[0:22] they have it or not.
[0:28] » [clears throat]
[0:41] » Very much.
[1:03] Yeah, they just
>> Okay, it is 6:30.
[1:08] Get the meeting moving. Um, before we
move on to the uh agenda, just a couple
[1:15] of notes here. Um, my name is Scott
Rose. I'm the mayor prom. Uh, Mayor Tom
[1:21] Whisler is traveling today, so I'm
sitting in hisstead. Uh Lori as well is
[1:27] sitting in for the city manager uh city
minister Chris.
[1:31] » So you get the B team all night folks.
>> I don't know about you, I'm pretty much
[1:36] the A team over here.
>> I know I [laughter] know you believe
[1:39] that and we appreciate that. Um one
other note I wanted to pass along.
[1:43] Congratulations to the Mount Vernon
basketball uh Mount Vernon girls
[1:46] basketball team their three quarterfinal
win over Cherokee over in De Moines uh
[1:51] 5544. So, it was a low scoring, but it
was a good game. So, uh with that, we'll
[1:57] open the meeting. We already did that.
And um move along to the agenda. We
[2:06] don't have any changes to our correct.
>> We are going to table J10 tonight,
[2:11] » which we'll do. Okay.
>> When we move the agenda as presented,
[2:17] » second
Paul and Mark on that. Um, all those in
[2:23] favor say I.
>> I.
[2:24] » I. Opposed.
Motion carries. Uh, we come to the
[2:29] communications portion of the agenda.
So, um, if you're here to speak on an
[2:34] item that is on the agenda, we would ask
that you wait until that item comes up,
[2:40] you'll have time to speak at that point.
If you are here to speak to something
[2:43] that is not on the agenda, we would
invite you to come up to the podium. Uh,
[2:48] make sure the green light is on. You'll
have five minutes. and uh we'll go from
[2:52] there and Mary's going to kick us off.
>> Uh please introduce and and your
[3:00] address.
>> My name is Mary Evans. I live at 313 2nd
[3:05] Avenue Southwest.
>> Tim Lor, 6123rd Avenue Southwest.
[3:11] » I'm chair of the Cemetery Commission.
and Tim and I are here to clarify any
[3:16] questions on the two public notices
published in the Sun newspaper. One
[3:22] public notice listed 30 gravestones that
were identified by conservator John
[3:27] Haidider in need of restoration. The
cemetery commission and volunteers were
[3:32] trained on July 25 by Haidider at a
three-day hands-on workshop held in the
[3:38] cemetery. The cemetery commission has
formed four teams who are volunteering
[3:44] their time and have purchased their own
equipment to level, repair, and reset
[3:48] those 30 gravestones. Haidider's
estimate for restoring those stones was
[3:54] $5,65.
[3:57] The commission is only asking the city
to furnish the CA6
[4:02] gravel needed to level the stones. Tim
Lor will lead this restoration project.
[4:12] » Yeah, I uh
engineer by training and like to dirt
[4:18] and rocks and things and
got to meet Mary who been doing this uh
[4:23] kind of for the first time I guess and
uh he said yeah I can do that. We've
[4:26] started out small. We've done six or
seven that Mary had put in the paper and
[4:31] are working our way up a little bit.
We'll have some training before we do
[4:34] anything much larger, but I feel quite
comfortable that what we're doing now
[4:39] can be done and training other people.
I'll certainly focus on the safety part
[4:44] of that. I don't see a big problem.
Nothing is lifted too [snorts] high.
[4:50] So, it shouldn't fall very far. If it
does fall, it'll be pinched between
[4:53] probably soil and stone. But certainly
look at the safety part. And being
[4:59] retired, I'm not in a real big hurry to
get that done, which makes it easier to
[5:03] be safe. [clears throat] So anyway, I
have a lot to learn on doing that, but I
[5:08] don't think as far as the safety part,
and I'm looking forward to doing that,
[5:12] and I really want to move up to the
bigger things, but I know we need to
[5:15] process this slowly on that. So anyway,
>> thank you. The second public notice
[5:21] listed 10 gravestones, each weighing
over 3,000 pounds. The commission asked
[5:27] for $2,700 to hire Pam Krauss, owner of
the Monttoello Monument Company, to
[5:33] restore these unstable stones, which are
leaning dangerously. Krauss is willing
[5:39] to train the commission members and
volunteers how to restore those large
[5:43] gravestones. We've been informed that
there isn't funding for this project at
[5:48] this time. The gravestones were listed
in the public notice because we are
[5:53] optimistic that funding will be
available in the future.
