitary conditions,

[21:45] regulations. So, if we're going to

[21:48] expand it, I think we have to be um

[21:51] intentional about why we're expanding it

[21:54] and what public purpose we are

[21:57] essentially protecting. So, uh I think

[22:01] that would be my take on it is if it's

[22:03] expanded, we need to identify and define

[22:07] why and what public purpose it is

[22:09] serving.

[22:16] Yeah, it for me uh you know if it's at a

[22:19] private business and they bring a a

[22:22] coffee company in there, that's a little

[22:24] different than on the corner of the

[22:26] street or wherever. So that's one thing

[22:28] I see is different. And then the other

[22:30] thing is like spillet soil, sweet corn,

[22:34] pumpkins, different things like that

[22:36] outside of the farmers market where we

[22:38] start and stop. And

[22:39] >> well, wouldn't that too

[22:41] >> if you change it if you change it to

[22:42] >> I think we got to be specific in what we

[22:44] do.

[22:44] >> I was going to say if you change it to

[22:45] just

[22:46] >> non- brick and mortar like you said

[22:48] >> that affects every vendor at the farmers

[22:50] market. That affects every person that

[22:52] comes in to sell sweet corn.

[22:54] >> That affects all the vendors that come

[22:56] for Labor Day weekend. I mean, that's

[22:58] what it is. They don't It's not a

[22:59] brick-and-mortar store, so they'd all

[23:01] have to pay this.

[23:03] >> What's the purpose?

[23:04] >> That's what, you know,

[23:06] >> my my goal was to, you know, um make

[23:09] sure we I mean, everybody does a great

[23:11] job supporting small town businesses,

[23:13] but, you know, those small town

[23:15] businesses, they give back to the

[23:17] community, and I don't see that with the

[23:19] other ones coming in. And correct me if

[23:22] I'm wrong. Maybe I don't know, and maybe

[23:24] they do. let me know and I might be able

[23:28] to change my opinion on that.

[23:31] So, that's where I'm at with it. And I

[23:33] don't know if that's good enough purpose

[23:34] or not, Jenny, but you guys can let me

[23:37] know where we need to go in the

[23:39] direction with this.

[23:40] >> Derek brought up the Labor Day vendors.

[23:43] >> They actually pay a fee to the chamber,

[23:45] I believe, for being there. So,

[23:47] >> well, then they have to pay that would

[23:48] pay a fee to the chamber and they'd have

[23:50] to pay a fee to the city. So,

[23:52] >> Yep.

[23:52] >> Y

[23:53] >> I mean, and a lot of those people that

[23:54] do that are local. they, you know,

[23:56] they're localish. Yeah. I mean,

[23:59] >> yeah.

[23:59] >> So, I don't want to put an undue burden

[24:01] on them,

[24:01] >> right?

[24:02] >> You know, and this

[24:05] >> I get the food truck thing. I really do.

[24:07] I get the food truck thing where making

[24:10] sure it's safe and all that stuff and

[24:12] charging a fee for it.

[24:14] >> It's kind of protecting our local

[24:15] restaurants as well because they're not

[24:17] coming in for free. They're not doing

[24:19] any of that stuff. You know, I

[24:22] understand that. But I mean all the

[24:24] other ones I'm like,

[24:26] you know, they're not they're there for

[24:29] two months or whatever one day or what.

[24:31] I don't see an issue with having that,

[24:34] you know. That's just my opinion on it.

[24:38] >> Where does the pedaller's license stop

[24:40] when it comes to things like that?

[24:43] >> Um he's talking about like the other

[24:45] one, the pedaller fee where they come in

[24:47] to sell things. Uh

[24:48] >> so I mean like there'll be some that are

[24:49] subject to that already. Uh that is

[24:52] defined as like they have they are

[24:54] selling um is that just like door to

[24:56] door

[24:57] >> door to door?

[24:58] >> Yeah,

[24:58] >> I think that's the definition I'm going

[25:00] to look for right now because I was

[25:02] thinking that same thing that some might

[25:03] be covered under that.

[25:07] » I did check area around us as well. The

[25:11] ones that have them

[25:13] are food or beverage. There were some

[25:15] beverage ones. I think there's a

[25:18] margarita truck that goes around that

[25:20] you have to have a Right.

[25:21] >> Wait, there's a margarita truck.

[25:23] >> There is. There is. They have to have a license.

