[0:00] 
[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.
[0:11] 
[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.
[1:01] 
[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.
[1:54] 
[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.
[2:19] 
[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.
[2:46] 
[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.
[2:59] 
[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.
[6:40] 
[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.
[7:15] 
[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.
[7:56] 
[8:05] For your medical professionals.
[8:07] 
[8:10] Thanks, everyone.
[8:11] We thank you.
[8:13] 
[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.
[8:39] 
[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.
[10:04] 
[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.
[10:34] 
[10:37] Yeah thank you.
[10:43] Thank you.
[10:44] Here we go.
[10:45] 
[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.
[11:16] 
[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.
[30:29] 
[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.
[35:34] 
[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.
[36:50] 
[36:58] It's not going to cooperate.
[37:00] 
[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.
[39:18] 
[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.
[39:46] 
[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.
[41:40] 
[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.
[45:30] 
[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.
[46:45] 
[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
[48:02]