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[0:03] All right, ladies and gentlemen, just last.
[0:05] We got 30 seconds or so to go here.
[0:08] Nobody heard that.
[0:10] Nobody heard that.
[0:29] All right, ladies and gentlemen, we
[0:31] will call the Tuesday, September 8 Faribault
[0:34] city council meeting to order.
[0:36] Our first item on tonight is roll call.
[0:39] Council Barnes here.
[0:40] Ross, here.
[0:41] Here Here mayor Spooner here.
[0:45] Pledge of Allegiance.
[0:49] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
[0:52] and to the Republic for which it stands.
[0:56] One nation under God, indivisible,
[0:59] with liberty and justice for all.
[1:06] Second item on tonight's agenda is approval of the agenda.
[1:10] Mandy Barnes, Mayor Spooner, I make a motion to move item 8 f
[1:14] to approve the appointment of Kim Anderson
[1:16] to the vacant city council position.
[1:18] To immediately follow the approval of the agenda.
[1:23] Second is there's a motion and a second to approve
[1:29] the agenda, as amended by Barnes and Van sluice.
[1:33] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[1:35] Aye all opposed.
[1:38] That is approved.
[1:39] Mayor Spooner, next, I make a motion to approve
[1:42] the agenda, as amended.
[1:45] Correct second.
[1:48] So moved.
[1:49] There's a motion and a second.
[1:50] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[1:52] Aye All opposed.
[2:03] If you would please raise your hand.
[2:08] If you'd please raise your right hand and repeat after me.
[2:11] Kim Andersen, do solemnly swear.
[2:15] Do solemnly swear.
[2:16] To support the Constitution of the United States.
[2:21] And of the state of Minnesota.
[2:25] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[2:29] The duties of the Office of city council member.
[2:33] The city council of the city of Faribault, Minnesota.
[2:37] Faribault, Minnesota to the best of my judgment and ability.
[2:43] Congratulations Thank you.
[2:53] All right.
[2:53] Next is.
[2:54] We have several presentation and introductions tonight.
[2:57] First off, Chief dusty Dietz on.
[3:07] Thank you, Mayor and council.
[3:08] Tonight, we're here to swear in Captain Chris Bauer.
[3:15] Come on up.
[3:16] And administrator Kinser will read.
[3:20] Hopefully this won't be bad.
[3:21] We've had an example, so.
[3:23] OK, if you can, please raise your right hand
[3:24] and repeat after me.
[3:26] Chris Bauer, Chris Bauer, do solemnly swear.
[3:29] Do solemnly swear to support the Constitution of the United
[3:33] States, to support the Constitution of the United
[3:37] States and of the state of Minnesota,
[3:42] the state of Minnesota.
[3:43] And that I will faithfully discharge
[3:45] that I will faithfully discharge the duties
[3:47] of the Office of fire captain.
[3:49] The duties of officer of the city of Faribault, Minnesota.
[3:53] The city of Faribault, Minnesota,
[3:55] to the best of my judgment and ability
[3:57] to the best of my judgment.
[3:59] Congratulations so a lot of Chris's family is here
[4:10] and his wife will pin his badge on.
[4:12] Chris has been with us with the Faribault fire department for 25
[4:16] years, 10 of that full time.
[4:19] And I look forward to working with him in his new capacity
[4:22] as a shift captain.
[4:23] Badge number 2160 5 and I was.
[5:05] All right.
[5:05] Up next, Chief police Chief John Sherwin.
[5:10] Mayor, members of the Council, we
[5:12] kind have a unique recognition and award presentation tonight.
[5:19] I'm about to call a lot of names for people to come up here,
[5:22] but I want to tell you a little bit about the incident.
[5:23] First, during the morning hours of August 6,
[5:28] it was business as usual at the community center
[5:30] here in Faribault, when suddenly a medical emergency
[5:34] happened and a gentleman went into cardiac arrest.
[5:38] Members of city staff, city employees
[5:40] sprung into action, initiating CPR, retrieving an AED,
[5:46] applying the pad, calling first responders, working in a team
[5:51] to get life saving aid to this individual.
[5:55] Faribault police officer arrived on scene.
[5:58] Faribault fire and North Memorial
[6:00] paramedics all responded.
[6:03] Again working as a team.
[6:05] And we ended up.
[6:06] What ended up happening is this gentleman survived thanks
[6:09] to the actions of city employees,
[6:11] citizens who happen to be inside the community center as well
[6:15] as Faribault first responders.
[6:16] So we want to take a moment and recognize
[6:18] that tonight before the council, I said it's a recognition.
[6:22] It's kind of a community celebration, I think,
[6:24] because it shows the type of teamwork
[6:25] that we have here in our city and that when lifesaving action
[6:30] is needed, people step up.
[6:32] So when I call your name, please come forward if you're here.
[6:35] Not everyone could make it tonight,
[6:37] but we're going to call her citizen Julie Weir.
[6:47] City employees.
[6:48] Rachelle anderholm parsh Devin Stacy.
[6:54] Jensen, Mary targee Kevin O'Brien.
[7:01] Chloe Christensen.
[7:03] Firefighter Rick Martinez.
[7:05] Firefighter John Bargo, police officer Christopher Farris.
[7:10] And then North Memorial ambulance paramedic Javier
[7:13] Barajas and EMT Michelle Bauer.
[7:24] Here we talk about the values of the city a lot.
[7:30] Obviously, the city employees exceeded
[7:32] those values and working together as first responders.