[25:29] >> We've had a two in center where those

[25:31] that had a food truck and they served

[25:32] inside then they actually had to

[25:33] transfer get their license to qualify

[25:35] them inside. So for those that are

[25:37] serving coffee in a in a facility, they

[25:40] might already have to do that by Iowa

[25:42] law.

[25:44] >> All right. So, can you correct me if I'm

[25:45] wrong here, but what I'm hearing is that

[25:47] this would have to be an ordinance

[25:49] change to do any of that.

[25:51] >> Yeah, I'm looking at Yes.

[25:53] >> Okay. So, no matter what happens, uh

[25:56] what we're talking about with the next

[25:58] item, whatever we say here wouldn't

[26:00] change that anyways because we would

[26:02] have to do an ordinance change to change

[26:04] uh that um which I wasn't tracking. So

[26:10] what I would say is for the for that

[26:13] schedule of fees like

[26:16] I wouldn't recommend to scrap that

[26:19] section of it because then we're just

[26:21] going to go back to what is there now

[26:23] and our updated section I think is

[26:25] higher than what

[26:28] um than what it was.

[26:34] So, um I would almost recommend

[26:37] >> leave it tabled until we

[26:38] >> Well, either that or pass this

[26:41] >> currently proposed and then we discuss

[26:44] the rest later.

[26:45] >> Yeah, we can't do any of these fees

[26:47] until you pass this.

[26:49] >> Um well, we can do them from the old

[26:50] rates, right?

[26:52] >> Um we're we're trying to get those

[26:53] changed, so we don't want to table it

[26:55] too long.

[26:55] >> Yeah, I would say if we're um going to

[26:58] move because when was it tabled? Was it

[26:59] last meeting last meeting? then then we

[27:01] need to take it off the table. I realize

[27:05] we're kind of in a time crunch because

[27:07] we only have one meeting because of the

[27:08] holidays, but sooner rather than later.

[27:11] >> Yeah.

[27:12] >> The one thing I will say because Johnny

[27:14] brought up a good point about the

[27:15] peddlers. It says,

[27:17] so this Chris, you would cover some of

[27:19] the delivery of goods or merchandise,

[27:21] but just from house to house or upon

[27:23] public street. So, I think that's where

[27:26] it probably wouldn't cover the um

[27:30] >> the park stuff.

[27:30] >> Yeah, the park stuff, the private

[27:32] property, but it would I guess if

[27:34] they're on the street.

[27:42] » I'll make a motion that we untable this

[27:44] and pass the current proposed fees

[27:48] resolution 2025-8.

[27:51] >> It has to be two different motions,

[27:52] correct?

[27:53] >> Yes. First, we got to take it off.

[27:55] >> My motion was to untab

[27:56] >> to take it off.

[27:56] >> I'll second the untabling.

[27:58] >> Okay, further discussion.

[28:03] » If not, this motion is to take uh the

[28:06] resolution off the table. Uh Allan,

[28:10] >> I

[28:11] >> Warner.

[28:12] >> I

[28:14] >> Feldcker.

[28:15] >> Hi,

[28:16] >> Clucky.

[28:17] >> Hi.

[28:20] Okay, it is off the table now. Is there

[28:24] another motion we want to make?

[28:26] >> Well, do you want to skip second and

[28:29] first and second readings and try to

[28:31] actually get it approved before the end

[28:32] of the year, or do you want to

[28:34] >> um Well, we don't even have an ordinance

[28:36] ready for that. So, this would just be

[28:38] to approve the new

[28:40] >> fees for what we have that go attached

[28:42] to the old ordinance already. So, we

[28:45] would have to come up with a a whole new

[28:48] ordinance change to look at the other

[28:50] thing. Okay.

[28:51] >> Um,

[28:52] and then I'm assuming that there's just

[28:54] going to be um some more

[28:59] things that I'll have to look into for

[29:00] different possibilities with uh Jenny

[29:02] and then we'll bring something to you.

[29:06] >> So,

[29:09] okay. Uh, we've got a motion for uh

[29:12] approving the resolution 202518.

[29:14] Amending the schedule of fees.

[29:17] >> Second.

[29:18] >> Okay.

[29:20] Got a motion and a second.

[29:22] Um, Warner

[29:24] >> I.

[29:26] >> Felnecker.

