[0:00] Council meeting. Please rise for the pledge of

[0:01] » allegiance

[0:05] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it

[0:10] stands. One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[0:22] » I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda.

[0:24] » So moved by >> Tony, second byraton. All those in favor

[0:28] say I. I I >> signed. Motion carries. Moving on. The

[0:32] approval of the consent agenda, including the following. Approval of

[0:36] city council meeting minutes of August 17, 2026. Approval of the bills and

[0:41] claims. Approval of tax abatement applications. Thomas and Elizabeth

[0:46] Pilski, 208 Stonebrook Court, and John and Kim Miller, 203 Glenn Oaks Drive.

[0:53] Approval of downtown incubator program application from Just Danny Boutique and

[0:58] Color Studio and street closure request for the Clear Lake Fire Department 911

[1:04] memorial ceremony in the following licenses and permits. Tree trimmer's

[1:07] license, prec precision tree service, that's new and excavators license,

[1:12] Cooper excavating and septic that is a renewal. Motion please.

[1:16] » So moved. >> Second.

[1:17] » Moved by Beth Anne, second by Dab. All those in favor say I.

[1:20] » I post same sign. Motion carries. Um, now is the time for uh city council for

[1:28] citizens opportunity addresses council in conformance with uh city council

[1:32] rules of procedure and Iowa opening meeting law. No action or discussion can

[1:35] occur on items presented during the citizens forum. Please walk to the

[1:38] lecturer and state your name first and last address and subject your

[1:41] discussions to the clerk commander in the minutes. Speakers are limited to

[1:44] five minutes per person. No one appearing. We'll move on to

[1:50] unfinished business, of which we have none. New business. Surf District Three

[1:54] Stars Plaza project review by Matt Stading, city engineer.

[2:01] Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Council. Hope everybody had a good holiday and good

[2:05] start to your week here. So, we'll kick this off. Surf District's Three Stars

[2:10] Plaza project. We had a bid letting here on September 3rd, 2026 4 pm. We had

[2:19] arranged, two bids were received from three contractors holding plans and

[2:24] specs. One bid received was a Lwood concrete and the other bid was Dean

[2:29] Snder Construction. So if you look at your yellow sheet, the engineer opinion

[2:35] of cost was $121,929.

[2:39] Larry Lwood Concrete's bid came in at $119,56.72,

[2:46] which was 2% under, and Dean Snider Constructions came in at $168,540

[2:53] or $74.18, which is around 38% over. So, if you

[2:59] look at the bid tab, you can kind of see kind of the main items here were for the

[3:04] 6-in pavement and the 12-in pavement, which is going to largely make up the

[3:09] guitar formation that's going to go in the plaza area. And the 12-in thick

[3:13] pavement is going to be for the Ballard lighting that sits off to the sides of

[3:17] the walkways. And then uh the remaining items are your standard top soil sod um

[3:25] protection for storm water. And then we have a lot of electrical routing that

[3:30] we're doing for the project for these future lighting areas. So one thing to

[3:35] note, this project, you know, we were targeting that $200,000

[3:41] um mark and we had to scale back just a little bit. um we could not get lighting

[3:46] fixtures in time for what we need for to satisfy the grant requirements. So those

[3:52] items will be going in the spring and they're roughly the lighting fixtures

[3:55] are going to be roughly around 60,000. Um and then we also could not find a

[4:01] contractor that was comfortable moving forward with the staining portion of the

[4:07] guitar. So that will also be completed in the spring which is roughly around

[4:10] 40,000 um for that portion. So, we got about 100K that's going to come in the

[4:15] spring that will be completed at that time. But, this will be the phase one of

[4:19] the project to complete the guitar and all of the electrical routing and get

[4:24] all of the lighting fixtures and everything set into place. Um, so that

[4:28] it's really just a plug-and-play type thing in the spring. So, it'll the

[4:33] overall project for phase one will be completed this year by the due date. And

[4:38] uh as far as the bids coming in, my recommendation would be to go with Larry

[4:42] Elwood concrete in the amount of $119,56.72.

[4:49] If you guys have any questions for me on this, I would be happy to answer.

[4:53] » Any questions, Matt?

[4:57] » Thank you, Matt. I'll entertain a motion to approve quote

[5:02] from Larry Elwood Concrete in the amount of $119,56.72

[5:08] for plaza improvements. Motion, please. >> So moved.

[5:12] » Second. >> Moved by Bennett, second byraton.

[5:15] Council, any further discussion. >> All those in favor say I.

[5:20] » I. >> I. Motion carries.

[5:24] Moving on. 7th Avenue North Realignment Project Reviews. Matt Stading, city

[5:28] engineer. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor Council.

[5:32] So, first of all, I just kind of want to go

[5:35] back to when a when the 7th Avenue realignment project and the hotel

[5:41] project all was moving forward. At that time, we did do a comprehensive storm

[5:46] water management plan for this area. So what that did was it took all of the

[5:51] existing area that used to that was currently there and even factors that

[5:57] used to be there like the old hotel, the old properties, the granular lot, any

[6:02] impervious area down in there. That was all taken into account and then put

[6:06] against all of the proposed features which is what we're planning with these

[6:10] new projects. So through that storm water analysis, what came up was that we

[6:16] were not we were not doing anything to push the imper push the impervious

[6:23] pavement farther forward from what it was existing. So really what that what

[6:28] that means in a roundabout way is that you're not increasing the storm water

[6:32] runoff any more than what it was previously in that area. So having said

[6:38] that, you know, you're not improving the area down there, but you're not making

[6:42] it worse. So there wasn't any liability to really try to increase or move

[6:50] forward to farther capture that runoff. Now, having said that,

[6:56] when we looked to receive some of this additional grant money, I started

[7:02] looking at some area down here. And really, from a ethical standpoint, like

[7:07] we all know that there's problems down there. It's built into a hole. Um, it's

[7:11] very difficult for storm water to get out of the area once it's down in there.

[7:15] And it does impact a lot of the surrounding neighbors as well as local

[7:19] businesses in that area. So, when cities design storm sewer systems, they're

[7:25] designed to handle the five-year rain event. That is your very low standard

[7:32] rain event. Um, what happens is you design roadways or roadways are supposed

[7:38] to be engineered and designed so that when the storm system becomes overloaded

[7:42] and that fiveyear rain event, if you get a 10, 25 year rain event, you got high

[7:47] and low points. Your intakes are at your low points. Your high points are where

[7:50] the overflows are on the streets. So those highest point high points are

[7:54] theoretically set so that once you get a higher rain event, the water will then

[7:59] go down channel down the streets and go over the high points and it'll channel

[8:04] that water to where it needs to go and out of the lowoint areas that can't

[8:08] handle any more than what they're designed for. this area with the lake

[8:12] being where it is and all the existing development that's happened around it,

[8:17] it just was built around a low point that could not physically get out of the

[8:22] area. And it when it does get out, it goes to the lake and if it can't get to

[8:27] the lake, then it starts to impact local residents and properties as we're all

[8:31] very aware of through some of the larger rain events that we've had in the past.

