1 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,320 To the flag of the United States of 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:31,269 America and to the standice 3 00:00:31,279 --> 00:00:31,760 agenda. 4 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:36,310 >> No, Mr. Mayor. 5 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,280 » So moved. 6 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:44,229 >> I'll second. 7 00:00:44,239 --> 00:00:44,559 Hi. 8 00:00:44,559 --> 00:00:54,310 >> Hi. 9 00:00:54,320 --> 00:01:04,950 » Comments. 10 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:07,760 » Good evening, mayor and city council 11 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,360 members. My name is Don Whitel, 26340 12 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,920 Thomas Avenue. And uh Janelle Kousnia is 13 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,759 on um is at this meeting also and she 14 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:35,270 will be starting out this evening. 15 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,799 » Can you hear me? 16 00:01:36,799 --> 00:01:40,320 >> Yes. Okay, good. Good evening, Mr. Mayor 17 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:41,920 and members of the council. Thank you 18 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,799 for allowing me to appear virtually. My 19 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:48,159 name is Janelle KNA, 26775 20 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:51,200 Grand Avenue, Elco, Minnesota. Um, I'm 21 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,360 here with Don Whitel to ask the council 22 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,600 to partner with us to provide private 23 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,399 water testing to residents of Elco New 24 00:01:58,399 --> 00:02:01,040 Market and New Market Township. Um, I 25 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,200 should say private wellwater testing. 26 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,200 Um, tonight we're asking the city to 27 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,280 take advantage of a unique opportunity. 28 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Uh, Twin City Water Clinic has 29 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,120 generously donated 150 comprehensive 30 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,160 wellwater testing kits to our community 31 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,000 and for an additional $18,750, 32 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,400 the city could match that donation with 33 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,360 150 more kits and making tests available 34 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,080 for up to 300 local well owners. This is 35 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,239 imp particularly important at this time 36 00:02:30,239 --> 00:02:32,879 because the city has increased pumping 37 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:34,480 from the aquafer and there have been 38 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,400 concerns about water changes and water 39 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,280 quality in some private wells. Minnesota 40 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,000 generally recommends that private well 41 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,239 owners test their water regular 42 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:46,720 regularly. However, when there are 43 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,040 significant changes in local groundwater 44 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,599 conditions, testing that may be several 45 00:02:51,599 --> 00:02:53,760 years old may not tell residents what 46 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,000 they're drinking today. So testing is 47 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,160 recommended more frequently. Recent 48 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,239 groundwater sampling also gives us 49 00:03:00,239 --> 00:03:02,319 reason to encourage more residents to 50 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:04,959 obtain current information. In September 51 00:03:04,959 --> 00:03:08,959 of 2025, the city's report showed that 52 00:03:08,959 --> 00:03:11,760 the aquafer and confirmed that there was 53 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,080 iron, manganesees, and hardness are all 54 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,879 common in in area wellwater. Maganesees 55 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:19,120 exceeded the state health standards in 56 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,680 some sampled wells and on one site ours 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,599 was above the standards. We are not 58 00:03:23,599 --> 00:03:25,280 suggesting that every well has a 59 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,519 problem. Residents simply need more 60 00:03:27,519 --> 00:03:29,440 current information and the best way to 61 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,159 know what is in their water is to test. 62 00:03:32,159 --> 00:03:34,000 The city has already recognized the 63 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,840 importance of water testing by 64 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,799 allocating money for testing up to 50 65 00:03:38,799 --> 00:03:41,120 wells with Braraw Intertech. We 66 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,280 appreciate that commitment and our 67 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,280 request is not to replace the city's 68 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:46,879 current testing program. It's an 69 00:03:46,879 --> 00:03:50,080 opportunity to complement and expand it. 70 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,239 We also understand that participation in 71 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:54,560 the city's current sampling program has 72 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,640 been limited. There may be several 73 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,280 reasons for that. Some residents may not 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,439 want staff on their property. They may 75 00:04:01,439 --> 00:04:03,920 have difficulty scheduling access or may 76 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,599 have concerns or questions about the 77 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:08,560 access agreement. This program offers 78 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,640 another option. Residents can 79 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,640 voluntarily collect their own samples 80 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,120 and submit them for testing. They would 81 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,799 not need to schedule someone to come 82 00:04:16,799 --> 00:04:19,680 into onto their property. A testing 83 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,079 program is most valuable when residents 84 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:25,040 feel comfortable about participating. 85 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,680 By making testing simple and accessible, 86 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,680 we may be able to reach more well 87 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,280 owners. This is also an opportunity to 88 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:35,360 make a generous private donation go 89 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,919 twice as far in combination with the 90 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:41,199 Twin City Water Clinic commitment of 150 91 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:43,919 free tests to our community for a 92 00:04:43,919 --> 00:04:46,479 relatively modest in investment of 93 00:04:46,479 --> 00:04:49,199 $18,750. 94 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:51,600 The city's matching donation could then 95 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,479 provide up to 300 residents with current 96 00:04:54,479 --> 00:04:56,639 information about their drinking water. 