[29:27] >> Hi,

[29:28] >> Clucky.

[29:29] >> I,

[29:30] >> Alen.

[29:31] >> I.

[29:33] >> Okay. Resolution 202518 has passed

[29:37] 4 to zero. We'll move on to 10 to update

[29:41] authorized users. Yeah, this is just to

[29:44] add Misti to River's Edge and People's

[29:47] Bank. And we are going to take off

[29:48] Travis because we don't want extra

[29:50] people that don't need to have access to

[29:52] it. He was our backup and we won't need

[29:54] it anymore.

[29:56] >> So moved.

[29:59] >> Second.

[30:01] Got a motion and a second. All those in

[30:04] favor of updating authorized users,

[30:06] please say I.

[30:07] >> I.

[30:08] >> Opposed?

[30:09] Passes four to zero.

[30:12] Item 11 is resolution 202526

[30:16] setting wages for fiscal year 26.

[30:21] Okay,

[30:22] I need to get down here.

[30:26] So, last meeting we talked about uh the

[30:28] union contract and that we had uh big

[30:32] jumps that we needed to do for some of

[30:33] our guys to get them back to even just

[30:36] the medium range of uh their positions

[30:39] comparative to other uh cities in our

[30:41] area and people that do what they do.

[30:44] Um, you asked me to crunch the numbers

[30:46] and see how this would affect our

[30:48] current year's budget. And the electric

[30:51] budget would uh be increased by a little

[30:54] over $14,600.

[30:57] And they uh current in our budget have

[30:59] that in revenue over expenses. These

[31:01] will all be have to be amended because

[31:04] they weren't built into the expenses,

[31:06] but we have the uh um extra revenue over

[31:09] expenses to cover these increases this

[31:12] year.

[31:13] um in almost all these departments and

[31:16] I'll talk about the one that doesn't.

[31:17] So, uh gas uh an increase of a little

[31:21] over $7,300. Also, they have a surplus

[31:24] uh a surplus uh estimated for this year.

[31:28] Um water and wastewater

[31:30] um are each going to be about a little

[31:33] over $3,600

[31:35] and they can both support it. Telecom uh

[31:39] is uh $4,262.

[31:42] Now, telecom is not budgeted to have a

[31:44] surplus. Um, I do not think that this uh

[31:49] amount is going to make or break what

[31:51] we're doing right now. And with all of

[31:52] our changes that we're making, it should

[31:54] still make it just fine. Uh, as long as

[31:57] we stick to the schedule, uh, we will

[31:59] have uh internet changes coming up

[32:02] shortly as well.

[32:04] And then street. Um, that one is uh

[32:09] $4,262

[32:11] and we do still have uh enough money in

[32:14] the rut fund to cover that as well. And

[32:17] then uh cemetery uh is uh $890 $95. So

[32:23] that's not really going to move

[32:25] anything. And then uh the utilities is

[32:28] another 1,200 that's going to be split

[32:30] over four utilities. So also all of

[32:33] these are very doable. this year. We

[32:35] will have amendments that cover them,

[32:36] but nothing is going to um negatively

[32:40] affect us to be able to do it early.

[32:42] Again, that's going to be completely on

[32:44] you uh on your guys's decision on

[32:46] whether you want to start this January 1

[32:47] with this resolution or if it waits

[32:50] until July.

[32:52] >> I'll make a motion to approve resolution

[32:54] 202526.

[32:57] » Second.

[32:59] I'll second it. Further discussion.

[33:06] Okay, we'll do roll call.

[33:10] Feldhacker.

[33:11] >> I.

[33:12] >> Clucky.

[33:13] >> Hi.

[33:14] >> Allen.

[33:14] >> Hi.

[33:15] >> Warner.

[33:16] >> I.

[33:18] >> Resolution passes 4 to zero.

[33:22] Thank you.

[33:26] Next is a discussion on electric

[33:29] scooters.

[33:30] Um,

[33:32] I had uh

[33:35] in your packet you've got some

[33:37] proposals. I visited with uh Jacob and

[33:41] Brian about these. Um,

[33:45] I've got some proposals which um provide

[33:50] some critical modifications in addition

[33:52] to the existing city ordinance

[33:55] concerning electric scooters,

[33:57] including the recent additions by the

[34:00] city council. These recommend

[34:03] recommendations stem from a shared

[34:04] desire to make our community safer for

[34:07] all residents, particularly our youth.