[8:35] So, like I said, ethically and just trying

[8:40] to be a good steward of the community, I started to look at what would happen

[8:44] since we do have this entire area tore up and we are putting this plaza area

[8:49] in. What would it look like if we added some underground storm water detention?

[8:54] Because that's really all that can possibly be done to remedy the situation

[8:59] that you currently in that area. So, I created a sheet of

[9:07] a hatched area, two hatched areas really, and one is kind of encompassing

[9:14] from the MEC all the way down to the alley

[9:19] all the way through Northshore, north to south, as well as into our beach drive

[9:24] area a little bit. And then it also went to the north all the way up the existing

[9:30] beach drive where it was um to Allen's Alley area. So, and then and then I also

[9:36] grabbed about 5,000 square feet in the in the back alley there too where

[9:40] there's some issues. And there are it does reach out just a little bit farther

[9:44] than this. I mean, but this is kind of generally where we have a lot of problem

[9:50] um year in and year out with these larger rain events. So with those two

[9:55] areas, that's roughly around 27,400

[9:59] um square feet of of area. So I was looking at two different systems, and

[10:05] these are Stormtech under underground detention systems. Prinsko also makes

[10:11] one that was getting bid out as well. It's it's uh approved equal, very much

[10:15] similar. So what what we have is a small system that amounts to about 12,726

[10:22] cubic feet and then we had a larger system that amounts to about 20,745ish

[10:29] cubic feet. So if you take this hatched area that I'm showing on the plans and

[10:34] if we just imagined a large rain event falling

[10:40] and for simplicity sake if you took a snapshot in time this hatched area if we

[10:46] took 9 in of depth over this whole area I realize that the roads are sloped and

[10:52] as you increase slope your your inches they they diminish and go down. So

[10:56] you're not carrying a 9 in through everything, but there's some areas that

[10:59] may be a foot, some areas that may be two, three inches. So 9 in throughout

[11:04] this entire area should be able to be held cubic foot volumewise in this

[11:11] larger underground detention area. So that would do, in my opinion, that would

[11:17] be a massive improvement to the area down there. Is it going to fix the

[11:22] problem 100%? No. It's you're you're it's never going to guarantee to fix

[11:27] that problem. Soon as the lake comes up, if the lake ever did get up to past the

[11:32] hundredyear and and started to come over the road, then you got big problems at

[11:36] that point, too, that aren't going to be solved with this. So, this system

[11:40] largely if if it's held underground, you can imagine that these storm pipes will

[11:45] become overwhelmed at some point. And really this is if if the whole storm

[11:50] system becomes overwhelmed and you're you're always limited to your downstream

[11:54] capacity, you get pigeon holed by that. But if this pipe were to back up, it

[11:59] would essentially just fill this entire area underground. So it's just like

[12:03] having a big holding tank underground essentially that's going to be capable

[12:08] of holding this increase in in runoff from the storm events. So having said

[12:15] that, the two systems, if you look at the small one came in roughly 152,000,

[12:22] um there is a 10% since this is going to be a change order into the 7th Avenue

[12:28] contract. It it it would be a 10% for the for the prime as well. So it comes

[12:33] about 167,000. If you look at the larger um system,

[12:38] it's going to be about 273,000 to do that, which I I mean it is a

[12:44] substantial sum of money. I don't discount that at all. I'm I'm just

[12:49] looking at what good could be done in the area. And then I'm also looking at

[12:53] the funds that we will be receiving. And I didn't play this out or or make this

[13:01] to look good, but you know, if you look at the funds, we are receiving around

[13:05] 632,000 in additional um you take out the 96 for

[13:10] the vertical guitar leaves us around 536ish.

[13:15] if you put kind of our improvements together here. So if you did the large

[13:19] underground storm detention at the 273 and then you added the 120

[13:25] for the plaza area and then also add the 100,000 in for next spring that we need

[13:30] to put in for the staining and the lighting fixtures, that comes to about

[13:34] 493,000. So that leaves us about another 40 grand

[13:40] um in in funds to use for landscaping and beautifying that plaza area. Um not

[13:46] trying to be a salesman here by any means, but just looking at the pure num

[13:51] raw numbers and why I think this would be a very viable option and solution for

[13:58] this area. And I think you're going to make a lot of people and businesses

[14:01] happy by by doing so. But that's that's kind of my spiel here. And

[14:08] if you guys have any questions at all, I would be more than happy to answer or

[14:13] help better walk through this.

[14:19] » I do, if I may. >> Um, [snorts] so on page 206 of the ADS

[14:24] sheets, Matt, that's the what you're referring to as the large

[14:28] and the small system and the placement of those. That's a

[14:33] couple pages back and that it's not really a clear drawing, but then that

[14:37] shows it in reference to the >> where the concrete is at.

[14:41] » Yeah. >> Okay. Y

[14:42] » Okay. So, tell tell me how this would So, this will connect into the storm

[14:48] sewer. So, basically storm sew can't handle that. This will fill up fill up

[14:53] fill up fill up until it can't anymore. And then

[14:56] » Yep. And then we'll be back to the same problem that we got. So essentially all

[15:01] that surface water that was up top before should in theory be underground

[15:07] um until the storm sewer. And there's there's sophisticated parameters that

[15:12] are looked at as far as velocity, volume, time of concentration for that

[15:17] water to get out in the pipes. It's all a bunch of calculations that that a

[15:22] person can go through. But at the end of the day, simplicity would say the

[15:26] storage that is above ground that we now see should be able to be held

[15:32] underground. >> What what if any maintenance is involved

[15:35] with this type of scope of project? >> These are very very low maintenance. So,

[15:40] as far as I will say this, one part that I didn't add that that is driving the

[15:45] cost a little bit higher somewhat is because this area down down in the area

[15:50] that we're in, it it was largely swamp land, which all of you know. So, I did

[15:54] look at the soil conditions. So, these systems require about 32 3,300 psf to to

[16:02] support everything. And the geotechnical on the hotel, you know, was more around

[16:07] like 1500 to 2,000. So when you add base requirements are 9 in of underrain

[16:15] stone, storage stone underneath these. If you go to 12 in and add geog grid

[16:21] through it, it ups the PSF to 2,000. So that's what I included in here so that

[16:26] we have adequate PSF capacity to maintain the system. It's like a

[16:31] gigantic leech field. That is the easiest thing that I can say to compare

[16:37] it to. It's it's exactly like a a blown up version of scale for a leech field.