[6:00] » Thank you.
>> Thanks for your efforts.
[6:09] Robert, name address.
>> Robert Caldwell, I love the 711 Middle
[6:14] Court here in town. And I would like to
acknowledge that the B team is allowing
[6:20] me to speak in Iowa. It's a privilege to
speak at city council meetings. It's not
[6:26] a right,
which I learned a long time ago.
[6:30] I'm here to speak um about the mission
of the housing uh committee. I believe
[6:38] when it was formed
on its agenda was to develop a rental
[6:44] policy
and I don't think they got that far. Uh
[6:49] they did a lot of good work but they
didn't do that.
[6:53] I don't know the number of rental units
in the city I've been asking.
[6:58] I do know that the average rent is $850
somewhere between $800 and 900.
[7:06] And that means if there are 100 units
that's a million dollar business a year.
[7:12] So it's an important business.
If there are 200 units, it's a $2,40,000
[7:18] business a year.
I believe that the committee can look at
[7:24] two things, safety and quality of life.
They can't really come between tenants
[7:29] and and
[7:32] you know the the land owners. That's a
business relationship.
[7:38] Um the first example of quality of life
in our lease that we signed last year,
[7:44] dogs were not allowed to do number one
or number two within 100 ft of the
[7:48] building.
But when we talked to a neighbor who was
[7:53] letting his dog, he blamed the dog for
going right outside the door.
[7:58] And uh but then the management said the
dog could go wherever it wanted. So
[8:04] [snorts] they didn't even live up to
what was in the lease. So I think that's
[8:08] one issue that the housing committee
might look at in consultation with Lynn
[8:14] County Health Department or local
veterinarians.
[8:17] what would be in the interest of
community health? Um,
[8:24] where should dogs be allowed to go?
I think that's one thing they could look
[8:29] at. The other is safety.
We have had
[8:34] um our current manager does not clear
the parking lots or the sidewalks.
[8:41] They tried one day by sending one person
out with a shovel and a snow blower for
[8:46] the sidewalks.
But here's what happens when the snow is
[8:50] not clear. Cars drive over it.
Compressed the snow and ice develops
[8:55] down below.
So I have an 82year-old neighbor. She
[9:01] rents a garage. She can't she couldn't
drive for three weeks because they
[9:05] didn't clear the parking lot.
So, I think that's a safety issue. I can
[9:12] tell you three years ago, I have pretty
good eyesight. The parking lot looked
[9:17] clear to me. I slipped on black ice.
[clears throat] I couldn't see it. Feet
[9:22] went out, banged my head on the cement.
Uh, I couldn't get up. And so when I had
[9:30] asked the management at that time to put
down some grit,
[9:34] you know, just when there's icy areas,
you'll have a little bit of traction.
[9:39] Another person um about 5 years ago
slipped
[9:43] on the parking lot and she used crutches
for a year.
[9:49] So that's something that the city
housing committee could look at is
[9:53] safety.
[9:56] Um,
there's another issue. There's a railing
[10:01] on my building in [clears throat] the
south entrance and the railing has come
[10:06] out of the cement underneath and a
person who lives there is quite obese
[10:12] and she can't use that railing because
it goes like this, but nobody will fix
[10:17] it. So, I think the housing committee
could look at safety and quality of life
[10:22] issues.
[10:26] I also think that um
if the city housing committee is going
[10:34] to look at this issue,
I know there are landlords on that
[10:39] committee, but I don't think there are
any tenants.
[10:42] So, it would seem to me during the time
they're looking at rental uh policy, it
[10:48] would be good to have adequate
representation.
[10:52] Of course, everything has to be cleared
by the city attorney, but um
[10:59] » Robert, I'd ask you to wrap up with the
five minutes.
[11:02] » Yeah, [clears throat] I think that's um
um I think that's it. Thank you for
[11:09] listening.
>> Thank you.
[11:10] » Thank you.
[11:15] » Anyone else interested in the open
comments section?