[34:10] The time for action is now. We must

[34:13] proactively prevent a potential tragedy

[34:16] rather than react to one after it

[34:18] occurred.

[34:21] These recommendations are designed to

[34:23] mitigate risk, encourage parental

[34:26] involvement, and ensure that individuals

[34:30] possess the necessary skills and

[34:32] knowledge and judgment to safely operate

[34:35] motorized scooters.

[34:38] My first proposal is to require a

[34:42] minimum age of 10 years old to operate

[34:46] in in the city. Operating a motorized

[34:49] scooter safely

[34:51] requires a specific level of strength,

[34:54] coordination, motor skills, judgment,

[34:57] and a basic understanding of traffic

[34:59] laws and city ordinances.

[35:02] I believe um that our children that are

[35:07] under 10 uh do not have all of those

[35:10] skills that they need to travel safely

[35:14] on city streets and sidewalks. The

[35:17] proposal specifically is to enforce a

[35:20] minimum age requirement of 10 years old

[35:22] to operate a motorized scooter on public

[35:25] streets, sidewalks, or parks within

[35:28] Haywarden.

[35:30] Um, any questions, comments,

[35:34] uh, reactions to that

[35:38] proposal? What are your thoughts?

[35:41] >> It's not a bad idea.

[35:43] You're you're you're right on the age

[35:45] limit. I I've seen kids that shouldn't

[35:49] even ride a tricycle,

[35:50] >> right?

[35:50] And I don't I don't want to see

[35:52] somebody get hurt.

[35:54] It's 10's a pretty good is a good round

[35:59] age for that idea. It's a good idea in

[36:02] my mind. Okay,

[36:05] other thoughts.

[36:10] Let's move on to uh proposal number two

[36:13] is mandatory helmet use for riders aged

[36:16] 14 and under.

[36:19] The most serious injuries involving

[36:21] motorized scooters are predominantly

[36:22] head related. Protecting our children

[36:25] must be our top priority.

[36:27] The proposal is to require all motorized

[36:30] scooter operators aged 14 and under to

[36:33] wear a properly fitted safety helmet at

[36:35] all times while riding on public

[36:37] property, including streets and

[36:39] sidewalks.

[36:45] Reaction

[36:49] It's about protecting the kids. Really?

[36:51] >> Do we require it for a bicycle though?

[36:53] >> We do not.

[36:55] >> The only counter argument is

[36:56] >> that'd be Yeah, that's that devil's

[36:58] advocate counter argument. We don't

[36:59] require it for a bicycle. I understand

[37:01] the scooter goes faster

[37:03] >> and protecting kids is a paramount, but

[37:07] can we require one without the other?

[37:09] >> In my mind, a scooter is dramatically

[37:12] different than a bicycle. When you take

[37:15] a look at the uh the size of the wheels

[37:18] and the stability,

[37:20] um

[37:22] I a bicycle would handle uh ruts in the

[37:26] street and uneven sidewalks much better

[37:29] than a um um

[37:33] a electric scooter would be. Plus, uh

[37:36] you've got kids standing on it

[37:38] >> rather than sitting on a bicycle. I I

[37:40] feel like a bicycle is a different

[37:44] animal.

[37:45] Um

[37:46] >> yeah, I don't dis I don't disagree.

[37:48] >> Yeah, these we are talking about

[37:50] electric motorized scooters.

[37:51] >> Electric motorized scooters.

[37:54] >> That's easy to not like the

[37:56] >> not the ones you

[37:57] >> Right. Right.

[37:59] >> Those don't go very fast.

[38:01] >> No, this is No, you're right. It just

[38:03] that was my counter argument. We don't

[38:05] require for a bicycle.

[38:06] >> That's a good point. Okay. Anything

[38:15] else?

[38:19] My third proposal is to uh set a speed

[38:23] limit of 15 miles per hour for the

[38:25] motorized scooters. The higher speeds

[38:28] drastically reduce the time available

[38:29] for both scooter operators and vehicle

[38:32] drivers to avoid collisions leading to

[38:34] more serious incidents. Uh, I know I

[38:38] have witnessed um riders on motorized

[38:42] scooters um going faster than 15 miles

[38:46] per hour. And it's to me it's scary to

[38:49] see that. Um the proposal would be to

[38:53] implement a speed limit of 15 mph for

[38:56] all motorized scooters operating within

[38:58] the city limits regardless of location,

[39:01] street, sidewalk, or bike path.