[16:42] And it's very very limited if ever maintenance involved in it.

[16:49] Structure clean out. You know, our typical our typical maintenance items

[16:53] would be what you'd be looking at. The the bigger system does have about an

[16:57] $18,000 structure that sits on that 30-inch pipe right in the middle. So

[17:03] that is a that's a pretty significant structure, but you have two 24 inch twin

[17:08] coming in as well as a 30 going through it. So it's a it's a gigantic structure.

[17:13] » That's the basin you're referring to then.

[17:15] » Yes.

[17:19] » Is uh is this are they the they're local here. Is this the only supplier or you

[17:24] said you mentioned another one? >> Yeah, Princeco out of water a lot of

[17:27] them are out of water. So they do a lot of field tiling. Uh and they get into

[17:32] all the um additional type underground storage products. Lot lot like ads.

[17:38] That's another local local company. >> Did you get pricing from them as well or

[17:42] do we have >> They did. They they price both of them.

[17:44] I didn't see the final pricing. I just saw their final numbers.

[17:47] » Okay. Okay. >> But if you're interested, I I can get

[17:50] that final pricing. I don't know if ADS or Prinsko was was low right now.

[17:55] » Okay.

[17:58] Matt, thank you very much for the explanation and just a couple questions

[18:02] on this. First of all, it sounds like a great opportunity for us to improve the

[18:06] the area down there. And I don't know if you can do this, but if you remember the

[18:10] last rain event we had down there where we had some trouble and traffic was

[18:14] blocked off. Can you estimate for that type of an event, would this basically

[18:19] solve that or is there any way to kind of

[18:23] describe I don't want to say that it would have completely solved that. I

[18:26] think you're still going to probably see some water on the road, but imagine

[18:30] where it was, you know, in the deepest spot, a foot and a half, and we're

[18:35] adding more intakes, better intake capacity volumes on the grates and and

[18:42] then take 9 10 inches out of that throughout the whole area. Um, it very

[18:48] well could hold that under. I'm not going to say that it can't, but I don't

[18:51] necessarily want to say that it would either because I never measured that

[18:55] exact ponding. >> No. And I know and it's hard, but that's

[18:57] just the most recent one in my memory. And I think the key thing for me is, you

[19:02] know, why this would be such a good thing to do now is we're digging it up

[19:05] anyway. And if it would significantly help with that, it just makes a lot of

[19:10] sense. It seems to be a cost-effective approach for us. And as you pointed out,

[19:15] if we can pay for this with the extra grant money that we got from the state

[19:19] and we want to thank the IEDA and the state for their participation, that was

[19:23] a terrific deal and everybody that was involved with that. But it sounds like

[19:27] again it's a great opportunity to really enhance that as far as infrastructure

[19:32] goes. >> Yeah. And there are a lot of different

[19:35] things we could use this money towards. I mean, it's it's a substantial sum of

[19:39] money and there's a lot of good things that we could do with that money, but I

[19:44] I really feel looking at this area and and doing our part to make sure that

[19:51] we're doing the best we can for the community in certain places and with all

[19:55] of the given aspects at play, I think that I I can't think of a a better

[20:00] opportunity, I guess, immediately than what we're faced with there.

[20:04] » Exactly. Sounds like a great time to do it. So, thank you, mayor. Thank you,

[20:08] Matt. >> Mr. Mayor, may I speak? U Matt, again,

[20:11] also I'm going to go along with what Bennett has said here. I think it's it's

[20:14] it's a great project, and I thank you for giving the explanation of it because

[20:18] it is complex. Um, but knowing what the situations are down there and, you know,

[20:24] realizing that there have been times when this the water has backed up enough

[20:28] back in the 60s and 70s that it was coming in the front door of the surf.

[20:32] Um, we need to do this for the neighborhood. The whole area just needs

[20:35] that. will be a great and we've got it all open and I'm excited with what we

[20:40] have here. Thank you. >> Another question. Um we have an

[20:46] anticipated lifespan because obviously this is substantial cost. It says in

[20:50] here jetting and vectoring are annually done. Um do we do we know do we have an

[20:57] expected lifespan or what's that look like? I can get an expected lifespan for

[21:02] you and give you that information. From what I've dealt with quite a few of

[21:06] these down in the metro area. Um, and I will say, you know, there they throw

[21:11] numbers 7,500 years out. Um, like it's not that big of a deal. So, I've

[21:17] definitely heard figures of that, but is it's with anything in in life. I mean,

[21:22] some things go before they're supposed to, others outlive their expectancy.

[21:27] Because obviously ripping something up that we're doing, spending a lot of

[21:30] money on would would matter. So if this was a 20-year deal, I would say

[21:35] » but if it's a 75 to 100 year, that makes sense.

[21:38] » Yeah. This is absolutely not. You you'd be looking at some kind of substantial

[21:43] manufacturing defect. If that was the case, I can guarantee that.

[21:48] » Okay. Thanks, [snorts] Matt. >> Yep.

[21:52] » Thanks, Matt. >> Oh. Oh, sorry. I had some a couple of

[21:55] questions too. I think most of them were already been asked, but yeah, I um

[22:00] because you talked about the inspect, you know, I noticed on a a video that I

[22:05] found on YouTube that explained this system and how to install it and how it

[22:08] works. One of the things it mentioned was that it can be operated in kind of

[22:12] the the flow through mode where it's basically doing detention so that the

[22:16] the existing um storm system can take it when it's ready

[22:21] » or flow down infiltration >> and it sounds like it could be used sort

[22:26] of in hybrid mode. Is that kind of the way that we'd be

[22:30] » installing >> rapid detention because of like when you

[22:33] get the infiltration type systems, you're dealing with large sand pockets

[22:38] in the areas that you're setting these and just the same as you do an

[22:43] infiltration basin without an outlet. It's got to have a sand layer to

[22:47] actually infiltrate to with the marshy area that we're in and and it it's just

[22:52] not real practical. it will infiltrate, but the parts per million is is very

[22:58] very high on that type of soil. So, >> yeah, I kind of look at this as a, you

[23:03] know, compare this versus the risk of doing nothing at this opportunity. It

[23:07] seems like already this this season we've had two

[23:10] » storms that cause street flooding and the frequency of those seems to be

[23:15] getting more. So, um, yeah, I agree that it it seems like the right time to do

[23:20] this is the right thing. >> And you will also to that infiltration

[23:24] point like we're at lake level, so there's not there's not a lot. I mean,

[23:29] you're you got water table not not far. So,

[23:38] » is there a formal change order or is this just kind of an informal thing for

[23:42] the time being? I didn't see anything in the packet. This is this was more meant

[23:46] to be an informal um I it's something that we'll get a formal change order and

[23:51] put into the 7th Avenue, but it will not go into due to cost um and everything.