[7:36] I mean, this is your job.
[7:37] This is what you do every day.
[7:39] But we don't save someone's life every day.
[7:42] And when that happens, we want to recognize that.
[7:44] And thank you for your efforts.
[7:46] We have some certificates and things for you.
[7:48] I think we'll hand them out in the hallway
[7:50] because I'm not sure of the order.
[7:52] But again, thank you for your efforts.
[7:54] We appreciate it.
[7:56] Thank you.
[8:05] For your medical professionals.
[8:10] Thanks, everyone.
[8:11] We thank you.
[8:16] Oh, I'm so sorry I screwed this up.
[8:19] I knew I was going to do this.
[8:20] This is too much pressure.
[8:23] Not only are as a city recognizing these individuals,
[8:27] but we also have the Red Cross in attendance tonight.
[8:30] Melanie with the American Red Cross
[8:32] would like to come if you'd like to come forward.
[8:34] And I can get you a microphone somewhere.
[8:46] Thank you.
[8:47] I'm Melanie cheat.
[8:48] I'm the executive director for the Southern Minnesota chapter
[8:50] of the American Red Cross.
[8:52] Not sure where to stand.
[8:53] I don't want to stand in front of all of you.
[8:55] Sorry I'm going to stand in front of you.
[8:58] It is part of the American Red Cross mission
[9:01] to train people so that when emergencies occur,
[9:05] there are individuals who are ready and able to respond.
[9:09] And so we have nominated six individuals for awards
[9:15] from the American national Red Cross.
[9:18] This is a program that has been around for about 100 years.
[9:21] And every year, we recognize somewhere
[9:23] around 300 or 400 people who use life
[9:26] saving skills to save a life.
[9:28] And so not all of the individuals
[9:31] who are part of the emergency response teams
[9:36] will receive the awards.
[9:37] But we do have the six people that we would like to recognize
[9:42] as what we're sort of calling the Faribault community center
[9:45] life saving response team.
[9:47] And that will be Kevin O'Brien, Mary Taji Taji, Rachelle
[9:53] anderholm Parrish, Stacey Jensen, Devin
[9:57] puharic and Chloe Christiansen.
[9:59] We have a certificate for you and
[10:01] some Red Cross pins that we would
[10:02] like to present to you as well.
[10:11] And one thing I'd like to mention,
[10:13] it's my understanding the individual survivor who does not
[10:17] live in Faribault, but was here temporarily,
[10:20] is now watching from home.
[10:22] And if you're watching, we are so glad you're with us
[10:25] and be able to view this and from Arizona.
[10:30] So I just wanted to mention that for everyone.
[10:33] So thank you.
[10:37] Yeah thank you.
[10:43] Thank you.
[10:44] Here we go.
[10:47] Oh, yeah.
[10:48] The two brothers.
[10:50] Oh hey, Rochelle.
[10:53] That's for you.
[10:55] Chloe Chloe.
[10:57] Chloe Devin's not here.
[11:07] Kevin Kevin.
[11:10] There OK hey, Chloe.
[11:14] I have yours right there on top.
[11:36] Yeah all right.
[11:42] On item number 4, approval of the minutes of August 25 5
[11:46] August.
[11:47] Close special meeting on August 25.
[11:51] Closed meeting on August 25, another
[11:54] closed meeting on August 25 and a meeting on September 1.
[12:00] So moved.
[12:02] Second Motion by Vance Luce.
[12:06] No deal.
[12:08] Second by Ross.
[12:10] All those in favor.
[12:11] So it was Rowan.
[12:13] Rowan?
[12:14] yeah.
[12:16] Motion by Rowan.
[12:17] Second by Ross.
[12:18] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[12:21] Aye All opposed.
[12:23] No spouse request to be heard.
[12:26] We have none tonight.
[12:27] Heather on to consent agenda items.
[12:34] We have six a through J. Mayor Spooner I'll make a motion
[12:39] to approve consent agenda items 6 through J second motion
[12:44] by Ross, second by Barnes.
[12:47] All those in favor of 6 through six signify by saying Aye.
[12:50] Aye All opposed.
[12:52] Those are passed.
[12:56] Public hearings tonight.
[12:57] We have none.
[12:58] Items for discussion.
[13:00] First up, item A ordinance 2026 12 approval of a zoning
[13:07] map Amendment.
[13:09] Dave Weinberg, Mayor and council.
[13:11] On August 25, the council approved the first reading
[13:14] of an ordinance to rezone the property at the Northeast
[13:17] intersection of 38th Street Northwest
[13:20] as well and Bagley Avenue.
[13:22] The property is getting rezoned from UD
[13:25] or transitional urban development
[13:28] to I-1 light industrial.
[13:31] Since the first reading of the ordinance,
[13:33] there's been no changes to the ordinance at all,
[13:35] so we recommend through a roll call approving
[13:39] the second reading of the ordinance and then
[13:41] with the separate action and a motion
[13:44] to approve the summary publication of that ordinance.
[13:49] Amendment thank you David.
[13:51] Any questions, Mayor Spooner.
[13:53] Yes I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 2020 6-12.
[13:57] Second Motion by Ross.
[14:00] Second by Vance Lewis.
[14:01] On ordinances.
[14:02] Roll call.
[14:03] Council Member.
[14:04] Anderson I Barnes I Ross, I mayor
[14:10] Spooner I. On to the publication of the ordinance.