[39:04] I have a question about can we can we

[39:06] actually enforce this one because not

[39:08] all scooters have speedometers.

[39:10] >> So the kids don't know how fast they're

[39:11] going,

[39:13] >> right?

[39:13] >> Can we can this one actually be enforced

[39:15] because they don't know?

[39:17] >> I talked with Brian about this and and he had concerns about the radar

[39:22] guns, you know, don't do that.

[39:25] uh it would be a subjective thing and it

[39:28] probably would be something that if you

[39:30] see somebody and I think maybe we have

[39:32] some language already that if someone is

[39:35] driving um

[39:38] beyond the the situation the road

[39:42] situation and and such that that would

[39:44] be um against the rules anyway. I don't

[39:48] know if it's in our ordinance or not,

[39:50] but

[39:50] >> yeah, if if they're operating in a

[39:53] manner which is um

[39:56] harmful to public safety to themselves

[39:58] or others, then we can address it

[40:00] >> just under because they're required to

[40:02] obey any general traffic laws under the

[40:05] Code of Iowa.

[40:07] >> Yeah.

[40:08] >> So, we don't do Do you really I mean, do

[40:10] you really need the specific language of

[40:12] 15 miles an hour? Because if the kid

[40:14] doesn't, like I said, if the kid doesn't

[40:15] know how fast they're going, can you

[40:17] give a kid a speeding ticket on a on a

[40:19] bicycle?

[40:22] » No.

[40:23] >> Okay. So, if there's no speedometer, you

[40:25] can't tell how fast you're going. Is it

[40:27] really fair to the the kid or And but if

[40:30] they're driving it recklessly, that's a whole different animal. So,

[40:32] >> yeah. And frankly, if uh a kid is

[40:37] driving at 15 mph on our streets or

[40:40] sidewalks, that that's reckless as far

[40:42] as I'm concerned. Um and as far as

[40:46] enforcement, uh there would be

[40:48] definitely some um subjectivity uh on

[40:52] the part of uh the police. I do think it

[40:56] would be um

[40:59] it would be good to have

[41:03] um the police maybe pull over someone

[41:05] who is in their opinion driving too fast

[41:10] and

[41:11] especially 15 miles per hour. Um it

[41:15] gives them the opportunity to pull them

[41:16] over and talk to them about it. I would

[41:19] not ticket somebody probably for uh you

[41:22] know going 16 miles per hour or 17 miles

[41:25] per hour, but sometimes sometimes we

[41:28] need a little

[41:28] >> one kid over for going too fast. Word's

[41:30] going to travel that hey don't go too

[41:31] fast you're going to get pulled over.

[41:33] >> I mean kids are going to talk to each

[41:34] other. So it's not it's not a it's not

[41:36] such a bad thing. I just don't know if

[41:39] that

[41:39] >> how do you enforce

[41:40] >> how do you well yeah how do you enforce

[41:41] it and then

[41:43] >> having it be specifically say that you

[41:45] know writing recklessly is a is a

[41:47] different animal. So if it said that,

[41:50] which our ours already does, that's we

[41:52] don't necessarily need that verbiage.

[41:55] >> Correct.

[41:56] >> So,

[41:58] >> okay. Yeah. And Jenny, could you look at

[42:01] that to see and not right now

[42:03] necessarily, just to see that our

[42:05] current language would cover

[42:08] >> Well, the we don't need current

[42:10] language. So, the code of Iowa covers

[42:12] it. So, any reckless use is already in

[42:14] the code of Iowa. So like chief had

[42:17] indicated it's it's already there.

[42:20] Reckless,

[42:21] >> okay,

[42:21] >> is already there. You know, they have to

[42:23] stop at stop signs. They have to, you

[42:26] know, yield at yield signs. They have to

[42:28] yield to the rightway. They're subject

[42:29] to the same traffic regulations

[42:33] that are already set forth in the code,

[42:34] which would include reckless.

[42:36] >> Would we be better to say like we

[42:39] recommend speeds under 15?

[42:42] And I don't know,

[42:44] >> my concern has always been enforcability

[42:47] >> within these regulations. You know, the

[42:50] first two I think are are obviously a

[42:53] lot more

[42:54] >> easy to regulate because they're not

[42:56] subjective.