[23:57] This would go into the 7th a realignment project, not the plaza project.

[24:01] » Okay. >> Okay, makes sense.

[24:03] » Yep. And this is this was bidded by the excavation contractor on the seventh a

[24:09] realignment project. So, and and uh and I guess just to note

[24:16] one more thing, like we do have that shortfall um on our plaza area where it

[24:21] was around 200, now it's 120. The all they they're going to look at this as a

[24:26] as a whole. So, they'll add the 7th A project in with the with the actual

[24:31] plaza project. So, this will make up that shortfall also.

[24:38] » Okay. And then so probably just it's head knots for

[24:42] a smaller chamber or larger. >> Yeah. Really just really just want to

[24:47] know um and it's entirely up to up to the council and what you guys would be

[24:51] more comfortable doing. But uh yeah, just really kind of want to know that

[24:56] you're in favor of going a specific direction,

[25:00] large or small, and then we'll get all the paperwork put together and do a

[25:04] formal change order and I'll kind of go through this again at that time.

[25:08] Council, just a head nod. Um, move forward with the larger chamber.

[25:15] » You're recommending? >> That's the one that I'm recommending.

[25:19] » Yes, mayor. >> Yeah.

[25:22] » All right. Thanks, Matt.

[25:27] » Still, I'll entertain a motion to approve

[25:31] change order one, the larger. >> I'll for that.

[25:35] » Right. >> I'll second. Uh motion by Tony, second

[25:38] by Beth Anne. Council, anything further? All those in favor say I.

[25:42] » I. >> I. Motion carries.

[25:45] » Purchase of 72inch side discharge zeroturn mower review. Jeremy Kornberg

[25:50] public works. Welcome. >> Council. Uh so as part of the fiscal

[25:57] year 2627 budget, we had a new mower for our mow crew. Um we were replacing a

[26:03] 72inch side discharge mower. We reached out to six vendors um and got received

[26:09] six bids back. Um we received a bid from Mason City Red Power for a a Gravely 72

[26:16] inch. Um Floyd Leonard bid a Toro 72 inch side discharge. Van Wall and Casey

[26:25] Nielsen both bid on a John Deere. And then Schwarz Rockck Implement from

[26:31] Charles City and uh JNA Outdoor Equipment from Boat Iowa bid on their

[26:36] Xark series 72-inch discharge. They are all fairly similar machines. They all

[26:42] have a 38 horsepower engine, 72 in uh side discharge. Um

[26:51] height or you know the adjustable suspension seats, all the

[26:56] things that we've had in all them. So they were equivalent bids. Um,

[27:00] we're recommending going with the low bid um for Mason City Red Power, which

[27:04] was the Gravely machine. That was $15,400.

[27:08] Um, I can go through the bids on the other ones. Toro, Floyd L Leonard bid

[27:13] the Toro, theirs was $16,51.33.

[27:18] Van Wall for the John Deere was $17,999. Casey Nielson John Deere was $18,500.

[27:28] Schwarz rock implement for the X mark was 16,700

[27:32] and uh JNA outdoor equipment was 16,594 for an X mark as well. Um we had

[27:41] budgeted 18,000 for this item. Uh so we're coming in well under budget. Um,

[27:47] and the machine that it will be replacing that 72 inch dis side

[27:51] discharge will essentially get moved out to the ball fields for the summers so

[27:56] that the uh uh the crew that works out there will have a dedicated machine to

[28:01] to use on their fields out there. So, um, we're kind of moving a mower back

[28:05] and forth as needed this summer and this will kind of provide them with one that

[28:10] uh they should be able to use fulltime out there. Um,

[28:16] they do have this machine pretty much on hand, so we'll be able to receive this

[28:20] in the next week or so as well. >> Any questions for me?

[28:25] » Council, any questions, Jeremy? >> Thanks, Jeremy.

[28:29] » All right. Thank you. >> So, entertain a motion to approve

[28:32] purchase of 2026 Gravely PT6720 turn mower from Mason City Red Power in

[28:39] the amount of $15,400. Motion, please. So move

[28:43] » second. >> Moved by Tony, second by Deb. All those

[28:45] in favor say I. >> I.

[28:47] » Oppos. Same sign. Motion carries. >> Item D, water department well number two

[28:52] generator and variable frequency drive VFD project review. Adam Ty, water plant

[28:59] superintendent. Welcome. >> Thank you, mayor, council. Um, this was

[29:04] uh discussed or our fiscal year 2627. We budgeted $132,000

[29:09] for uh a variable speed drive frequ uh variable frequency drive uh and a

[29:16] supportive generator. Currently, the generator in place is too small and it

[29:22] will run the motor. However, because it starts so slow, it's going to end up

[29:27] doing damage, which we've been told. So, we've put in for a generator in the

[29:32] amount of $94,642.50.

[29:36] This is for not only the generator but to have it installed also. Uh this would

[29:41] include the the VFD in the amount of $26,500

[29:48] the installation of that as well. Um the VFD we are getting from teamwork

[29:53] technology and integration TTI and Min Iowa electric is going to purchase and

[29:59] install the colar >> [clears throat]

[30:02] » uh diesel generator. Um the total is going to be approximately 1 thou

[30:07] 121,142.50.

[30:11] There is a possibility uh depending on the VFD if it's a little under size we

[30:17] may have to come up with another 4,000 which is still under our original

[30:21] 132,000. Um, as far as any other quotes, uh,

[30:27] we've kind of touched on this. Right now, TTI runs and or excuse me, takes

[30:34] care of our SCADA system, which runs the entire water plant and uh, all our

[30:38] towers, all our wells. And when they do coding, everything is coded to talk to

[30:44] get talk together. Um, sanitary district ran into this where they had multiple

[30:48] people doing the coding and stuff stopped talking and then they had to

[30:52] start over. it cost them lots of lots of money. So, uh they're very dependable.