[14:15] Mayor Spooner I'll make a motion to approve
[14:18] the summary publication of Ordinance 20 6-12.
[14:21] Second Motion by Ross.
[14:24] Second by teal.
[14:24] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[14:26] Aye All opposed.
[14:28] Those are both.
[14:30] Item B resolution 2026 261.
[14:34] Preliminary property tax Levy establishment.
[14:37] Jessica Kinser, city administrator.
[14:40] Yes so I'm actually going to do a quick little presentation that
[14:43] involves item C and item D, which is for the Eda and the HRA
[14:48] preliminary levies as well.
[14:50] So that will be included in here.
[14:53] So we've put a few months of work together.
[14:57] Oops there we go.
[15:01] We've through a few months.
[15:02] We've put together a preliminary tax Levy that just kind of want
[15:05] to run through the basics of it with you and then get to the end
[15:08] where we'll talk about what happens next.
[15:11] As a reminder, how we get here is really we
[15:15] get a large number of that is our market value that
[15:19] then gets reduced down ultimately into what
[15:22] is gross tax capacity.
[15:26] That then gets narrowed down even further
[15:28] into net tax capacity, which the net
[15:32] is really what we work off of.
[15:33] And the net tax capacity is basically the gross tax
[15:36] capacity, less the TIF.
[15:38] So some just interesting little things.
[15:40] Overall our market value grew by 2 by 5.4% between 2025 and 2026,
[15:47] it was at 6.4% We are looking at a net tax capacity increase
[15:55] of 3.5% from last year.
[15:59] It's now 5.8% so there are more dollars available that we could
[16:04] Levy as taxes for the city.
[16:07] And so what we're looking at and we'll get into this,
[16:10] is a 13.6% increase in the total dollars needed from the tax Levy
[16:17] from 2026 to 2027, which translates
[16:21] into an 8.58% increase on property
[16:26] tax owners or property owners.
[16:29] So we put together this little residential impact chart.
[16:31] In the next one will be a commercial
[16:33] 305,000 is the median, the median sales price.
[16:37] So we kind of thought that was a good place to start.
[16:40] So if you had a house that was valued at 305,000in 2026
[16:44] and there was no increase in the value whatsoever, it would be
[16:47] an 8.58% increase or $126.39.
[16:52] And so the big assumption that's used in putting these numbers
[16:55] together is really that there's no value increase
[16:58] in the property from your 2020, 2025 to 2026 actual values,
[17:06] so that we know that's not the case for most properties.
[17:09] Most properties are seeing increases,
[17:11] but it's hard to try and figure that in when talking
[17:15] about what the city is looking at in general
[17:18] with our total tax request.
[17:21] The other side, it's also an 8.58%
[17:23] increase for commercial and industrial customers.
[17:27] We put together just a few different scenarios there.
[17:29] Obviously, the higher the market value, the more we will see,
[17:35] the greater the property tax increase there
[17:38] when we look at what is our actual rate
[17:42] and where we sit here at the preliminary Levy,
[17:44] looking back at four years of actual we're proposing that we'd
[17:49] essentially be using 55.95% of the total tax dollars that are
[17:53] available, which would translate to 55.95% on the value
[17:58] of any individual property.
[18:00] As you can see in a five year view,
[18:02] it is the highest that it's been.
[18:04] And looking back at history, the last time it was higher
[18:07] than 55.95 was 2018, when the tax rate was 57.182%
[18:15] And so this is really a percentage
[18:18] ratio that gets applied to a number of other things.
[18:22] As we talk about what it means to an individual property
[18:25] and how that will play into the property tax receipt
[18:27] that we'll get up and running this year.
[18:29] So when we look at that total tax Levy of $16.5 million,
[18:34] there are four different things that
[18:36] really make up that tax Levy and that's our general fund.
[18:40] The community and economic development
[18:41] fund, our tax abatement fund.
[18:43] And then our debt service funds, which each debt
[18:46] service runs in its own fund.
[18:48] So we compile them together for the view that you have tonight.
[18:51] And so you can see general fund and tax abatement have gone up.
[18:54] We'll talk a little bit more about those in detail.
[18:56] Community and economic development and debt service
[18:58] actually went down for the general fund.
[19:02] We're looking at a total budget of nearly $27 million
[19:05] in expenditures of.
[19:08] When we look at the revenue side of things,
[19:10] we really look at Lea is our second largest revenue.
[19:14] Local government aid is our second largest
[19:16] revenue in the general fund, and that's 26% in proposed for 2027.
[19:23] The next portion or the other, the highest revenue
[19:26] is property tax revenue.
[19:28] And so that is where things have been shifting more in a ratio
[19:33] in 2020 in 2026 or for 2026.
[19:38] Lga was 28% of the property or of the total revenue
[19:42] composition, so that's changing as we see
[19:46] Lea stagnating a little bit.
[19:49] Our total personnel expenditures are nearly $20 million
[19:52] and we're at 73.4% of the budget, which is actually where
[19:56] we were last year at this time as well,
[19:58] with 73.4% of the budget.
[20:01] And then I just realized I did not
[20:02] do a breakdown of the expenditures
[20:05] for how they broke down by function.
[20:08] But I will get that to you.
[20:09] I did not add the chart into the presentation, but again, our
[20:13] we're looking at general fund expenditures.
[20:16] General fund revenues at 26.8 million
[20:19] is where we're at for the preliminary Levy.