[42:57] >> The the speed limit's going to cause a

[42:59] lot of issues, I think, from a

[43:00] subjectivity. We can't have subjective

[43:03] regulations.

[43:05] >> I should can't say we can't have, but it

[43:07] will make

[43:09] >> chief's job a lot harder.

[43:11] um as well as you know his officers. So

[43:15] that would be my concern would just be

[43:17] having it be subjective.

[43:20] >> Okay. Uh but riding a scooter u

[43:25] recklessly is subjective, isn't it?

[43:29] >> It is.

[43:30] >> Okay. And would would you say that

[43:35] um

[43:35] >> it is it is defined? I mean, there's

[43:37] reckless defined in the um code.

[43:47] » Yeah. Willful disregard.

[43:49] >> Yeah. Willful or want disregard for the

[43:51] safety of persons or property? I mean,

[43:54] how you going to determine if a

[43:56] 10-year-old is being willful and not,

[43:59] you know, in disregard for others? It's

[44:03] going to be difficult. And what are you

[44:05] going to do to them if they are?

[44:06] >> Is CARIS driving more relaxed than that?

[44:09] >> Um, yeah,

[44:12] >> it is, right?

[44:14] >> Yes,

[44:14] >> it is. And there's there's case law out

[44:17] there as far as speed alone cannot be

[44:19] enough to determine um whether and a

[44:22] vehicle is operating recklessly. And so

[44:26] you need other factors besides speed.

[44:28] >> Yeah.

[44:29] >> Create unnecessary danger. tire

[44:32] squealing.

[44:37] » Okay.

[44:38] Um

[44:39] >> I think there's a good effort to try and

[44:42] do that. I mean, to go 25 miles an hour

[44:44] on a bike, I mean, it takes effort and a

[44:46] 10-year-old's not going to do that where

[44:47] on a scooter,

[44:49] >> you know, they're there seconds. So, if

[44:51] they're allowed to be on like sidewalks

[44:54] and to be more prone to interact with

[44:57] pedestrians,

[44:58] it's nice to give Brian some leeway so

[45:00] he can actually enforce some

[45:02] recklessness. But,

[45:03] >> sure,

[45:04] >> I think just the temptation to have that

[45:06] is going to be easier and more likely.

[45:09] Mhm.

[45:10] >> And and and frankly my concern on this

[45:14] particular item is not so much

[45:17] uh concerns for u others but for concern

[45:22] for the writer who is going over 15

[45:27] miles per hour and might be doing

[45:29] everything right

[45:32] but it's too fast for the conditions of

[45:34] the street and sidewalk.

[45:40] But um

[45:41] >> agree I would agree with that. I mean,

[45:45] you know, if they're

[45:47] >> Well, I I've seen it. I mean, kids kids

[45:50] will go as fast as they can down 16th

[45:54] Street. And I think they're banned from

[45:56] 16th Street now. Is that one of the

[45:59] streets that they're banned from?

[46:02] >> No.

[46:03] >> Yeah, I don't think so. Okay. That's a

[46:04] good street to get uh get some speed up

[46:07] and uh or you get one of those scooters,

[46:12] you know, a little loose. And I'm I'm

[46:15] concerned with with the rider in this

[46:17] particular uh case.

[46:21] Um but

[46:23] let's move on. We we'll have a chance to

[46:26] amend these uh at another time. Um,

[46:31] number four is consequences and parental

[46:33] involvement. To be truly effective,

[46:36] safety regulations require the active

[46:38] participation of parents. Finding

[46:40] children is often inappropriate. The

[46:43] primary consequence for a minor's

[46:45] infraction should involve the parents

[46:48] managing the privilege of riding the

[46:50] scooter.

[46:52] the um

[46:56] and so the the proposal that I have

[46:58] which

[47:01] is just uh can can be uh changed but uh

[47:05] to establish a range of enforcement

[47:07] actions dependent upon the severity of

[47:10] the infraction and the number of

[47:12] previous infractions starting with a

[47:14] verbal warning of reports to the parents

[47:19] uh a ticket issued to the parents with

[47:22] escalating fines of $25 for the first

[47:25] event, first offense, 50 for the second,

[47:28] and 100 for the third and subsequent

[47:30] offenses, leading to a temporary ban on

[47:34] riding electric scooters of up to 30

[47:36] days within the city limits. And the

[47:38] consequences can be appealed to the city

[47:41] council within 30 days of the

[47:43] infraction.