[30:58] They're they are a town um company and they're available 247. We've also had um

[31:04] other electrical companies and motor companies come in and do various work in

[31:10] the in the water plant and we've had some issues with that as well. This just

[31:15] we've always just kind of because of the water being very important, we just know

[31:18] where we're going with our stuff. The plant was finished in [clears throat] uh

[31:22] 1949. It's got a second section was the addition was done in 1973. And so we

[31:27] found issues throughout of stuff connecting. So it's kind of an ongoing

[31:31] thing at the water plant itself. Um this stuff right here, what it'll do is it

[31:36] allows us to control fully the motor and control the flow of the water coming out

[31:43] of that uh specific well. And the soft start lets that motor just like it says

[31:50] to start softly and then we can bring the volume down at any time. Um,

[31:56] as far as that goes, it it'll integrate into our VFD which or or excuse me, our

[32:01] SCADA system which we basically at this time we only have the ability to watch

[32:06] it, start it and stop it. So, this will actually give us just more control over

[32:12] everything, which we're going to end up doing with uh well number three. Uh

[32:16] eventually, well, number one is already on site and we already have that. So,

[32:20] this just goes along with the all the upgrades that the water plant's done um

[32:24] with our ability to run when there's no power um in storm situations and and

[32:31] we've done a lot of things for that and this [clears throat] is just another one

[32:35] of them

[32:41] » for me. >> Council, any questions? Are we looking

[32:43] at a similar lifespan going forward or do they

[32:46] » It actually um it'll go along with uh as far as the the generator we are

[32:53] replacing was it's been 30 years. So that's 30 years old over 7,000 hours. Um

[33:00] I don't know as far as Coler how long their expens expecties are. I can find

[33:05] out if again it's a technical I mean you're talking maintenance on a diesel

[33:09] motor which as long as you maintain it usually you can let those things go. Um

[33:14] they don't run non-stop as far as we'll it'll uh probably start we'll have it

[33:19] start soft start and start once a week for just just to get a general start and

[33:24] then when we use it um you do your yearly maintenance and oil change. So as

[33:28] long as you do that it should last quite a long time. Um, as far as the motor

[33:33] goes, this will help the life of the motor for it soft starting than it just

[33:38] jerking on all the time. Um, we have those, our wells are looked at every 5

[33:42] years. And that's part of the part of the maintenance is we check our motors

[33:45] and whatnot. Um, right now we have not replaced our motors at well two or

[33:50] three. They've just either been rebuilt or and that type of thing. We've been

[33:54] really good with our maintenance our maintenance program.

[33:59] Other

[34:03] questions?

[34:10] » A motion to approve purchase of generator from Min Iowa Electric Motors

[34:14] in the amount of $94,642.50 and VFD from TTI in the amount of

[34:20] $26,500. Motion please.

[34:24] » So moved. >> Second. Moved

[34:26] » by Bethanne. Second by Bennett. Council in either comments. All those in favor

[34:32] say I. >> I.

[34:34] » Oppos. Same sign. Motion carries. >> Purchase of John Deere Gator and snow

[34:38] snow equipment review. RodG city mechanic.

[34:47] » Good evening, mayor and city council. Uh I've been working with uh Jim J. What's

[34:53] your last name? Jim Jackson back there. uh and uh Jacob Whitman on this project.

[34:59] We were initially going to buy just a John Deere gator for the summertime for

[35:03] using and then run the uh Polaris Ranger we have out to the Ball Diamonds, which

[35:08] is still going to happen. But the more we got our heads together and got around

[35:13] this, we were going to decide to uh try to make this gator into a piece of snow

[35:17] equipment as well, which we're going to do. Um, when I was dealing with both all

[35:22] three of the John Deere dealerships, they all three recommended going with a

[35:26] uh Boss snow system on it because John Deere actually no longer makes blades

[35:31] for those machines at all anymore. So, that was what we did. We put this

[35:36] together. The low bid would be Van Wall Equipment in Mesa City at 28,500.

[35:42] Casey Neielsen was the same exact bid, but we're going to go with Van Wall

[35:46] because they would be considered a local bid over Casey Neielson out of Canawa.

[35:51] And uh so our recommendation is the cost of the machine, the lighting we will

[35:56] install at the public works, we will buy and rather than have a dealership put

[35:59] them on, we can do it inhouse cheaper. The extended warranty on that machine is

[36:03] $17,855.

[36:06] That's going to extend that out to I believe uh in here 60 months or 800

[36:12] hours. Uh we do not currently have with the amount electronics on equipment

[36:17] anymore. We don't have the technology as far as engine analyzers to be able to

[36:21] hook into every brand of everything we buy out there. Uh so the extended

[36:26] warranties is very very important anymore just due to the amount of

[36:29] electronics that's in everything. Uh so the total cost of the unit is going to

[36:35] be 30,715 uh with the extended warranty, the

[36:39] lights and the machine. And our recommendation like I said is bandw

[36:43] equipment. Anybody have any questions on that?

[36:48] » Questions? >> And that's 60 months or 800 hours. Just

[36:55] » 60 months 800 hours was on the tractor. This was um

[37:01] yeah 60 months, 800 hours on this one. The tractor was more more hours.

[37:09] » I had a bunch of things I was going through putting these together.

[37:12] [clears throat] >> The boss snow equipment itself, I I

[37:16] accepted two bids because there's only two real local bids around here. And uh

[37:22] my papers backwards here.

[37:27] So, the uh Stellar truck and trailer in Mason City was $10,331.

[37:33] Christ steal truck and equipment out of uh Lake Crystal, Minnesota was $10,363.

[37:40] I reached out to Larry Elwood and his plow shop and I never received an email

[37:44] or any information back from them as far as a bid. Uh so, our low bid is Stellar

[37:50] Truck and Equipment at 10,331. There is no extended warranties on this

[37:56] stuff. And this again is equipment that the public works will put on the

[37:59] machine, put it in place and hook it up. Uh that Kevin and I are very capable of

[38:04] taking care of the snow equipment we can get in about two weeks. The uh gator and

[38:10] the uh John Deere tractor, both of them were somewhere around 1 of December

[38:14] before we see them.

[38:19] in the John Deere tractor itself that we had in there. Uh kibble equipment out of

[38:25] Osage was $45,64. Van Wall was $45,500.