97 00:04:56,639 --> 00:04:59,280 Residents who rely on private wells do 98 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:01,440 have a responsibility for monitoring 99 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,759 their own water quality. But when 100 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:05,759 conditions in the local aquifer are 101 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,240 changing, homeowners cannot necessarily 102 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,880 anticipate what they need to test or 103 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,000 from weather or whether water quality 104 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,720 may have changed since their last test. 105 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,639 Providing affordable and accessible 106 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:20,960 testing helps residents take that 107 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,039 responsibility seriously and make 108 00:05:23,039 --> 00:05:25,280 informed decisions for themselves and 109 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:28,560 their families. Our request tonight is 110 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,000 simple. We request that the city council 111 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,639 provide funding for 150 additional 112 00:05:34,639 --> 00:05:37,039 testing kits either through a portion of 113 00:05:37,039 --> 00:05:39,120 the funds already allocated for water 114 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,840 testing or through another available 115 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:44,400 funding source. This is not about 116 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,560 assigning blame. It's about providing 117 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,320 residents with information about the 118 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,199 water they drink today. We hope you will 119 00:05:51,199 --> 00:05:53,039 support this effort as a gesture of 120 00:05:53,039 --> 00:05:55,199 goodwill to the residents of the city 121 00:05:55,199 --> 00:05:58,960 and surrounding township and as another 122 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,960 way to demonstrate the city's commitment 123 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,360 to the health, safety, and well-being of 124 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,240 all Elco New Market residents, including 125 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,120 those who rely on their private wells. 126 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:10,880 Thank you for your time and your 127 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,680 consideration. 128 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:20,549 >> Thank you. 129 00:06:20,559 --> 00:06:30,550 » [snorts] 130 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,720 » Hello everyone. My name is Wes Hoffman. 131 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,280 Uh I live at 9845 Blackpool Court. I 132 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:37,759 first off my script here. Uh I think the 133 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:40,160 city does a great job. Uh especially all 134 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,960 the the public works. I love it here. So 135 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,919 um that said, um I got to take off my 136 00:06:45,919 --> 00:06:47,199 glasses. Sorry, I'm a little nervous 137 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:49,440 here, too. I'm not a public speaker. Uh, 138 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,520 good evening, mayor and city council. As 139 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,360 my name is Wes Hoffman, I'm a resident 140 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,440 of Elco New Market and founder of Dream 141 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,400 Green Cannabis Club at 531 Main Street. 142 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,400 Thank you for your time tonight. Before 143 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,800 I share the latest progress, I want to 144 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,240 take a brief moment and share a little 145 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,720 bit about who I am. Who I am is a man 146 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,280 that is defined by a character and 147 00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:12,400 discipline and a deep abiding philosophy 148 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,479 that guide my life from a positive 149 00:07:14,479 --> 00:07:17,120 mental attitude and strategic execution 150 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:18,800 to relentless commitment to building 151 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:24,750 genuine goodwill and in everything I do. 152 00:07:24,750 --> 00:07:25,360 [sighs] 153 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,715 I [snorts] would I'm sorry 154 00:07:26,715 --> 00:07:27,599 [clears throat] once again little 155 00:07:27,599 --> 00:07:30,560 nervous up here. I would be more than 156 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,560 happy to sit down and talk with anybody 157 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,720 at a future date about my background, my 158 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,240 values, and who I am as a community 159 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,400 member. But tonight, I am thrilled to 160 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,639 give you an update on Dream Green 161 00:07:40,639 --> 00:07:42,720 Cannabis Club. When I reflect on my 162 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,639 journey and bring this vision to life, I 163 00:07:44,639 --> 00:07:46,880 am filled with incredible pride in the 164 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,039 path that I've traveled. It has taken 165 00:07:49,039 --> 00:07:51,039 two and a half years of dedicated work 166 00:07:51,039 --> 00:07:53,280 to get to this point. 167 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,919 Got to breathe here too because it is 168 00:07:55,919 --> 00:07:58,160 deeply important to me from day one not 169 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,240 to just take shortcuts. As John Wooden 170 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,720 taught, true success is peace of mind 171 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,720 attained only through self-satisfaction 172 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,400 and knowing that you made an effort to 173 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,400 do the best that which you are able and 174 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,360 capable of doing. I approach this by 175 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,360 doing things in a certain way with 176 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,440 absolute purpose, commitment to building 177 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,080 lasting goodwill, close and transparent 178 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,240 work working relationship with the city 179 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,000 and leadership 180 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,720 to build a foundation designed to last 181 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,800 and serve the neighborhood safely. 