[20:23] In talking about fund 240 for community and economic
[20:26] development, we are proposing just over 403,000 in property
[20:31] tax revenue to support the community and economic
[20:33] development fund, which really doesn't have
[20:36] a ton of revenue possibilities.
[20:38] There are administrative fees that are collected from the H&E
[20:42] and the Eda, and then also from a public housing for any time
[20:46] that we're spending on public housing,
[20:48] and that's budgeted at 150,000.
[20:51] Also, for 2027, we have an additional 150,000 of revenue
[20:55] to set off 150 offset, 150,000 in expense for the updating
[21:00] of the unified development ordinance, kind of year one,
[21:04] where there's transfers in from the Eda and from the H&E,
[21:07] which count as revenue, and then use
[21:09] of fund balance from this fund specifically
[21:12] to help pay for that.
[21:14] The expenditures did increase from 2026,
[21:17] where we were at $550,000, up to 703,000,
[21:22] which is really the result of adding
[21:24] in the Udo as an expense there.
[21:27] The good news was when we were sitting here last year,
[21:30] there was a negative cash balance in this fund that had
[21:33] really been ongoing since 2023.
[21:38] And what we did was we transferred money
[21:41] into this fund from the general fund to say,
[21:44] we want to deal with this now and not
[21:46] have this negative continually carry over onto the tax Levy.
[21:49] And so, fortunately, Dave and his departments prudent spending
[21:54] actually left 2025 with a positive cash balance as well.
[21:58] And so there's some dollars there
[22:00] that we can use to support the cost of the Udo
[22:04] without actually having to add that into the tax Levy.
[22:07] So right now we're on track to also have a positive cash
[22:11] balance at the end of 2026 as well
[22:13] to the next fund tax abatement.
[22:16] So this one is changing that saw an increase from 2026 to 2027.
[22:21] Pardon my error there.
[22:23] We're requesting just about 188,000.
[22:27] And it kind of breaks down in a few different ways
[22:29] where we've got three business some subsidies to Steiner taken
[22:33] in to view this will be true.
[22:35] View second year of a 10 year tax
[22:38] abatement, but this will be taken in Steiner's last year.
[22:42] So 2027 those abatement agreements
[22:45] will have been exhausted and they will be paid off.
[22:49] While we know that there will be some payments dropping
[22:51] off in 2028, we expect that KGB will be starting at that point.
[22:55] So that's kind of where this is always sort of a change in how
[23:00] this is going to fluctuate.
[23:02] The other thing that I'll mention,
[23:03] that's the bottom line there is the tax abatement bonds that we
[23:06] issued have a debt service schedule for tax abatement
[23:09] and a debt service schedule for the debt service Levy.
[23:12] So this will show up in two places on the exhibit
[23:16] to the resolution.
[23:17] And what ends up happening for the tax abatement portion
[23:20] is it's going to increase over the next 15 years,
[23:23] while the debt service portion is going to decrease.
[23:26] And so there's an interesting setup there
[23:28] where there's going to just naturally be some tax abatement
[23:31] increase because we have a 15 year bond where
[23:34] the schedule has been set up.
[23:35] That way, when we get into the debt levies there,
[23:39] there was a reduction here.
[23:41] And there's some good news that 15 or 15 a refunding bond series
[23:46] ends in 2027.
[23:49] And I believe we'll be talking more about that as we
[23:51] go here into the final Levy.
[23:54] As I mentioned, the 2026 on the debt side starts in 2027,
[23:58] but we see a declining payment in that over the next 15 years.
[24:04] And so while the tax abatement starting at 100,000
[24:08] for principal and interest, the debt side is at 278,000,
[24:12] almost 279,000.
[24:14] So you can see how there's a difference there
[24:17] that there is an inverse where it
[24:18] will cross over time to switch.
[24:21] We are not proposing any new debt for 2027 and that
[24:25] we've tried to structure the first draft of the capital
[24:28] improvement plan to really group any future debt that would be
[24:33] needed into even number of years so that we don't end up with
[24:36] these off years where there might be 400 or 500,000
[24:40] that's needed, which is not enough
[24:42] to go pursue any borrowing for.
[24:44] When you think about the cost of borrowing and trying to actually
[24:47] build up years where there's future years where there's
[24:51] enough that it makes the financial cost of pursuing
[24:54] a bond make sense for the amount of money
[24:56] that you need to borrow.
[24:57] And council member Ross's favorite chart.
[25:01] This is where things look like in 2027 through 2041.
[25:05] Without adding any new debt after 2027,
[25:09] from what we've had some initial conversations about,
[25:11] we know that that's probably not the likely case moving forward.
[25:15] But there will be more discussion of that
[25:17] as we go into the next budget cycle for 2028.
[25:23] Some other things to point out is
[25:25] I mentioned that we'll have of the 15
[25:28] a refunding portion pay off in 2027 will have a 21 2021 be
[25:35] refunding bond pay off in 2029 and then
[25:38] the 15 an improvement bond.
[25:42] There was things put together will pay off in 2030.
[25:45] So we do have some debt retirements that
[25:48] are in our very near future.
[25:52] Talk really quick about the HRA and the Eda levies.
[25:56] At the max Levy, which is what's presented to you in resolution
[26:00] 2026 262 and 2026 263, there would be 465,000 that the HRA
[26:09] would have to collect at the maximum,
[26:12] and then 400, almost 456,000 for the Eda to collect as a maximum.
[26:17] The final budgets would be presented to the city council
[26:22] in November, following each board adopting their final tax
[26:26] Levy and final budget.