[38:33] $46,500. I better put my glasses on. And Casey

[38:37] Neielson was 51,250. They were significantly more. That does

[38:42] have an extended extended warranty would be 60 months, 2,000 hours. Our

[38:47] recommendation is to go with kibble equipment out of Osage, $45,64.

[38:53] The reason we stay with all John Deere equipment is we have approximately 20 to

[38:58] 30 pieces of equipment out in the shop and they only work on John Deere's

[39:02] hookups. I went across the street to Case IH. Their front mounts do not

[39:07] accept all the John Deere equipment. It's very important for us to utilize

[39:11] and be able to hook all this equipment on whatever tractor we need to run it

[39:14] on. So, if we got one broke down, we can always grab it.

[39:19] Uh, that would be about all I got. Is there anything else? Any questions you

[39:23] guys have? >> Any questions?

[39:28] » All right. Thanks, Rod. >> Okay.

[39:32] All right. So, we'll [clears throat] need a motion to approve purchase of

[39:34] John Deere Gator from Van Wall Equipment with lights and extended warranty in the

[39:38] amount of $30,715 and Boss snowplow and snow sander from

[39:43] Stellar Truck and Trailer in the amount of $10,331.

[39:47] Motion please. >> Second move

[39:51] » byton, second by Deb. All those in favor say I.

[39:54] » I. Same sign. Motion carries. Now we'll move on to purchase of John Deere

[39:59] compact tractor which Rod touched on. So I'll entertain a motion to approve

[40:04] purchase of John Deere compact tractor tractor with 60-in heavy broom from

[40:09] kibble equipment with extended warranty in the amount of $45,64.14.

[40:15] Motion please. >> So moved.

[40:18] » Second. >> Moved by Kraton. Seconded by Bennett.

[40:21] » All those in favor say I. >> I. Oppos. Same sign. Motion carries.

[40:26] Item G, 2026, street reservicing project review of pay estimate number one, Matt

[40:31] Stading, city engineer. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Councel.

[40:36] So, we'll get started here. Please note that original contract sum to H

[40:41] Heartland Asphalt in the amount of $643,746.80.

[40:48] The value of completed work and materials stored to date, $432,76.70

[40:55] minus our standard 3% retainage amount of $12,962.30

[41:00] brings us to that total amount due this estimate of $419,14.40,

[41:07] which makes this pay up about 67.1% completed.

[41:13] So, this is part of our actual 2025 utility and street resurfacing project.

[41:19] And just run through a few of these items here so you know kind of where

[41:23] this amount's coming from. They did have the mobe charge, some traffic control,

[41:27] had a decent amount, 32,000 on the pavement removals. Um, pavement uh

[41:32] scarification to get some of those surfaces prepped was 45,000.

[41:37] Um, we had a few gate valve adjustments which didn't amount to much. the

[41:42] aggregate base course 40 42,000 almost there. So that that is due to a lot of

[41:48] our um full depth 10 inch patching locations on these streets. So they

[41:53] brought a mill in and we did set the mill say let's two two and a half inches

[41:58] deep on the edges and did some profile milling to get that crown built back

[42:02] into the road. Um, what happens, you see a lot of this alligator cracking that

[42:06] you'll notice on some streets. When they run that mill through there, sometimes

[42:11] that alligator cracking is on the surface and you can get that out. If it

[42:14] goes through and it's deeper, that's where I say, "Well, let's go in and

[42:18] we'll core this section out." And that's where we get those full depth cores,

[42:21] which increases to the aggregates as well as the uh as well as the HMA

[42:27] patching. So, and then you can see there uh through the 4 inch thick patching you

[42:32] had almost 87,000 in those full depth patches and about 188,000 in the 2-in

[42:37] surface course. So to date we've got 19th 18th 17th fifth a sixth a um

[42:46] Highland Drive is completed and we are I really was wishing we could have got

[42:51] everything on this one payout but the rain pushed us back and I did add been

[42:56] working with the railroad DOT. I added on 16th Street that goes into Eagle A if

[43:01] you go north across. So, on the south side by the tracks, there were some

[43:05] very, very bad pavement conditions there that I decided to mill out and uh we're

[43:10] going to patch those areas too while we're doing seventh. Um they're going to

[43:13] come in tomorrow and finish everything. So, after after tomorrow, it should be

[43:17] good. And then, uh do a final walk through and get the final pay and be on

[43:22] our way. You guys have any questions for me? Be happy to answer.

[43:26] » Council, any questions? Great. Thanks, Matt.

[43:29] » Thank you. So need a motion to approve pay estimate number one in the amount of

[43:33] $419,114.40 to H Heartland Asphalt. Motion please.

[43:40] » Second. >> Moved by Deb, second by Tony. All those

[43:42] in favor say I. >> I.

[43:44] » Both same sign. Motion carries. Chief of police report Lieutenant Hines.

[43:56] Oh, Captain Hines. Sorry. I don't know. I've done that twice. Twice I've done

[44:00] that and I know it. >> That's all right. I'll answer to

[44:02] whatever. Mayor, council, good evening. Um, just a few updates. Uh, we got the

[44:08] July report. I think it's in front of each of you from Chief Colby. Um, last

[44:14] week our Dodge Charger, we were able to sell that at auction. Uh, it's car 42.

[44:21] We sold that at auction for $4,800. that was purchased from Pritchards in 2021

[44:27] for 29,800. So, it was nice to get some of that

[44:30] money back out of that car. Uh, when sold, it had 133,000 miles on it and

[44:38] just over 11,000 idle or hours total hours on it. Um, that equal about

[44:44] 310,000 miles. Um, the replacement car is currently at Electronic Engineering.

[44:50] Should be done very, very soon. and then we'll get the next car in for them to

[44:54] upfit. Um, we have all new patrol car routers. Uh, they're [clears throat]

[45:00] slated to be installed before October 31st. Uh, Chief Colby had previously

[45:05] spoke on that project at a previous council meeting. Uh, we're able to get a

[45:09] rebate of $4,680 for the routers. Uh, bringing the

[45:14] out-of- pocket cost to under $1,000 for the taxpayers. So, that was a good good

[45:20] addition we were able to do. Um, Officer Grim, he's our going to be our new

[45:26] juvenile detective. Uh, he is going to be attending the school resource officer

[45:31] uh training program next week. Um, as far as other training, we have

[45:37] our fall firearms range schedule uh starting up here in September and then

[45:42] we'll carry that on into October also. And then also last week uh our

[45:47] dispatchers held a fall training day. So they were able to go sit through some

[45:52] scenarios and get some training from our communication supervisor Aaron from

[45:57] during that time. So that's all I have.