182 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,560 Got to catch my breath. Sorry, I thought 183 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,560 I had two minutes. [snorts] 184 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:34,719 Um to borrow words from Ralph Waldo 185 00:08:34,719 --> 00:08:37,360 Emerson, what lies a what lies behind us 186 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,760 and what lies before us is tiny matters 187 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,919 with compared to what lies within us. 188 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:43,919 Everything that I've accomplished 189 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:46,399 through navigating local requirements 190 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:49,440 designing a space rooted in integrity 191 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,279 comes from the exact commitment to doing 192 00:08:51,279 --> 00:08:53,600 things the right way. I'm getting closer 193 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,760 every day to opening my doors and I want 194 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,640 to personally invite each of you to come 195 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,000 and take a look at my space and 196 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,560 celebrate my progress. Thank you for 197 00:09:02,560 --> 00:09:08,070 your time. 198 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,590 » Anyone else? 199 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,279 » Public. All right. Close public comment. 200 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:23,509 We'll move on to consent agenda. 201 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:24,959 Anything in the consent agenda you guys 202 00:09:24,959 --> 00:09:27,440 want to pull out, discuss? 203 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,600 No. All right. I'll take a motion to 204 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,320 approve consent agenda. 205 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,760 So moved. 206 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,720 >> Second. Any discussion? 207 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:37,920 >> All in favor? 208 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:45,110 >> I 209 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:49,120 no public hearings. Uh general business. 210 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,000 So item on general business is awarding 211 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,519 the sale of bonds um for uh the land 212 00:09:55,519 --> 00:09:58,640 acquisition and well number five um 213 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,720 improvements and water treatment plant 214 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,680 modifications. Normally we would have a 215 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:05,279 representative from Ellers typically 216 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:07,040 Bruce or Rebecca that would be here 217 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,880 tonight. Unfortunately Bruce had an 218 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,959 unexpected medical situation with his 219 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:13,600 family and Rebecca's out of town. So you 220 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,480 guys will have to put up with me. I've 221 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:17,920 sat through enough of these I think I 222 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:22,240 can wing it. Um so we issued or went to 223 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,200 market today um for the sale of bonds um 224 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,880 for the land acquisition for the 225 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,360 approximately 4 acres north of city hall 226 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:32,880 to basically round out the land 227 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,480 acquisitions for our future municipal 228 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,160 campus. um for the construction of well 229 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,399 number five and the water treatment 230 00:10:40,399 --> 00:10:42,399 plant modifications which included which 231 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:45,440 were related to the well and also um for 232 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,600 providing for bypass capabilities at the 233 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,720 well or blending capabilities 234 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,720 at the at the plant um market today uh 235 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,120 we went out uh we are recommending 236 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,600 awarding the sale of the bonds to 237 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:13,829 give me half a second here 238 00:11:13,839 --> 00:11:17,600 to Beard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Uh they 239 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,200 were the lowest of five biders with a 240 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,839 true interest cost for the bond at 241 00:11:23,839 --> 00:11:27,110 3.7755%. 242 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,440 That's approximately 22 points below 243 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,720 what was estimated. Um, so we were very 244 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,800 close to what we expected to get within 245 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,560 the market. The fact that we had five 246 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:39,120 biders was very solid in my experience. 247 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:40,720 Typically you get three to four. 248 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,959 Occasionally you may get more than five 249 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:45,760 or more. So I would say that this is the 250 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,720 market means we hit it on a good day. We 251 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,079 went out there's a lot of people and 252 00:11:50,079 --> 00:11:52,720 interested in buying our debt. Um the 253 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,880 other biders on the project also 254 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,399 included 255 00:11:56,399 --> 00:11:59,600 um Northland Securities, Stifel Nicholas 256 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,160 and Company Incorporated, TD Financial 257 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,480 Products, and Bach Financial Securities 258 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,240 um with uh their proposals ranging from 259 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,079 3.79 260 00:12:12,079 --> 00:12:14,720 to 3.93. 261 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,959 Um, I should also notice that the 262 00:12:16,959 --> 00:12:20,160 offering um included a premium of 263 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,160 $131,000 264 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,399 um which uh we would accept and then 265 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:26,000 that would just be applied against the 266 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,000 bond par. So basically just lower our 267 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,040 debt service. So with that, the city 268 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:32,560 council is being asked to approve 269 00:12:32,560 --> 00:12:35,760 resolution 25 or 2658 authorizing 270 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,519 issuance awarding sale prescribing the 271 00:12:37,519 --> 00:12:39,760 form and details and providing for the 272 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,440 payment of 2.145 273 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,639 million in general uh for 2.145 general 274 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:54,550 obligation bonds series 2026A. 275 00:12:54,560 --> 00:12:57,120 You just say so moved. 276 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:03,030 >> So moved. 277 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,959 Are you seconding it or are you asking 278 00:13:04,959 --> 00:13:06,000 first? 279 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:14,389 >> Oh, second. 280 00:13:14,399 --> 00:13:25,649 » Thank you. 281 00:13:25,659 --> 00:13:26,800 » [clears throat] 282 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,440 >> Um, I don't have anything specific for 283 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:30,639 council update unless you have any 284 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:35,509 questions on any items. 