[26:28] So more to come about what those dollars
[26:30] would specifically be used for.
[26:32] And then just to promote this here again real quick,
[26:36] we don't have the preliminary tax Levy on the city taxpayer
[26:40] receipt live currently.
[26:42] But we should by the end of the week.
[26:43] And so we'll do some more promotion of that where
[26:46] we encourage people to go up and to go out and look up
[26:48] their values and then enter their values into the calculator
[26:53] to see how your tax dollars break down
[26:57] for the city portion of the tax Levy, and by what department
[27:01] they go to.
[27:03] So next steps, as I mentioned, after tonight
[27:05] we will roll out that poll tax receipt
[27:07] with the preliminary tax Levy.
[27:10] We're going to have some additional budget
[27:12] workshops for obviously the utility funds.
[27:14] That's October 6 and then special revenue funds.
[27:17] I think we're going to be splitting in a few different
[27:18] ways as to when they are available.
[27:21] The one thing that we haven't really talked about in depth,
[27:24] but I do want to know you were heard with your direction
[27:28] as to where you want to see that final tax Levy, that 8% range
[27:33] that will have a special work session on October
[27:35] 13 for general fund cost containment proposals
[27:39] to come forward to you for consideration so that we can
[27:43] there's probably some things that would require changes
[27:46] before January one that we would want
[27:48] to talk about as part of that.
[27:50] So we thought the earlier that we could get things
[27:52] in front of you and get consensus on moving some things
[27:55] forward, the better it would be for a smooth transition
[27:59] actually into calendar year and fiscal year 2027.
[28:03] Our final review of the or of the final tax Levy
[28:07] will come at the December 1 work session.
[28:09] That's the last opportunity for any changes.
[28:12] I hope that we're there well before we actually need to be.
[28:17] And then December 8 will be that city council meeting where
[28:20] you'll have the final tax levies for the city tax Levy,
[28:24] as well as the HRA and the ADA in front of you
[28:26] on that evening for consideration.
[28:28] So that's all I have.
[28:29] I'm happy to answer any questions
[28:31] if there are any, to have any questions for staff.
[28:37] All right.
[28:38] The general public out there, the state regulations
[28:42] that we have to set our preliminary Levy in September
[28:47] and we will approve the final Levy December 8.
[28:54] Go around as a budget sitting up here now, every one of them
[28:58] have been lowered by.
[29:01] No, by no means this is just a guide which we go by.
[29:06] And in the state regulations we cannot go up from here.
[29:12] So this will be the max.
[29:14] But we've always done.
[29:17] All right.
[29:17] We have three items regarding this.
[29:19] I'll take motions.
[29:21] Mayor Spooner.
[29:22] Yes I make a motion to approve resolution 2026 261.
[29:29] Second Motion.
[29:31] Second by Ross on resolution 2026 261.
[29:35] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[29:37] Aye All opposed.
[29:40] Mayor passes.
[29:41] Yes I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2026 262.
[29:46] Second Motion by Ross.
[29:48] Second by van sluice on resolution 20 2662.
[29:52] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[29:55] Aye All opposed.
[29:57] May I make a motion to pass resolution 2026 263 second.
[30:07] Motion by Barnes.
[30:08] Second by van.
[30:09] Sluice on resolution 2026 263.
[30:14] Aye all opposed.
[30:17] That passes.
[30:18] On to item E resolution 2020 6-2 70.
[30:22] Approval of plans and specifications for bid date
[30:24] on Westwood drive Mr. Marc Ducharme.
[30:32] Thank you, Mayor, council members and the public.
[30:34] Before you tonight is a resolution
[30:35] to approve the plans and specifications
[30:37] and establish a bid date for the Westwood drive
[30:39] stormwater treatment structure.
[30:41] Contract 2020 6-15.
[30:44] So a couple of years ago, about five years ago, six years ago
[30:46] now, the MPCA revised our municipal separate storm sewer
[30:50] system permit or MS4 permit that changed
[30:53] the rules regarding stormwater treatment
[30:55] for reconstruction projects.
[30:57] Linear projects used to be somewhat
[30:59] exempt as long as you didn't increase the impervious surface.
[31:02] Now they no longer look for just increases,
[31:04] but they also take into account reconstructed impervious
[31:06] surfaces.
[31:08] So we are required now to look for water quality treatment
[31:11] where none previously existed when we reconstruct roads.
[31:14] Two years ago we did Westwood drive from Highland place
[31:16] to Valley View.
[31:19] We tried to work with some property owners
[31:21] to find some space to do some treatment along the corridor.
[31:23] We were unsuccessful.
[31:24] So the next step is to look for off site and regional treatment.
[31:28] We were able to identify a location within the right
[31:31] of way of Lindale.
[31:32] So we'll be between Lindale and Faribault road.
[31:35] They're kind of just South of Faribault. Senior
[31:37] living out there in the Big green space
[31:38] on the West side of the trail.
[31:40] To install a water quality structure that will allow us
[31:42] to meet the requirements of our MS4
[31:44] permit for treatment, not only for the Westwood drive project,
[31:47] but this structure will also provide the required treatment
[31:49] for future road projects in that neighborhood
[31:51] that drain through this same common system.
[31:54] So before you tonight, is that resolution to approve the plans
[31:57] and specs and set the bid date.
[31:58] Estimated project costs, including
[32:00] contingency and engineering fees for this project, is $230,000.