[46:02] » All right, council. Any questions? >> Thank you.

[46:06] » Thank you. >> Works chair me

[46:18] council. Um so yeah, we've had pretty busy month. Um [clears throat]

[46:24] uh first off, just an update on the uh public works foreman position. Uh we had

[46:31] a pretty good group of applicants. Uh we conducted our interviews last week and

[46:36] just to announce that uh after interviews uh Jason Dunning, a current

[46:42] city employee with public works was offered and accepted the position. So

[46:46] after interviews with Steve, Jacob and I, uh we we came to the conclusion that

[46:50] he'd be a great fit to uh take over as that position. He has a great knowledge.

[46:54] He's been here I think 12 years already. So to move him into that position and

[46:59] and and go forward, it'll work out pretty well. He'll I think he will take

[47:03] that position on the 21st, which lines up to uh we got him signed up to go to

[47:07] the Iowa Streets and Roads Conference is with me that week. There's some good

[47:10] leadership and different things that go on at that conference. So, uh, I think

[47:14] it'll be a really good fit, um, and a good change up there for for that group.

[47:19] It does leave us with a position we still got to now look at hiring, uh, and

[47:23] getting a couple of those positions still filled out there, or I guess we

[47:26] have one position to still filled out there after, uh, we have a transfer from

[47:30] another department. So, uh, beyond that, um, a lot of things going on. We've had

[47:34] some trainings, uh, with our new with Edith. Uh, we did bucket truck safety

[47:38] training. So just uh safety around a bucket truck harnesses, rescues from it,

[47:43] a bucket truck. Um and then uh we also did forklift certification out there as

[47:48] well. We got some other things lined up here coming up this winter. Um other

[47:52] things going on. Um our winter snowblower has been taken up to

[47:56] Wisconsin to get its new controller installed. That was a budgeted item. So

[48:00] that should be back in a couple weeks hopefully or

[48:03] » two to three more weeks. So um hopefully to have that done. [clears throat] As

[48:07] Matt said, we've been doing work with the railroad. We we're having doing some

[48:10] work on getting some secondary tracks removed here in town. So, we have uh one

[48:14] that was removed and we'll be getting that paved back uh this week. Um we're

[48:18] working on getting the other one still removed and some repairs with them. So,

[48:22] they they've been working with us on that and it's been going pretty well. Um

[48:26] [clears throat] and then just as a FYI, we've started doing some tree trimming

[48:31] through town. We are not removing trees. We've had a few people come out and ask

[48:34] us to remove their asht tree or whatever. Those are projects that we're

[48:38] doing outside of this. This is just trimming trees that are encroaching on

[48:41] the roadway. So, when we're sweeping, whatever it is, hauling moving snow

[48:46] branches and stuff that hit our hit our rearview mirrors and and whatnot and

[48:50] lights and break things. So, uh we do that every couple years, trim it up from

[48:54] back curb up. Um so, we don't go back onto the properties or to the sidewalks

[49:00] or anything. It's just pretty much back curb. We go up like 18 feet and just

[49:03] kind of trim that canopy to keep excuse me keep things off of our vehicles,

[49:07] buses, other things like that. So, um yeah, other than that, just a lot of

[49:12] maintenance. Um we did a bunch of cleaning for the sanitary district uh to

[49:17] televise some of our systems, get prepped for some, um future projects in

[49:21] some areas. So, that was about a week or a few days just really heavy duty

[49:25] cleaning to get to get through some of those tough areas. So, uh to get good

[49:29] footage on that. So, a lot going on. Staying busy. Um, any questions for

[49:34] anything going on out there at public works

[49:36] » council? Any questions? >> I don't have a question. Um, but Jeremy,

[49:39] I want to thank you on behalf of the historical society. Got our pad in so

[49:43] that it's easier for us to get in and out of the building safely on a street.

[49:46] Um, and all the grading has been done and it's it's working beautifully. So,

[49:50] thank you very much on behalf of the society.

[49:52] » Yep. And I think I kind of gave Steve an update. We should be getting uh the the

[49:58] electrical thing upgraded here in the next few weeks hopefully. I know Alliant

[50:02] came in and got the underground portion done. So, I just got to get with our

[50:07] electrical contractor to get the actual service changed over. Okay. Excellent.

[50:10] » And that won't impact you guys. That'll just be a one day during the day thing.

[50:14] So, >> yeah. I say I saw them back in the back

[50:16] there digging and burrowing and Yeah. So,

[50:19] » okay, great. Thank you. >> Anything else,

[50:22] » Jeremy? Thank you, >> Jeremy. I quick question. So, we do the

[50:25] street side trimming. Do we ever do anything on the back side for the

[50:28] sidewalk as far as >> We haven't um I mean, so technically by

[50:32] ordinance, tree trimming of the trees in the

[50:36] rightway is the homeowner's responsibility to keep it up to like 14

[50:40] feet on the roadway and 10 feet on the sidewalk.

[50:43] um just because of the equipment that we have and the abilities we have, we've

[50:47] just always taken care of the roadway portion as a

[50:51] doing it rather than having the homeowner do it. Um every once in a

[50:56] while we do get some complaints that something's hanging too low and then

[51:00] we'll contact the homeowner and have them do it. But other than that, this is

[51:03] just something we go out and do as part of our our general maintenance. So,

[51:09] » yeah. fix. Thanks.

[51:17] » Matt studying anything. Jacob is not with us tonight. Mayor's

[51:23] report. Fire department. Who's coming?

[51:28] » The lifeaving award. [clears throat]

[51:33] » Yeah. >> From you and your

[51:34] » I come up with something. >> Oh, that [laughter]

[51:40] » coming for that. tell you we haven't figured it out yet. Mayor Council,

[51:44] thanks. I guess I was told to get up. You know, it's one of the duties I got,

[51:48] I guess. Uh, August was busy for us. 144 calls. Uh, training went really well.

[51:54] Uh, we had an opportunity to use it, a car

[51:58] simulator, fire training device from our service down in De Mo in De Mo, the fire

[52:03] marshall's office. And uh, we actually use it for our open house as well. It's

[52:07] an opportunity to have the guys train in a car and you're not burning it up all

[52:11] the time. The same car, you just set it on fire. This one here is is made for

[52:14] that. So, they had an opportunity to do that. Uh we actually had a little some

[52:18] junior fire training on that on our open house with some of our uh sons of the

[52:23] fire department personnel got to do some firefighting, which was kind of nice to

[52:27] see that we've got some maybe some guys coming up through the ranks that when

[52:30] they get older, they can join the fire department as well. Um and our community

[52:35] outreach did go well. Our open house went pretty well. We got some

[52:38] possibilities for some guys that might want to join the fire department. So, we

[52:42] hope to get some applications out for that. Uh otherwise, we we did had a good

[52:47] uh good turnout for that. Uh had I got rid of a lot of cookies. We had a lot of

[52:51] cookies, so everybody ate those. I don't know if that meant anything, but uh we

[52:54] got rid of a lot of cookies that I'm not sure who ate them all, but it wasn't me.