[11:23] Okay, excellent. Moving on to the
consent agenda. We've got the approval
[11:27] of our minutes from the last meeting as
well as the liquor license for.
[11:36] » I move approval of the consent agenda as
presented.
[11:40] » I'll second that.
>> All right, we've got a motion and a
[11:45] second. Uh, all those in favor say I.
>> I.
[11:49] » I. All those opposed?
Motion carries. We don't have any public
[11:55] hearings this evening. Neither do we
have ordinances [snorts]
[11:58] or resolutions
[12:04] » or any mayoral proclamations. Okay,
moving right along.
[12:08] » I know. Well,
[laughter]
[12:11] the last thing we need is me proclaiming
anything. Um, as far as old business, we
[12:16] do have the discussion and consideration
of a lawn maintenance agreement for the
[12:19] Melbourne Cemetery. Uh, an item that was
tabled on February 18th. Um, looks like
[12:26] we've got some discussion around that,
but the first uh first step in that
[12:31] would be unt
>> I would move to unte.
[12:41] All right, we've got a motion and a
second to remove that from the uh table.
[12:47] Uh all those in favor say I.
>> I
[12:50] » opposed.
Okay. And now the discussion
[12:54] consideration of the lawn maintenance
agreement for the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
[12:59] » So this was tabled at the last meeting
because we had received a quote from
[13:05] Jordan's property here who did it last
year. Um, but we received we had
[13:10] interest from another lawn care company
that wanted to submit. So, we tabled it
[13:14] so we could give them an opportunity as
well to submit a quote. Um, we did
[13:17] receive another quote from Dicks Lawn
Care. Um, both quotes, I mean, they're
[13:22] about $2,600 apart. Dicks Lawn Care is a
little bit cheaper. Um, we did not have
[13:29] any complaints, any issues with Jordan
Lawn Care last year. I've not heard
[13:33] anything. I mean, we've not worked with
Dixie's lawn care, [clears throat] but I
[13:36] have not heard anything bad. I know that
they have um manicured cemeteries as
[13:40] well. So, we're kind of bringing it to
council for you guys to make a decision
[13:44] on which way you want to go. I mean, Dix
is $2,600, but [cough] really,
[13:48] [clears throat]
we don't staff doesn't have a
[13:51] recommendation one way or the other.
>> Would you consider um going back to
[13:56] Jordan and seeing if they can be a bit
more competitive with their price
[13:59] knowing that there's one there?
>> Certainly can. Yes. Yep. I can tell that
[14:03] we received another one
>> that's about seven and a half% cheaper,
[14:08] » but that we're happy with them. And if
they say no, that doesn't necessarily
[14:11] preclude us from approving that. But
[14:19] » do we have any recommendations for Dix?
Um,
[14:23] » no. I mean, I just I know that they they
do other cemeteries [clears throat] and
[14:27] they have gotten good reviews. So, I
mean, that's that's what I have to go
[14:31] off of, but we've never used them. So,
>> and they're local.
[14:34] » They're local. Yep.
[14:38] » How long have we been using Jordans?
>> Last year was the first year. So, the
[14:42] gentleman that did it before um Paradise
Landscapes, we did it for 41 years. So,
[14:47] this was our first year with the new
company last year. And like I said, we
[14:50] didn't have any complaints. Um
>> I knew it was a long time.
[14:55] » 41 years.
>> Yeah.
[14:57] » Yeah. So, so yeah, this is our first
year with them. Like I said, they have
[15:02] complaints. They, from what I can tell,
did a good job. Um,
[15:08] » it doesn't sound like there's
just people lining up to do that.
[15:13] » No.
>> Um,
[15:15] » Jordan was the only one that we got.
Well, we got two, but one was
[15:18] significantly higher.
>> And this is one, you know, sometimes,
[15:22] um, in an effort, [clears throat] you
know, I mean, I'm all about saving some
[15:27] money, but if Jordan did
you know, a great job last year. I don't
[15:33] want to alienate them just in case we
aren't as happy with this and then maybe
[15:38] Jordan is just done with this. So,
that's always thought too cross my mind
[15:42] when I think about these things.
>> Too bad the cemetery commission people
[15:46] are gone so we can't get their input on.