285 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:37,920 » I don't have anything specific, but if 286 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:43,190 you have any questions, I'm here. 287 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,920 » Happy to say that uh we interviewed uh 288 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,240 four candidates in our final interview 289 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,240 process and we moved uh three on to 290 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,120 backgrounds for two spots. So fingers 291 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,839 crossed that maybe we can finally fill 292 00:13:55,839 --> 00:13:57,600 the three openings. Uh we're 293 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,279 anticipating um potential start dates in 294 00:14:01,279 --> 00:14:04,160 October, be able to do two and then the 295 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,440 third person probably started in 2027. 296 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,360 Um and then also update on the scourge 297 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,040 of the scooters and the emotos. 298 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,320 Um there's been an uptick in the emotos, 299 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,160 the electric dirt bikes going around 300 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,639 town. My officers have been very active 301 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:24,959 in stopping kids, demanding helmets, 302 00:14:24,959 --> 00:14:27,839 talking to parents. Uh we have had now 303 00:14:27,839 --> 00:14:30,160 two cases of the kids on the motorcycles 304 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,560 fleeing from us. Um we were able to 305 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,880 identify them. Had some interesting 306 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,160 conversations with parents, actually 307 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,959 charging one of the kids for fleeing. Um 308 00:14:40,959 --> 00:14:42,639 hopefully that will put a dent in some 309 00:14:42,639 --> 00:14:45,360 of this behavior. But uh they are 310 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:46,800 active, they are out there, they are 311 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,160 stopping and having awkward 312 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:52,775 conversations with parents and kids. So 313 00:14:52,775 --> 00:14:53,519 [snorts] 314 00:14:53,519 --> 00:14:55,839 >> anything for fire 315 00:14:55,839 --> 00:14:57,519 related? 316 00:14:57,519 --> 00:15:00,959 >> Um on the fire department uh we had our 317 00:15:00,959 --> 00:15:03,440 uh discussions on the fire pensionou 318 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:04,720 with the representatives from the 319 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,880 relief. um the their representatives um 320 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,639 agreed to the terms that the council had 321 00:15:12,639 --> 00:15:14,639 directed us to propose which was 322 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:16,560 basically all the same terms generally 323 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,160 remaining the same three-year with a 3% 324 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,560 increase per year. Uh they'll be 325 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,240 bringing it back to the relief for 326 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,120 um ratification um at their first 327 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,120 meeting in September. So you can expect 328 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,800 to see it on consent agenda at the 329 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:39,829 September 10th meeting. 330 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:42,000 engineering. 331 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,480 Um, I have a 5-year-old daughter. She'll 332 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:45,680 be turning six here in November. So, 333 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:47,040 she's starting in uh starting 334 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,880 kindergarten here in about a week and a 335 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,360 half. Uh, so today she actually have 336 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:52,320 they have to have like a little 337 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:53,519 assessment thing where they go in meet 338 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:54,480 their teacher and they do a little 339 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,399 assessment just to see how ready they 340 00:15:56,399 --> 00:15:58,560 are for kindergarten. Um, so she 341 00:15:58,560 --> 00:15:59,759 actually she had that today and the the 342 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:02,639 teacher asked her. Um, so if you have $1 343 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:04,240 and you ask your dad for another dollar, 344 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,959 then uh how much money do you have? Uh, 345 00:16:06,959 --> 00:16:10,000 and my daughter responded, $1. The 346 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,600 teacher's like, "Okay." So then she was speaking with my wife after and 347 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:17,920 she goes, "Yeah, um, not sure Lily 348 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,320 understands uh, addition quite yet." Uh, 349 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,000 to which my daughter responded, "You 350 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,990 don't understand my dad." [laughter] 351 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,079 Um, but other than that, no, I nothing 352 00:16:28,079 --> 00:16:29,279 formal here tonight unless you guys have 353 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:36,256 any questions. Anything [laughter] 354 00:16:36,266 --> 00:16:37,040 [clears throat] from community 355 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,389 development? 356 00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:41,360 » Passed on? 357 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,199 >> No. Um, not at this time. 358 00:16:43,199 --> 00:16:44,639 >> Anything from parks? 359 00:16:44,639 --> 00:16:47,759 >> Nothing from parks. 360 00:16:47,759 --> 00:16:51,279 >> Anything passed on from CC? 361 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:53,440 >> Um, we had the community picnic uh this 362 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,360 last weekend. It was very successful. 363 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,199 Um, in the past with regards to 364 00:16:57,199 --> 00:17:01,680 attendance, we would kind of do the 365 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,279 this looks right and we do the one and a 366 00:17:03,279 --> 00:17:06,400 half hot dog per person math. Um, this 367 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,319 year we actually tried to be a little 368 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:11,280 more formal and use the clicker and we 369 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,760 are confident that we had at least 260 370 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,919 attendees considering all men, women, 371 00:17:15,919 --> 00:17:19,199 and children, infants um, in attendance. 372 00:17:19,199 --> 00:17:20,959 And if that's the and it did feel like 373 00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:23,600 it was one of our most well attended um 374 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,839 community picnics. The weather of course 375 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:29,600 um helped um we didn't get out as much 376 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,520 advertising in advance as we have in 377 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,400 previous years. So uh if we had done 378 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,720 that we honestly could have expected. 