[47:46] Um,

[47:48] right now I think we have

[47:52] the ability of the police department to

[47:55] uh take the scooter.

[47:58] >> Yeah, that's the only enforcement action

[47:59] that we have is to take the scooter.

[48:01] >> Yeah. Seems to me like we should have

[48:04] some options prior to that. And

[48:09] I I'm I don't really care for the uh the

[48:12] optics of the police department taking a

[48:15] kid's scooter and putting it in the in

[48:17] the uh the back of the pickup. Um,

[48:22] I think I think we want to

[48:27] if if it becomes necessary to

[48:30] incentivize parents to take away the

[48:35] right of uh riding the electric scooters

[48:37] from their um minor children.

[48:42] Thoughts?

[48:43] >> I mean, I don't disagree with it. I

[48:44] don't I don't disagree with

[48:47] any of this. You know, if a if a if

[48:51] chief pull chief stops the same kid six

[48:54] times,

[48:56] you know, a verbal warning obviously

[48:58] isn't doing any good. So maybe you do

[49:00] got to tell the parents, you know, and

[49:02] let that be we don't like being

[49:05] subjective, but you know, if it's one,

[49:07] two times, it's not that big of a deal,

[49:09] but if it gets out of hand, then yeah,

[49:12] then this gives a little bit of bite to

[49:14] it. And I I don't disagree with it. The

[49:17] only my only question is would this fall

[49:18] under the same category as a traffic

[49:21] ticket or a parking ticket?

[49:24] >> Would it be a city or violation?

[49:27] >> Right. So like a parking ticket

[49:29] basically.

[49:29] >> It's not going to go on their driving

[49:30] record.

[49:31] >> No, that's what I'm asking. I mean I

[49:33] don't want it to

[49:34] >> No. Is it going to affect and can you

[49:36] find a parent for something the kid did?

[49:38] >> I see a lot.

[49:39] >> Yeah.

[49:40] >> I mean a lot of issues with this.

[49:43] >> Um

[49:44] >> Yes, I do too. I see verbal warning is

[49:47] great. I think chief can report to the

[49:50] parents without it being in an

[49:51] ordinance. He has the ability to go

[49:53] knock on the door and say, "Your kid's

[49:54] acting like a fool." Um, not all kids

[49:58] have parents. Not all kids have two

[50:00] parents. I tell you what, my kid gets a

[50:02] ticket at his dad's house. I'm not

[50:04] paying it. You know, there's just so I

[50:07] just this I don't like. But I think

[50:10] yeah, finding the parents is probably

[50:12] going to have a lot of issues. And I

[50:15] think that's what we kind of discussed

[50:17] when we decided to just take the scooter

[50:19] away

[50:20] >> because Yeah. Are you going to find a

[50:21] 10-year-old? What happens when the

[50:23] 10-year-old doesn't pay?

[50:26] » No, you wouldn't find a 10 10-y old.

[50:28] >> No.

[50:29] >> Can you legally find a parent for it?

[50:32] >> Find out.

[50:34] >> I'm not going to tell you. I'd fight it.

[50:37] >> I mean, that's

[50:38] that that'd be,

[50:39] >> you know, what if the kid's on a

[50:40] neighbor scooter and the parent doesn't

[50:42] know, right?

[50:43] >> Um the the whatifs go on and on and on.

[50:47] >> And I don't want to put something in an

[50:48] ordinance with what if

[50:50] >> I absolutely none of this. I am not in

[50:53] favor. I'm in favor of safety 100%. I'd

[50:57] probably stop a kid if it wasn't even my

[50:58] kid that was recklessly driving. And I

[51:01] have done that before. Um and I do it

[51:04] again just, you know, for their safety.

[51:06] um takes a village, right? So,

[51:10] I don't know. I'm not I I agree with our

[51:13] ordinance that we just

[51:16] um we just passed not that long ago. So,

[51:19] I don't see any of this needing to be

[51:21] added or amended. And that's just my

[51:23] opinion.

[51:25] >> And I think that's what you said,

[51:27] Christie, about it takes a village. You

[51:28] know, we kind of talked about that.

[51:30] >> What can we do now? School is in

[51:32] session. You know, maybe now is the time

[51:34] to to push the schools to to make kids

[51:36] more aware. Maybe we wait till

[51:38] springtime when they start using them.