>> Well, you know, I have talked to Mary
[15:51] Evans about it and they they said
Jordan's did a fine job as well. They
[15:54] didn't really have any complaints with
it. Um, a lot [clears throat] of us
[15:58] stones getting hit last year, so that
was good. Um, but no, there I I think
[16:03] Mary was pretty happy, the commission
was fairly happy with their work as
[16:06] well. So,
[clears throat]
[16:10] » how
um we just heard that there wasn't money
[16:15] for a project.
Um,
[16:20] and
it
[16:24] seems to me that
Um
[16:27] if we're going to do a
reasonable bid process,
[16:34] » um
that it would be appropriate to take the
[16:38] lowest responsible bid, which is a
requirement. That doesn't mean it's got
[16:43] to be the lowest. It means it's got to
be the lowest responsible.
[16:47] Um,
so I'm [clears throat] I'm
[16:56] I'm not sure that
in our bid processes we
[17:08] ask for bids. bids come in and we
determine
[17:13] what's the lowest responsible bid and go
from there.
[17:18] » It does seem fair to let Jordans know
that another bid has come in that's
[17:23] lower to just see what Jordan wants to
do about that.
[17:30] [clears throat]
[17:32] » So they already know that there's going
to be
[17:35] » No, Jordans does not. So we can go back
to them and say, "Hey, we've received a
[17:39] bid." So then I guess you would
[clears throat] tonight and we can put
[17:42] it on next meeting if they want to.
>> Okay.
[17:46] » Submit another.
>> So that changes the calculus a little
[17:48] bit.
>> Could
[17:49] » is there a place online that I missed? I
could not find anything about Vicks.
[17:55] » Should be in the packet. It should
[clears throat] the online packet.
[17:58] » Yeah. I mean,
>> there was just one page though, whereas
[18:01] Jordan had six pages.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And I could find Jordan's
[18:05] like online with a simple Google search.
I could not find
[18:08] » Dixes is relatively a newer lawn care
company from my understanding. They've
[18:11] only been doing it for about two years.
So
[18:17] » just out of curiosity, um, are the
requirements changed for their services
[18:22] at all? I know with paradise
[clears throat]
[18:26] they settled graves and sawed
put place saw on fresh graves that sort
[18:32] of thing. Um are we reintroducing that
to this?
[18:37] » No, that's not included in this.
>> Not
[18:41] that just wasn't up to
>> No, this is still just mowing
[18:45] [clears throat] weed whacking.
[18:52] Well,
>> the will
[18:54] » I would I would recommend that uh
retable this give uh the administration
[19:02] uh an opportunity to have the
discussions and uh bring forward
[19:09] what the result of that is.
>> So I would move to retake.
[19:14] » I think that's fair. So I have a second.
All right, we got a motion to put this
[19:21] back on the table. Um, all those in
favor say I.
[19:25] » I
>> oppose.
[19:27] Motion carries.
>> And I think the dates appear to be like
[19:31] [clears throat] May 1st they made their
payments and stuff. So
[19:35] » that's not correct.
[19:38] » But
>> no, we have some time. We can we can put
[19:41] » we should be able to hash it out next
time.
[19:43] » Y.
>> Okay. Motion for approval. Number one,
[19:48] the consideration of the claims list uh
both with the packet and sent out uh
[19:55] this afternoon from Marshall.
[20:00] » Move approval of the claims list as
presented uh in the prepacket and today
[20:06] second
>> motion to approve the claims list. Uh
[20:12] all those in favor say I. I. All those
opposed.
[20:16] All right. Now,
the really fun part that we all wish we
[20:20] could do is one and
>> and you can
[20:23] » not how this works.
>> Um, so as the as the fiscal year comes
[20:29] up and we've got budgeting, we have uh a
lot of discussion and consideration and
[20:34] tax increment financing reimbursement
certification for all sorts of phases of
[20:40] the development around town. And while I
joke this is one of those good problems
[20:44] to have because you don't get tipped
without growth. So
[20:47] » here we are.
>> Um but uh having said that, we're just
[20:52] gonna go through each of these uh
consider them and move forward. But it's
[20:57] a lot of repetition, so bear with us.
>> So you guys should all take a turn.
[21:02] We'll [laughter] run around.
[clears throat]
[21:05] Um, so discussion and consideration of
tax increment finance and reimbursement
[21:09] certification for Stone Brook phase one.
>> Move this approved.
[21:16] » Second.