379 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,320 It's become one of our most appreciated 380 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,919 and expected events from our from our 381 00:17:43,919 --> 00:17:46,160 residents especially families. But we 382 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,360 saw a lot of um 383 00:17:49,360 --> 00:17:52,880 non school age kid um families attending 384 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,990 as well. 385 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:07,510 All right. Anything from scale? 386 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,720 Um our big item from scale executive 387 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,640 committee for this month is we had an 388 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:17,120 update on the um co-responder 389 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:19,760 um program in Scott County and this is 390 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,039 where you have mental health 391 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:24,160 professionals that will assist um and 392 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,160 work directly with our law enforcement 393 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,720 agencies to respond to calls. And the 394 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,799 idea is that they can help with those 395 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:33,679 individuals ideally put them in touch 396 00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:36,720 with the resources um that in the long 397 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,200 run will help them with whatever their 398 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,120 current situation is and ultimately 399 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,160 reduce the number of calls to those for 400 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,960 those individuals. Um the program has 401 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,880 been successful and has seen some 402 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,280 response or there's some benefits of it. 403 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,280 The uh some of our larger neighbors to 404 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:54,720 the north, they actually have full-time 405 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,080 individuals that are embedded with their 406 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,200 police department. Um the smaller 407 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,280 communities on the southern and western 408 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,919 portion of the county have um because of 409 00:19:03,919 --> 00:19:05,280 the volume of calls, they have an 410 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:06,960 individual that's assigned to multiple 411 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,600 cities to assist them with that. You can 412 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,158 ask the chief about effectiveness. Uh 413 00:19:12,158 --> 00:19:13,360 [snorts] this program was a funded 414 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:15,760 through opiate dollars um due the 415 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,679 settlements with opiate companies to 416 00:19:17,679 --> 00:19:20,960 help um fund this program. Those dollars 417 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,120 will be and and other revenue sources 418 00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:25,039 will begin to not be able to cover the 419 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:28,240 cost of that by 20 of the late 2020s or 420 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,080 2030. And so there are future 421 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,280 discussions that will need to be held 422 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,200 about the effectiveness of the program 423 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,960 and how it would be funded going into 424 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,039 the future. And so more to come on that. 425 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:38,400 As far as the effectiveness of the 426 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:42,320 program, I defer to the chief. [snorts] 427 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,799 We've been pretty happy with it. Um they 428 00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:47,039 have that access. We let them in our PD. 429 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:50,080 So we see our sign person periodically. 430 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,720 It's nice. the a lot of the stuff we end 431 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,440 up getting asked to handle is civil, 432 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,280 which cops aren't great about doing 433 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,280 civil. We're not supposed to. Um, so 434 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,440 it's nice to have a kind of a subject 435 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,160 matter expert and find resources, mental 436 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,640 health, um, programs, things like that. 437 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,400 They've been very good about that. They 438 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,480 don't respond. These aren't your typical 439 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,320 co-responders that go right to the house 440 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,400 with you during something that's 441 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,480 happening. Um those are programs you 442 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,000 tend to see in bigger cities, bigger 443 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,919 counties, better funding for those kind 444 00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:25,039 of programs. Um but we feel it's been very helpful and beneficial to have 445 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:28,240 access to that. Um even if they spread a 446 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,559 little thin between the four smaller 447 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:32,880 agencies. Um but it is nice to at least 448 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:42,230 have someone that can help at times. 449 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,240 » That was service delivery. Um we had 450 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,440 scale exeact last Friday. Um the 451 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,400 discussion there uh revolved around 452 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,200 again the 453 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,240 uh the lobby's contract. Um some 454 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,159 discussion about the upcoming session 455 00:20:58,159 --> 00:21:00,480 and um preparing for the legislative 456 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,520 platform associated with that. Uh there 457 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,039 is also discussion about upcoming 458 00:21:05,039 --> 00:21:08,240 meetings. uh they're looking to have 459 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,559 multiple sessions related to school 460 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:13,600 funding because it's such a complex um 461 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,679 issue. I've heard more than one 462 00:21:15,679 --> 00:21:17,520 legislator joke that there's only three 463 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:18,799 people that really understand how it 464 00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:19,840 works and they're not allowed to travel 465 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:24,320 in the same car. Um it's but um uh in 466 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,240 all seriousness it's it's a more complex 467 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,039 issue and school districts would like to 468 00:21:29,039 --> 00:21:30,799 try and provide more information that 469 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:32,640 and now with the constitutional 470 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,320 amendment that's coming out they would 471 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,520 like to try and also provide objective 472 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,919 um information related to what it is and 473 00:21:39,919 --> 00:21:42,000 what it mean what it actually is because 474 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,360 if you look around there's not a lot of 475 00:21:43,360 --> 00:21:45,280 information out there right now on it. 476 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:46,799 In fact, I just had a discussion this 477 00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:48,640 afternoon with the Lakeville school 478 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,240 superintendent [clears throat] 479 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,640 um on on the topic and a lot of that 480 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,799 information is forthcoming. 