[52:59] Uh it did happen again on the triathlon. We got to have Bud out in the water. Um,

[53:05] we didn't do the long one, but at least Bud was in the water, had an opportunity

[53:10] if they needed that. Uh, and we did call in an unexpected boater. Had a problem

[53:14] with his boat. So, we did pull that in. So, that might

[53:17] » I'll address that. Okay. >> You know, like I said, you might have to

[53:21] get a bill for that, whatever it's going to be. Um, again, I think we did, again,

[53:26] the calls were a lot for 144. Uh, just up keep you informed obviously what's

[53:31] coming up Friday. Uh, I hope all you can attend. If you stay far enough away, you

[53:35] can't call in a meeting. Okay. So, everybody can show up. Okay.

[53:39] Excuse me. But anyway, uh, it's not a meeting if you all stay far enough away.

[53:43] Right, Graden? >> How far?

[53:45] » Yeah, I don't care. One can stand in front, one standing back. Just stay away

[53:48] from each other. >> Stay right beside each other.

[53:49] » Just stay away from each other. I don't care. Discuss.

[53:51] » But again, we should have That should be a great day. We have a gentleman coming.

[53:54] I think he's really excited to be here. Actually, we're gonna have kind of a get

[53:59] together with fire department personnel and him Thursday night. Uh we've had to

[54:04] uh talk to the to Chelsea Snider at the surf and they're going to let us use the

[54:09] the lounge over there so we can bring him in uh show him parts of Clear Lake

[54:13] and and the surf and everything. So, he's we're looking forward to having him

[54:16] here. Uh we're looking forward to another thing.

[54:22] We think it's going to be here and that's the statue. Uh we're hoping it's

[54:26] going to be here anyway. We're going to put that in and we've had some already

[54:28] some contacts and fire departments bring our fire trucks so we should have a

[54:32] pretty good turnout with that too. Uh but again, we invite you to come over.

[54:36] Uh anybody wants to help out uh Monday the 14th we're stuffing letters for the

[54:40] pancake breakfast as well. That's coming up real quick. So if you're in the and

[54:45] wants something to do Monday night, we'll be stuffing letters at the fire

[54:48] station. You can come over and help do that. And we invite you to the pancake

[54:51] breakfast. And um anything else, J?

[54:57] You want me to get out of here? He wants to be That's why he's here. He put the

[55:00] time clock on me every time I come. So, >> when is the pancake breakfast again?

[55:04] » That's going to be October 4th. And if you see, you know, as we put up our

[55:07] signs that traditional signs have gone up over there at the fire station and

[55:11] out on the highway, uh we've been using those signs for a long time and we're

[55:15] going to keep using till the pl until they wear out. But it's October 4th. Uh

[55:19] and they're going to be special pancakes again. So, we invite you to come over.

[55:23] Okay. Anything else you got for me, mayor, before I sit down? [laughter]

[55:27] » I think we're good. >> Thank you. I was out on the swim course

[55:34] for the triathlon on a borrowed jet ski um as for safety and the battery died

[55:41] and I was slowly drifting into the uh the swimmers and

[55:47] » I was nervous because they don't sit I mean they they were swimming clo and

[55:51] anyway I think they were talking about on the radio but fortunately I was near

[55:56] uh Jim in Bud and I grabbed a hold and they told me to Sure. So that I guess

[56:03] that Yeah, you saved me. That would have been embarrassing, but

[56:08] um city administrators report. >> Yeah. So happy to announce that um the

[56:13] workforce housing tax credit, we had two applicants this year. We had the

[56:17] Lakeside Acres Project and we had the Panther Builders project. Uh we learned

[56:22] last week ahead of time that Lakeside Acres was funded. Learned today that

[56:26] Panther Builders was also funded. So, both our applicants

[56:29] » made use of the thriving community points that we had to apply for projects

[56:33] and get those u get those awards. So, that was great news. Um, other notes on

[56:38] housing, we've got our boost housing report is in. We'll be sending that out

[56:42] shortly to council so you can guys can start reviewing that, get a feel for

[56:46] that um result. Um, tonight starts the housing conference down to mo, which

[56:51] Matt and I will be catching the red eyee down to that one tonight. So, that's

[56:54] tomorrow. starts tomorrow morning, runs through Thursday, is down in De Moines

[56:58] and and we'll be speaking more on some of the housing tax credit stuff that

[57:02] we've worked on and and all that good stuff. Um,

[57:06] also want to let you know that last Friday the Wnebago the Winnebago River

[57:11] watershed project that we've been working on that wershed management plan

[57:15] was completed and adopted. So, we have an approved plan here. We've got a

[57:19] series of tasks that in there for the region. some of them work um directly

[57:23] with Clear Lake and and with what we're doing. And so we're going to be look

[57:27] looking to utilize that going forward for applying for projects and and and

[57:32] and working on partnerships together to improve all the aspects around the

[57:36] wershed, whether it be water quality, water quantity, all those things. And so

[57:41] I'll have that on the next agenda for you guys to review and look to approve.

[57:47] And um next council meeting we will have a

[57:51] tower access agreement for this tower that's out back behind us here. Um Clear

[57:56] Lake CLT owns op owns an operates it. They are looking to sell off that

[58:01] portion of the business. There's not currently an easement agreement or

[58:04] access agreement to that tower and there's a piece of property that cut

[58:08] cuts out here into the prop property that is not city property. So we'll have

[58:12] a access agreement and a ingress egress agreement that we currently don't have

[58:17] to go with that and that will be on the next agenda. So that's it for me.

[58:22] » All right. Thank you. So now I will entertain a motion uh to

[58:28] go into close session pursuant to section 21.5J of the code of Iowa to

[58:34] discuss purchase of real estate. Motion please.

[58:37] » So moved. >> Second.

[58:38] » Motion by Bennett, second by Bethanne. All those in favor say I.

[58:42] » I. >> Post same sign.

City Council Meeting, September 8, 2026

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