>> Motion to approve approve uh phase one
[21:23] for Stone Brook. All those in favor say
I.
[21:26] » I.
>> Oppose.
[21:28] Motion carries. Uh discussion and
consideration for Stone Brook phase
[21:32] [clears throat] two.
>> Motion to approve.
[21:36] » Second.
[clears throat]
[21:39] » Motion and a second for phase two. All
those in favor say I.
[21:44] » I.
>> Opposed.
[21:47] Discussion consideration for Stone Brook
phase 2B. Oh,
[21:52] » apologies. [clears throat]
That previous one was 2 A. So this is
[21:55] 2B.
[22:00] We'll move to approve
committ financing reversion C
[22:06] certificate for phase B. Stone Brook 2B
>> second.
[22:12] » Okay, we've got a motion and a second
for phase 2B for Stone Brook. All those
[22:17] in favor say I.
>> I.
[22:18] » I.
>> Opposed? Motion carries. Discussion and
[22:22] consideration of tax increment financing
reimbursement certification for Stone
[22:26] Brook phase three.
>> I move to approve discussion and
[22:31] consideration of tax increment financing
reimbursement certification for Stone
[22:35] Brook phase three.
>> Second. Got a motion and a second for
[22:41] phase three. All those in favor say I.
>> I opposed. Motion carries. Discussion
[22:48] and consideration for Stone Brook phase
4. I would move approval of discussion
[22:52] [clears throat] and consideration of
TIFF for Stone Brook phase 4.
[22:59] » Second.
>> Got a motion and a second for phase 4.
[23:04] All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[23:06] » Opposed. Motion carries. And discussion
and consideration for TIFF reimbursement
[23:13] certification for Stoneberg phase 5.
I'll move to approve reimbursement
[23:18] certification for silver phase five.
>> Second.
[23:24] » Got a motion and a second. All those in
favor say I.
[23:28] » I.
>> Oppose. Motion carries. Discussion and
[23:32] consideration for tip reimbursement
[clears throat] certification for Spring
[23:35] Meadow Heights phase 2.
>> Move to approve tax increment by
[23:41] reimbursement certification for Spring
Meadow Heights phase 2. Second.
[23:47] » We've got a motion and a second. All
those in favor say I.
[23:50] » I.
>> Opposed. Motion carries. Discussion and
[23:54] consideration of TIFF reimbursement
certification for Spring Meadow Heights
[23:59] phase three.
>> Move to approve. TIF reimbursement
[24:05] certification for spring heights phase
three.
[24:09] » We've got a motion and a second for
phase three for spring heights. All
[24:14] those in favor say I.
>> I.
[24:16] » I.
>> And oppose.
[24:18] Motion carries.
>> Oh, wow. Okay. Knocked those out.
[24:24] [laughter] All right. You got
>> a little
[24:30] um now we have the uh item 10 under
motions for approval. Discussion and
[24:36] consideration of cardio equipment lease
and purchase.
[24:39] » We punted that one. This is we're going
to take So we would need a move motion.
[24:45] » I'll move the motion uh for discussion
[snorts] and consideration of the cardio
[24:49] [clears throat] equipment lease purchase
for LBC
[24:52] » to table that
>> to table. Yes.
[24:55] » Excellent.
>> We've got a motion and a second to table
[24:58] the cardio equipment lease and purchase
discussion. Uh all those in favor say I.
[25:04] » I opposed.
Motion carries. All right. uh discussion
[25:09] and consideration of chalk purchase for
chalk the walk.
[25:13] » So yeah, this is just the annual pass
through for the chalk the walk event um
[25:18] in the amount of $3,800.
>> I would move approval of the purchase of
[25:24] the chalk for chalk the walk in the
amount of $3,800.
[25:31] » Out of curiosity, Matt, it was noted
that this is less than in years past. Is
[25:35] that just we have some holdover or
what's
[25:37] » Yeah, there's two reasons. One uh well
actually one real reason. Um so we have
[25:42] found another brand chalk
>> but actually where we do not lose the
[25:46] quality that will be a little bit less
expensive.