481 00:21:54,799 --> 00:21:57,039 Um so those were the those are the 482 00:21:57,039 --> 00:21:58,960 primary topics that were discussed. 483 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,799 >> Maybe somebody will ask you know when 484 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:03,520 school districts decide to do special uh 485 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,240 elections and special things that they 486 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,480 don't um 487 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,400 try to 488 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,480 change access to voting and things like 489 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,840 that. And uh you know maybe some of this 490 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,840 is a good conversation to have of how 491 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,000 things may or may not be manipulated at 492 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,159 times or appear manipulated. I shouldn't 493 00:22:22,159 --> 00:22:27,679 say that they are but um yeah and they 494 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:30,000 won't be there because it's not probably 495 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,320 they're not scale. So not that there's a 496 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:37,165 good example that I'm alluding to. 497 00:22:37,175 --> 00:22:41,430 [laughter] 498 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:47,110 » Yes. will be back in September. 499 00:22:47,120 --> 00:22:50,000 » Just wrapped up second month of those 500 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,520 meetings. Uh the next month will be the 501 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,679 last one where changes and proposed 502 00:22:55,679 --> 00:22:58,000 amendments. So this is where first 503 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,600 meeting was intro to what happened. 504 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:00,799 Second meeting was a bunch of 505 00:23:00,799 --> 00:23:02,159 presentations on stuff. Some good 506 00:23:02,159 --> 00:23:04,159 presentations from transportation stuff, 507 00:23:04,159 --> 00:23:06,880 met council stuff, uh some housing 508 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,559 pieces. Uh and now it gets into the guts 509 00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:12,640 of any proposed changes or things like 510 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,159 that. So, as soon as those comes out, I 511 00:23:14,159 --> 00:23:16,480 can share those and if there's comments 512 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,880 or feedback, whatever. The Northwest 513 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:20,480 Suburbs are going to do another push on 514 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,039 group home stuff. So, that'll be another 515 00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:26,720 fun session dealing with that. So, um 516 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,080 but we're going to do things differently 517 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,159 here. we're or that's what I'm going to 518 00:23:30,159 --> 00:23:33,919 hope to uh promote because I think 519 00:23:33,919 --> 00:23:35,039 there's a good way that local 520 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:37,440 governments can insert themselves into 521 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,600 those types of discussions and there's 522 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,960 not a good way to do it and 523 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,159 we're going to continue to have that 524 00:23:44,159 --> 00:23:53,510 conversation. So, 525 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:57,440 » any discussion by council? 526 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:01,760 I'm just wondering, you know, with Don 527 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,400 and Janelle's testimony or public 528 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,919 comment earlier, knowing that the 529 00:24:07,919 --> 00:24:10,000 there's probably a hard deadline for 530 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,000 some of this stuff to be considered, it 531 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,600 feels only fair to have a further 532 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,279 follow-up conversation if folks are 533 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:19,760 interested in having a conversation. Um, 534 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,200 since we didn't really do a whole lot of 535 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:22,159 back and forth because we don't 536 00:24:22,159 --> 00:24:23,520 typically do that for public comment. 537 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,039 So, just want to throw that out there to 538 00:24:25,039 --> 00:24:27,039 see if anybody was interested in 539 00:24:27,039 --> 00:24:32,149 discussing it further. [snorts] 540 00:24:32,159 --> 00:24:33,840 » I believe there's statutory limitations 541 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,720 in what we can do 542 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,520 and I think that 543 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,159 will [clears throat] dictate what we do. 544 00:24:44,159 --> 00:24:46,960 >> Andrea, do you have back 545 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:50,880 >> discuss that? So for any uh spending 546 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,000 that the city does uh it is required to 547 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,480 have a public purpose and typically 548 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,320 you've got to look to uh constitutional 549 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,640 state statutes to determine what you're 550 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,760 authorized to spend on. Uh this is 551 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,320 essentially a private 552 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,760 gift or grant and there really isn't any 553 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,360 specific 554 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:17,360 uh basis in law for that sort of funding 555 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:19,200 public expenditure. 556 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,640 >> Now, Andrea, when you're saying public 557 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,559 purpose, you're saying a public purpose 558 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:25,600 that is justifiable for the city, 559 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:26,080 >> correct? 