[32:05] This will be fully funded out of our stormwater utility fund.
[32:09] We're looking at a bid opening date
[32:11] at the end of the month for award of a contract
[32:13] at the first meeting in October, pending lead times.
[32:16] These are specialty structures.
[32:17] Pending lead times.
[32:18] This likely will be a spring of 2027 project.
[32:21] But just like everything, we'd like to lock in costs now
[32:23] before there's any inflationary increase
[32:26] or any other related increases that may come
[32:29] upon us from outside forces.
[32:31] So we will be back before you to finish this project up,
[32:35] likely next year.
[32:36] Any questions.
[32:37] I gladly stand for any questions for director
[32:41] at this time I'll entertain a motion.
[32:44] Make a motion to approve resolution 2026270.
[32:48] Second Motion by second by Teel on resolution 20 2670.
[32:54] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[32:57] Aye all opposed.
[32:59] That passed f on item g resolution 2020.
[33:06] Mayor Spooner.
[33:07] We actually we moved the item, but then we
[33:10] forgot to actually consider it.
[33:12] And so we do need to vote on 273 because we
[33:16] did not vote on 273 where we moved it to on the agenda.
[33:20] We didn't name it, but we voted on it.
[33:23] You voted on amending the agenda and then we didn't move it.
[33:27] So that is my error.
[33:28] I think I got two.
[33:30] Yeah that wasn't in the script.
[33:31] That was I think our.
[33:36] So we should do that now.
[33:38] Mayor Spooner.
[33:39] Yeah I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2020 6-2 73.
[33:43] Second second.
[33:46] Motion by Ross.
[33:48] Second by Barnes.
[33:49] All those in favor of resolution 2026?
[33:52] 273.
[33:54] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[33:56] Aye all opposed.
[33:58] That passes.
[34:00] Good legally forgotten.
[34:02] We're good.
[34:03] You called it.
[34:03] Kim, you're going to put it in writing for me.
[34:07] You gotta keep it straight.
[34:08] I mean, come on.
[34:09] Kim called it.
[34:10] She all right.
[34:12] G resolution, 2020 6-2 76 approving a cannabis business.
[34:18] Zombies there's.
[34:21] Here you are.
[34:21] Here we go.
[34:23] So Michel Keller, on behalf of Faribault greens,
[34:25] has submitted an application for a cannabis business
[34:28] at their current location, located at 1512 30th Street
[34:31] Northwest Faribault greens has already been issued a license
[34:35] number by the Office of Cannabis Management, allowing
[34:38] for their micro business.
[34:40] However, due to increased demand of their current business model,
[34:43] they're requesting to increase their production.
[34:46] Their current license only allows for up to 5000ft of plant
[34:50] canopy, and the business will allow for up
[34:52] to 15,000ft of plant canopy.
[34:56] They have met all planning regulations
[34:59] and are in the process of completing a couple just
[35:02] building code requirements, and once those are met,
[35:05] we'll work with the Office of Cannabis Management
[35:07] to issue a upgrade in their license to a business.
[35:13] Will continue to they hold a manufacturing
[35:16] endorsement as well, and they'll continue
[35:18] with their manufacturing.
[35:21] Any questions, Mr. Ross.
[35:23] Thank you.
[35:24] Mayor hi, Heather.
[35:29] Look at number 12 package and label,
[35:32] adult use cannabis flower and so on.
[35:37] For consumer products for sale to customers,
[35:39] is it going to be a retail store there.
[35:42] The representatives from the company are here.
[35:45] I'm not sure.
[35:45] They have not applied for a retail endorsement.
[35:49] No retail.
[35:50] They will not be doing retail at this time.
[35:51] So it's just simply packaging and wholesaling I assume.
[35:55] So each one of these 12 items on this list are let's see,
[35:59] I think it actually increased 14 on this list.
[36:01] Are they need endorsements for each of those.
[36:04] So as they're getting those endorsements
[36:05] they'll come back to you for approval.
[36:07] OK thank you.
[36:08] No more questions, Mayor.
[36:10] OK Any other questions.
[36:13] At this time, I will entertain a motion, Mayor Spooner.
[36:16] I would love to make a motion for a resolution.
[36:18] 2020 627 six seconds.
[36:25] I can give it to Kim.
[36:28] I'm alive was my second by Anderson.
[36:33] All those in favor of resolution 2026?
[36:35] 276 saying Aye.
[36:37] Aye all opposed.
[36:40] Motion passes under item h.
[36:43] Resolution 2020 6-2 71 order improvements.
[36:47] And Marc Duchene.
[36:58] It's not going to cooperate.
[37:05] For two.
[37:07] Thank you.
[37:07] Mayor members of the Council and the public before you tonight
[37:10] is another resolution to approve plans and specifications
[37:12] and establish a bid date.
[37:13] This one's for our 2025 miscellaneous water
[37:16] main improvements.
[37:17] Yes, that is correct.
[37:18] We started this project actually about three years ago.
[37:20] It took some time to work through the permitting process
[37:23] with MnDOT, but we did finally receive
[37:25] permitting approval from MnDOT.
[37:26] So we're moving the project forward
[37:27] for bidding at this time.
[37:28] This project is for segments of water main
[37:31] that either have that currently exist and need
[37:33] replacement due to a substantial history of breaks
[37:36] and other issues.
[37:38] Or there's a couple segments here
[37:39] where we're actually going to connect a couple dead end
[37:41] water main segments to provide a loop
[37:43] for some redundancy and better fire
[37:45] protection for some properties.