[25:49] » Okay,
>> we had our experts chalking on the
[25:51] pavement and on paper and we can't find
any difference between the two. They
[25:56] might even come from the same
manufacturer but just go brand new. So
[25:59] um so we just decided to go that
[clears throat] route. So that helped
[26:02] save a little money. Perfect. Um, and a
thank you to Danielle up at Iron Leaf
[26:07] for acting as the pastor on well for the
pastor as acting as the purchasing agent
[26:14] uh for the committee and for the city on
that. We appreciate that.
[26:17] » Okay, we have a motion and a second for
the purchase of the chalk or chalk for
[26:21] walk uh for the $3,800.
Any other questions or consideration?
[26:28] All those in favor say I.
>> I oppose.
[26:32] Motion carries. Discussion and
consideration of Elliot Fields E
[26:37] infields renovation.
[26:41] » No, I'll take it.
I'll take So, every year, every year
[26:48] that I've been here, 15 years, the uh
[snorts]
[26:52] the demand always outweighs the supply
and far as far as fuel usage is
[26:56] concerned. When I first started here,
field E was just being built as a grass
[27:01] infield. And there was a program that
utilized it quite a bit called the prep
[27:05] league. Prep league was seventh and
eighth grade teams. And basically they
[27:09] played other teams from other
communities on grass in fields
[27:13] primarily. And um we felt that there was
a need to develop a field in that
[27:17] nature.
as teams have progressed and as fields
[27:21] have progressed in the area, um we don't
have the prep league anymore in this
[27:26] area. Those kids are playing club ball
and they're playing on all sorts of
[27:31] different fields. They're not required
to play on grassing field. And so right
[27:35] now, um that field sits fairly empty
throughout the year. The high school
[27:40] will use it for a couple of weeks until
Cornell becomes available. Uh some of
[27:44] the older teams will use it, but they um
they don't like it. Um it's it takes
[27:52] staff quite a bit of time to manicure
that field to to make it what it should
[27:57] be. Um so our idea was to possibly allow
more teams to utilize this by skinning
[28:03] the infield and turning it into line as
opposed to using grass. I've talked to
[28:08] the high school baseball coach and the
athletic director for the school and
[28:12] they both are in agreeance. That field
is very difficult anyway because home
[28:16] plate sits about 4 ft higher than center
field. It just is just where the way it
[28:22] was is the way it was built, the way it
was developed. The land is what it is.
[28:26] Um
they feel that there they don't get a
[28:29] true bounce on the grass field. Uh they
don't feel they don't feel it threatened
[28:34] by all by us putting lime on that entire
field. Now, it is a very large infield.
[28:39] Typical baseball field will have 60, 65,
70 foot bases. This, these go 80 and 80,
[28:44] 80 and 90. So, there's a longer base
path there, but it's a really big
[28:49] infield and we can utilize it from a lot
of teams. I think it's important to
[28:54] clarify that typical baseball fields for
different levels have 60 65 and and 80
[29:04] and and because that field was developed
for high school uh level that's why we
[29:11] built the the 90 ft and and did all of
that. Um, and
[29:19] to Matt's point, the ability to multiuse
that field the way we do field D, um,
[29:27] which is the the eastern field off of
the parking lot. Um,
[29:33] it it just makes a whole lot of sense.
and and this is from somebody who helped
[29:38] build it and as well as you used it as a
coach [clears throat]
[29:43] and umpired took a few bruises. Um
[clears throat] so
[29:50] I I'm excited to see what's brought
forward.
[29:53] » Thank you. And so the two quotes that we
have received are not significant
[29:58] amounts to change this. And so they're
both local uh quotes. Both we're hoping
[30:03] they're apples to apples, you know. did
the best we could. I'm not an engineer,
[30:07] so we didn't really bring an engineer
into this, but I think it's very simple
[30:11] by talking to both companies. It's very
simple process. Cing out the infield
[30:16] that has the grass, replacing it with
lime, leveling it out, making it
[30:19] playable. We do have plans to put
multiple base paths or excuse me, base
[30:23] pegs in there so that we can use it for
multiple age groups. So, um this will be
[30:28] a multi-use field, which is very needed
because of the demand, uh that we have
[30:32] for the teams that are trying to
acquire. I just point. That's the other
[30:36] advantage to going live because correct.