560 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,080 >> Where other units or levels of 561 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:28,480 government, 562 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,159 >> they have that authority. There are 563 00:25:30,159 --> 00:25:34,559 counties that do uh provide free test 564 00:25:34,559 --> 00:25:36,480 kits. For example, Dakota County does 565 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,039 that. Uh the state will sometimes have 566 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:40,880 grant funding which they give to 567 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,360 counties for that. But there isn't 568 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:45,679 anything I was able to find for cities 569 00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:50,149 to do this sort of grant. 570 00:25:50,159 --> 00:25:52,000 And it feels like that what you just 571 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,480 said there probably justify or confirms 572 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,880 a lot of the stuff as I was trying to 573 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,880 educate myself on is there any other 574 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,559 cities that do this and it didn't look 575 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:02,640 like from what I was able to find that 576 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,480 there were any other cities but counties 577 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:05,840 there's several counties that do it in 578 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,039 Noa Dakota Dakota Henipin and others and 579 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:10,400 then maybe cities play a role in 580 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,400 facilitating or whatever but not 581 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,880 necessarily the ones purchasing those 582 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,760 kits or subsidizing them or anything. 583 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,080 Yeah, we did u make a call to Scott 584 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,880 County um to see if they had any 585 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:24,799 programming. Uh Corey actually made that 586 00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:26,400 call just to say, "Hey, do you guys have 587 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:27,760 anything that might you might be able to 588 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,320 bring to bear um to assist with the 589 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,320 clinic?" And the county indicated that 590 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,600 they currently don't have that type of a 591 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,720 program currently. And historically, the 592 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,080 staff person that we spoke to doesn't 593 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,440 recall that they had done that in the 594 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,960 past. doesn't mean that they haven't, 595 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,279 but that is not a there isn't a source 596 00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:48,240 of funding today for that type of a 597 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,000 program through Scott County. Doesn't 598 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,120 mean that there might not be in the 599 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:52,720 future, but for purposes and given the 600 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,320 timelines of the clinic, it's unlikely 601 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:55,679 they would have something to bring to 602 00:26:55,679 --> 00:26:58,320 bear. 603 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:02,950 >> So, legally, we cannot 604 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:06,720 fair or accurate. 605 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,200 >> May I ask a question? 606 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,720 >> Sure. Ask a question. Could it be done 607 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:19,909 if the city 608 00:27:19,919 --> 00:27:22,880 could it be done if the the city worked 609 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,919 with directly with the company instead? 610 00:27:25,919 --> 00:27:27,520 Uh 611 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,200 >> again, it's asking for funds from the 612 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,799 city and that we legally cannot 613 00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:31,360 >> that's a good 614 00:27:31,360 --> 00:27:34,960 >> to organ well to organize a testing. 615 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,960 >> That that's a good question, Don. So the 616 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,559 testing that we're doing is directly 617 00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:41,919 related to that we do when we have water 618 00:27:41,919 --> 00:27:43,760 quality complaints is directly related 619 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,840 to our permit and permit is part of our 620 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,919 authorized function. So there's a direct 621 00:27:47,919 --> 00:27:50,799 nexus with what we're doing. In this 622 00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:54,080 case we would be doing testing on 623 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,799 private wells that isn't related to any 624 00:27:56,799 --> 00:28:00,094 of our public operations. It would be 625 00:28:00,094 --> 00:28:03,279 [snorts] it would whether we worked uh 626 00:28:03,279 --> 00:28:05,360 regardless of how we provided it in this 627 00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:07,200 circumstance given who the recipients 628 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,760 are and what the purposes um it's hard 629 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:11,760 to draw that nexus for the public 630 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,120 purpose. 631 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:16,240 >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you for consider 632 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,440 bringing it up. 633 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,200 For what it's worth, I've been digging 634 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:22,960 around on the internet and I know that 635 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,480 Andrea will probably shake her head at 636 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,880 me, but I know I know that it's more 637 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,399 than nitrates that you want to be 638 00:28:28,399 --> 00:28:30,799 tested, but the Scott Oil and Water 639 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:33,120 Conser Conservation District does free 640 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:36,480 nitrate testing once a year. So, if that 641 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,960 is something like a a resource that 642 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,600 could possibly be used to and I don't 643 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,880 like this isn't going to be something 644 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:44,960 that that we would do as a city, but 645 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,520 could possibly be tapped into to see if 646 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,840 they would be interested in doing more 647 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,640 testing more things rather than just the 648 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,240 nitrate testing. 649 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,720 >> That's a call we can I mean, we may not 650 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,320 be able to fund it, but we can make 651 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,480 phone calls and make inquiries because 652 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,080 we have, you know, relationships with 653 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,120 those agencies. 