[51:39] Do they use them when it's this cold?

[51:42] >> Yeah, that's Brian.

[51:44] >> I saw one the other day through the

[51:46] slush and snow.

[51:47] >> Nice.

[51:48] >> Yes.

[51:48] >> Thankfully, the the speeds were just

[51:51] right for the conditions.

[51:53] >> I don't I I I don't disagree. I I don't

[51:56] disagree with the first two. Yeah,

[51:58] >> putting an age limit on it is is fine.

[52:02] And then making a kid wear a helmet

[52:04] who's under the age of 14, I'm perfectly

[52:06] okay with that, too. The other ones, I

[52:09] don't think we need. I mean, we got the

[52:12] take your scooter away, you know, let

[52:15] Brian do his community thing. He knows

[52:18] the community, too. He can handle that.

[52:21] But the the first two I'm completely

[52:23] okay with and putting, you know, we

[52:25] talked about that before, maybe putting

[52:26] an age limit on it, but we weren't sure

[52:28] if we could.

[52:31] But I don't think that I don't think

[52:32] that's an issue. And having making you

[52:34] wear a helmet, that's that's fine, too.

[52:36] But the other ones, I don't think we

[52:37] necessarily need to add. So,

[52:45] okay. Anything else?

[52:50] So I think the plan is um you know this

[52:54] was just just a discussion item.

[52:56] >> We will maybe put these together for a

[53:00] um

[53:04] » potential amendment.

[53:05] Yeah.

[53:08] >> And u and then we will have some

[53:10] readings where we will be able to amend

[53:12] and decide.

[53:14] >> That sounds good.

[53:14] >> Uh the wording and what we want to do

[53:17] with that. But I wanted to put that out

[53:19] in front of you now so you could think

[53:21] about that.

[53:22] >> You know, I don't know if we've offered

[53:24] any safety courses yet on any of this,

[53:26] but that's really the focus I'd like to

[53:28] see us move towards. Just

[53:30] >> talk to them about how important it is

[53:33] >> agree with just like hunter safety or

[53:35] any other thing that that is done in the

[53:39] public sector anyway.

[53:40] >> And now would be the time when they're

[53:41] all in school and not riding their

[53:43] scooters so when it does come time they know what the rules are. So,

[53:47] >> well, yeah,

[53:48] >> you could even have a required safety

[53:50] course at a certain age.

[53:52] >> I don't know.

[53:53] >> And and we've talked about that and um

[53:56] and I think we'll probably

[53:58] >> I'm sure there's other communities out

[53:59] there that do that that we can we don't

[54:01] have to reinvent the wheel. We can

[54:03] >> borrow from them and do one. So,

[54:09] » okay,

[54:10] let's move on. We've got a consent

[54:12] agenda.

[54:14] got a temporary transfer from the

[54:17] Hayward Golf Club to the Hayward

[54:19] Community Center. Uh, two of those and

[54:23] ownership update for Casey's general

[54:26] store.

[54:28] Yep. So, uh, occasionally Casey's, uh,

[54:32] corporate Casey's, uh, changes, uh,

[54:34] ownership over who's over their, uh,

[54:36] alcohol permits. It's not anything like

[54:38] local here. So, uh, we just pass through

[54:40] shows up in my, uh, system to approve

[54:43] for their ownership update, and I just

[54:44] throw it on here. So,

[54:48] » any questions?

[54:51] Have a motion. We got a motion and a

[54:54] second. All those in favor of approving

[54:56] the consent agenda, please say I.

[54:59] >> Opposed? Passes four to zero. We are at

[55:03] the end of our agenda. Um, I would take

[55:06] a motion to adjurnn. So moved.

[55:07] >> So moved.

[55:09] >> First

[55:10] and and a second.

[55:12] >> I'll second.

[55:14] >> All those in favor of adjournment,

[55:15] please say I.

[55:17] >> Opposed. Passes four to zero. Our next

[55:20] meeting is January 14th,

[55:23] 2026.

[55:26] Thank you. Thank you. Way to go, John.

[55:31] >> Thanks, John.

[55:32] >> You're supposed to bring cake.

[55:34] >> There ain't no cake. That's above the

[55:37] $25 limit or whatever. Uh the gift or

[55:40] something. $5 limit.

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