[37:47] So those segments are generally around the front of the Grand
[37:50] state property, along Highway 21, along Highway 3,
[37:54] through the crossroads professional building property
[37:56] connecting their water main.
[37:57] So they are fed from two ways not a single loop replacing
[38:01] the water main along Trunk Highway 21
[38:02] from seventh Street Northwest to Bradley road,
[38:05] and then connecting two dead end water
[38:06] main loops around the backside of the old Jenova
[38:09] or vogelsberg trucking, now the jennie-o turkey
[38:12] store plant there.
[38:13] There's some dead end water mains up
[38:14] there that will be connecting.
[38:15] So all these water mains will be directionally drilled.
[38:18] Minimal digging involved in here.
[38:21] There's multiple reasons why we're pursuing this,
[38:24] but with that we are looking for approval of this project,
[38:27] estimated at $1.375 million.
[38:29] And that includes, again, contingency
[38:31] and engineering costs.
[38:33] Pending approval tonight, we have a bid opening date
[38:36] again at the end of September.
[38:38] Come back October 13 for bids.
[38:40] This one will likely spread out across the calendar year to.
[38:44] We'd like to get a couple of the shorter segments done this year
[38:46] if there's contractor availability.
[38:48] Otherwise this could all stretch out into 2027 now.
[38:53] So I will stand for any questions,
[38:55] but ask you to consider resolution 2026 271.
[38:59] Any questions for director.
[39:02] So was the funding for this already allocated in 2025
[39:06] put into a side fund.
[39:07] No, actually it was budgeted into 2026.
[39:10] OK thank you.
[39:11] We just rather than encumbering it moving
[39:13] forward because we hadn't really spent anything,
[39:15] we just budgeted it.
[39:17] Got it.
[39:18] Thank you.
[39:22] I make a motion to approve resolution 2020 6-27.
[39:26] One second motion by Barnes, second by Ross.
[39:30] All those in favor.
[39:31] Resolution 2026 271.
[39:34] Signify by saying Aye.
[39:35] Aye all opposed.
[39:37] That passes on to bids.
[39:39] Resolution 2020 6-2 33.
[39:43] Two rivers siphon once again.
[39:45] Director mark.
[39:50] Thank you.
[39:50] Mayor members of the Council and the public before you tonight is
[39:52] awarding a contract to Guissinger and sons incorporated
[39:55] in the amount of $1,850,719 for the two
[39:59] rivers siphon crossing project.
[40:01] As you recall, this project was bid back on August 10.
[40:05] The bids came in, as you can see,
[40:06] substantially above, what the engineers
[40:08] had estimated for this project.
[40:10] So we have held the bids back.
[40:12] We are allowed to do that through the bid documents
[40:14] for up to 60 days on this case.
[40:16] And we've been working with the contractor
[40:17] to find some value engineering processes
[40:20] and replacements for this contract
[40:21] to try to bring the cost down.
[40:23] I'm happy to report that we have found about $175,000 in savings
[40:28] on this contract, so we are recommending tonight to award
[40:31] Guissinger and sons based on their bid amount of 1.85,
[40:35] and then we will come back at a later
[40:37] date with the formal change order to remove
[40:40] $176,000 worth of costs.
[40:42] So this brings it down to where we
[40:44] had it budgeted and estimated.
[40:46] We've had a lot of discussions about
[40:48] should we just rebid the project with these value
[40:50] engineering items in there, see if we can do a little bit.
[40:52] Better yet, when we weigh the pros and cons,
[40:55] I don't know that it's there.
[40:57] There's as much chance that we'll pay more as there
[40:59] is that we'll save any more.
[41:00] So staff is recommending I said, that we award this contract
[41:05] to Guissinger and sons contingent on the processing
[41:07] of a change order.
[41:09] Any questions Mr. roff?
[41:11] Thank you.
[41:12] Mayor director Duchene, I think you kind of answered
[41:14] my question, but what was the engineer's
[41:16] estimate on this 1.53?
[41:19] OK, so they were about 300 over.
[41:22] We able to get a little bit more than half of that
[41:24] back through some changing some.
[41:26] We had designed some things to an ideal situation
[41:29] and then looked at the cost and said, well,
[41:30] we can live with something.
[41:32] And so we're going to get it down to about
[41:33] 1.6 something, something.
[41:37] Yeah OK.
[41:38] Thank you.
[41:39] No more.
[41:45] Mayor Spooner.
[41:47] I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2026 233 second.
[41:56] Motion by Ross.
[41:57] Second by Teel on resolution 2026 233.
[42:00] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[42:02] Aye all opposed.
[42:04] Passes resolution 2020 6-2 72 the relief
[42:09] tree program once again.
[42:12] Thank you.
[42:12] Mayor, council members and the public.
[42:14] Last bid tonight is for the relief tree removal program.
[42:18] As you recall, this is a Minnesota DNR grant
[42:20] that the city staff applied for and was
[42:22] awarded to remove diseased and dead ash
[42:24] trees throughout the community.
[42:26] We had an application process.
[42:28] The grant requirements were such that you
[42:30] had to be income qualified.
[42:32] These were to benefit properties of lower incomes
[42:34] in the community that had diseased trees
[42:36] that needed to be removed.
[42:38] So through the grant process, we got applicants
[42:40] we were able to get I believe it was around 114 trees
[42:43] funded through the project.
[42:45] Bid those out.