654 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,679 >> I was trying are they at scale 655 00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:07,440 they are they also attend service 656 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,919 delivery. So that actually could be a 657 00:29:09,919 --> 00:29:12,000 >> that might be like a project that scale 658 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,520 could consider. 659 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:14,799 >> Yeah. I mean this it's good that the 660 00:29:14,799 --> 00:29:16,159 question came up but that would be 661 00:29:16,159 --> 00:29:17,840 something that I could and we've had 662 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:19,360 discussions as you know at scale where 663 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,159 they've talked about um various uh 664 00:29:22,159 --> 00:29:23,840 groundwater work that they've done as 665 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,159 the county and collection of data and 666 00:29:26,159 --> 00:29:27,279 they're currently working on a 667 00:29:27,279 --> 00:29:30,320 groundwater study which doesn't have a 668 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,840 completion time at this date. Um but the 669 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,120 idea of offering um uh trying to provide 670 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,840 more opportunities for well owners um 671 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,480 might be an opportunity and those 672 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,799 agencies might have where they it's part 673 00:29:44,799 --> 00:29:46,880 of their clear authorized purpose. They 674 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,880 might have more opportunities to to 675 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,799 provide that. So it's something I could 676 00:29:50,799 --> 00:29:53,679 bring up at service delivery as a as an 677 00:29:53,679 --> 00:29:55,840 item and just see if there's a there. 678 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,919 Soil and water isn't always there, but 679 00:29:57,919 --> 00:29:59,200 if they're not, then I can just make a 680 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:00,480 direct call to the director. 681 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,159 >> Yeah. because I feel like well early on 682 00:30:02,159 --> 00:30:04,159 at the scale exec committees we talked 683 00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:06,080 about like different projects to bring 684 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,240 up and project ideas 685 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,799 >> and so I don't 686 00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:12,640 >> I don't have my notes for what I 687 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,399 scribbled down at that point in time to 688 00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:16,240 see if it fit fits the bill but 689 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:17,440 >> just from the politics of the 690 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,200 organization it might actually be better 691 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,200 to bring up an executive committee 692 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,880 because um then they can push it down um 693 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,240 so to speak to the committee u both work 694 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,080 but it might it might actually be more 695 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:31,919 effective if it's brought up at at the 696 00:30:31,919 --> 00:30:34,720 executive committee level. Um because 697 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,159 you have a lot more of the players 698 00:30:36,159 --> 00:30:49,590 there, so to speak. 699 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,279 » Janelle, did you still have something 700 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:55,669 you wanted to contribute? 701 00:30:55,679 --> 00:30:57,360 I was just going to say as far as 702 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,240 nitrates goes, we've held two um well 703 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:02,880 clinics here and we've tested over 500 704 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,919 wells and I think we had one and that 705 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:09,120 well was south more south by Fairbolt. 706 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,559 Um so really the nitrate issue because 707 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:15,440 we have such thick till here in the area 708 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,320 doesn't become isn't isn't the primary 709 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,640 issue. The the primary issue is 710 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:26,880 manganesees and arsenic. Um um so just so you know I mean we've tested 711 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,240 over 500 wells already and we nobody has 712 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,679 had nitrates. So and I'm I'm well aware 713 00:31:33,679 --> 00:31:35,440 I think the grant money that Dakota 714 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,080 County has comes directly from the state 715 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,240 and the next opportunity to apply for 716 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,799 that is 2020 aid and I've been in 717 00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:49,760 contact with uh Scott County and um the water resource group there. So 718 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,559 that's all. Thank you. 719 00:31:52,559 --> 00:31:54,399 >> Thank you. 720 00:31:54,399 --> 00:31:55,760 >> Any other discussion? 721 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,919 >> Have we had any had any state 722 00:31:57,919 --> 00:31:59,760 representatives, senators, candidates 723 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,440 reach out about coming here at all? 724 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,679 Seems like there's a lot of campaigning 725 00:32:03,679 --> 00:32:05,279 going on and nobody seems to give a crap 726 00:32:05,279 --> 00:32:06,720 about us down here. 727 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:07,039 >> No. 728 00:32:07,039 --> 00:32:08,320 >> Just curious, 729 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:12,149 >> would would the council 730 00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:14,080 » I mean, come on, man. I know it's only 731 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,440 August. It's almost September, but 732 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:16,720 hopefully we'll get a few coming down 733 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,320 here. Usually it comes later in the 734 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,960 session where they come for the um hi, 735 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,039 I'm running for office under public 736 00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:25,440 comment. Um however, it has been our 737 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,240 practice in the past to um set up 738 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:29,840 meetings 739 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,679 uh with those individuals either prior 740 00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:34,159 to or after the election preession to 741 00:32:34,159 --> 00:32:35,919 make them aware of our priorities in the 742 00:32:35,919 --> 00:32:41,669 community. 743 00:32:41,679 --> 00:32:44,640 » Any other discussion council 744 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,440 hearing? None. I'll take a a motion for 745 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:48,640 adjournment. 746 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,320 >> Motion to adjurnn. 747 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:51,039 >> Second. 748 00:32:51,039 --> 00:32:53,519 >> Any discussion? All in favor? 749 00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:57,159 >> I adjourned.