[42:46] We received three bids last Wednesday, September 2.
[42:49] As you can see, the low bid came from
[42:50] cars tree service at $173,737.
[42:55] Cars tree service also received the low bid on the previous tree
[42:58] removal program.
[42:59] So they're going to be busy in town.
[43:01] They've got well over 200 and some trees
[43:03] to get cut down before next June.
[43:06] But with that I did talk to cars and they
[43:08] are aware of all the timelines and requirements
[43:11] and they have adequate staff to perform as needed.
[43:15] So we are recommending approval of the contract
[43:17] to cars tree service for the relief grant program.
[43:22] Any questions for the director.
[43:25] Mark these are trees that have already been identified
[43:31] and approved to be cut down.
[43:34] What percentage do you think that is of what needs to happen.
[43:37] Oh, geez.
[43:40] We did a program last year.
[43:42] We've done two programs this year.
[43:44] I'll say we're putting a dent in the things around town.
[43:48] There's also been numerous private property
[43:49] owners that have taken care of the trees on their own.
[43:52] I mean, you can drive around town in certain areas of town,
[43:54] the Four Seasons area, it's stark.
[43:57] All the old big trees that used to be there are gone now.
[44:00] But I can follow up with you, MS Anderson.
[44:03] Parks department, I believe, has a better count of trees.
[44:06] I mean, we've done hundreds in our own parks.
[44:09] So it's just out of curiosity, how
[44:12] are the trees identified that are being
[44:17] accounted for in this bid.
[44:18] So the relief program was pretty specific to ash trees.
[44:22] So the city actually had a contract through the grant.
[44:25] It's funded through the grant with river bend nature center.
[44:28] We contracted with staff at Riverbend nature center.
[44:30] They actually made contact.
[44:32] They did the intake, the initial intake of the applications.
[44:36] We put together a simple application.
[44:38] They did the initial intake, made contact with the property
[44:40] owner, went out there, identified the tree, determined
[44:43] whether it qualified or not, did the income verification for us,
[44:46] and then just gave us a finished list.
[44:48] So this program was pretty thoroughly vetted, I would say.
[44:53] The other program that we awarded
[44:54] last week or last council meeting,
[44:57] it was more of just a volunteer.
[44:58] We had staff go out and look at them and identify them.
[45:01] I think we're even I'm getting good at identifying ash trees.
[45:06] There's a lot of them out there.
[45:07] Yeah thank you Mr. Duchene.
[45:12] With this relief program, is all of the trees at car tree service
[45:17] removing going to the nature Center,
[45:19] or are they taking some of them.
[45:22] So the part of the nature center's contract
[45:25] is they also are going to create a biochar.
[45:27] I think that's what it's called.
[45:29] A biochar.
[45:33] Site I guess where they do, they are going
[45:35] to take some of the trees.
[45:36] They say they want them all.
[45:38] I don't think they realize how much it really is going to be.
[45:41] So the contractor is going to coordinate with the nature
[45:44] center to bring them as much as they want, and then they burn
[45:48] them and blend them with some other materials,
[45:50] and they create biochar, which I understand is used for gardening
[45:53] and some other soil Amendment projects.
[45:56] But we are allowing them to also for both contracts, this one
[46:02] and the previous one, and we are offering
[46:04] the city compost site for tree disposal
[46:07] too as part of this contract.
[46:08] Try to save taxpayers some money that are
[46:10] participating in the programs.
[46:12] The relief program is at no cost to these homeowners.
[46:14] The grant covers 100% of the tree removal, stump removal,
[46:17] and also the cost of one or two new trees,
[46:20] depending upon what they deem fit.
[46:22] So the tree replacement will be a separate contract that
[46:24] will probably come forward this winter
[46:26] and will plant trees in the spring
[46:27] after they've all been removed.
[46:29] So the remainder could go if the nature center doesn't
[46:33] take all of them, the remainder could go to our city dump area.
[46:37] OK thank you.
[46:38] Which will burn and turn into our own biochar.
[46:43] Any other questions.
[46:47] Mayor Spooner.
[46:48] I make a motion to approve resolution 2020 6-272.
[46:54] Second Motion by Barnes.
[46:57] Second by Anderson.
[46:58] All those in favor of resolution 2026 772.
[47:01] Signify by saying all opposed.
[47:04] Our sponsors.
[47:06] Item 10.
[47:07] Boards commission reports.
[47:09] Announcements anybody got anything.
[47:12] Just a reminder that tomorrow night is our September
[47:16] council chat at Central Park.
[47:18] We're going to have quite a few of our departments there
[47:20] who will be able to just talk about anything that people
[47:24] might have a question.
[47:25] There is no formal presentation or anything.
[47:27] It's really going to be a come and chat and ask any questions
[47:31] to a staff member or to our elected officials who
[47:33] will be there.
[47:34] I have a work obligation, I will not.
[47:38] It's at 5:00 PM.
[47:39] Correct Yes.
[47:40] Thank you.
[47:40] 5:00 PM Yes All right.
[47:45] At this time, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
[47:47] So moved.
[47:48] Second Motion by Ross.
[47:49] Second by Anderson.
[47:51] All those in favor, signify by Barnes.
[47:53] Barnes I can't hear very well tonight.
[47:55] It's the girl voice by Ross.
[47:57] Say goodbye.
[47:58] Barnes we're going to have to start raising hands.
[48:00] All those in favor, signify by saying Aye.
[48:01] Aye