You kind of
[30:39] » lock yourself into a base distance with
the
[30:42] » 80 and 90 are the only two base pads you
can use on that field when it's grass
[30:46] » because then you're having a transition
of a base being on grass
[30:50] » and that doesn't work for anybody
>> if you're if you're familiar with
[30:54] baseball. So So if I just sent you or I
put on your desk just the typical this
[31:00] is what we're looking at right now for
baseball. I have 15 competitive teams
[31:04] right now competing for space.
Plus, I have the Mourin High School and
[31:08] Mount Vernon Middle School competing for
space. Not just this field, but
[31:11] everywhere. Then also that doesn't
include the park and wreck teams, which
[31:14] could be as many as 15 teams that I've
got to try and find space for as well.
[31:19] So, there aren't a whole lot of open
spots right now here that I don't have
[31:22] park and wreck placed in other than the
yellow slots here. So, um I'm trying to
[31:27] give not only the other teams, feed
teams, some opportunity, but also park
[31:30] and wreck teams opportunity. So, I think
it having an additional field is going
[31:34] to open up a lot of
I'll just say opportunities again uh for
[31:39] for us to to fulfill that need. So,
>> and I'm I'm sorry, Matt. Uh the yellow
[31:44] represents park and wreck.
>> Yeah.
[31:47] » And that they are not scheduled, but
those fields are reserved for park and
[31:52] wreck.
>> Yeah.
[31:53] » And the blue event, they're also
reserved. The green is not reserved. If
[31:57] you see there, typically in a community
sometimes you'll have games throughout
[32:01] the week. We don't have that opportunity
because I don't have a field for them to
[32:04] play on. All the teams are practicing on
those fields. Park and wreck
[32:08] registration doesn't start. We start
after the club teams start. So we we do
[32:12] our our registration in segments so that
I can put less impact on the family
[32:17] financial aspect. So right now we're
doing spring soccer registration. Once
[32:21] that is over March 6th, then we'll begin
baseball registration. Those baseball
[32:25] teams won't start until the first part
of May. So teams can utilize this, but
[32:30] then they've got to be bumped after May.
So let's say you have a 12U baseball
[32:33] team, Scott. Um, starting May 13th, I'm
going to bump you from that field in the
[32:38] yellow. So teams can utilize it for
games up until a certain point, but then
[32:45] they won't be able to use it after that.
Park and Wreck will use it at that
[32:49] point. Um
[clears throat] there will be there'll
[32:53] be almost 15 teams in park and rec. So
I've got to figure out a way to utilize
[32:58] the time slots that are available for
that. We have been in the past pushing
[33:02] them to grass fields over at Bryant
Park. Um because that's the only space
[33:07] we have left to utilize. So just looking
for more opportunity. That's what we're
[33:13] looking for.
>> How long will this last?
[33:17] the uh the over over the fixing the
infield, fixing the grass
[33:23] and scraping it and all that a year or
two or three or 10 years
[33:27] » forever.
>> Yeah. I mean, this is this is a longterm
[33:30] solution.
>> We'll have to reline it every summer.
[33:32] » Yeah. We'll have to throw lime on it,
but this is a longterm solution. We
[33:34] won't grass it for
>> Yeah. So, $5,000
[33:39] will last [clears throat] us for half a
dozen years or so.
[33:41] » Yeah. There'll be other expense for
lime. We add lime to fields every other
[33:45] year
>> that gets
[33:47] » it's 550 a ton. Not a big deal. Yeah.
So, but this will be a long-term
[33:51] solution for us.
>> And then it'll just fold into your
[33:54] budget moving forward.
>> Yes. I'm I'm assuming Chris has got a an
[33:58] idea of using lost for this.
>> Yes, it is.
[34:00] » Instead of coming out of operations.
Do you have I mean we've got the
[34:07] uh two [clears throat]
estimates, one at 48 and change and one
[34:12] at 5100. Do you have a preference?
>> They're both local. We've done business
[34:16] with both companies. I don't have I
don't have a preference. I don't I hate
[34:20] to put it on you guys, but I don't
[34:25] » Well, I
in the interest of the fact that there's
[34:31] sounds like both responsible bids. Um I
would um move approval of awarding this
[34:38] to Dirk Wii
uh for the amount of
[34:46] not not to exceed $5,000.
[34:53] » I'll second that.
>> I'm going to give that to me.
[34:55] » Go for it. [laughter]
>> Because you can.
[35:00] » Because I can. Oh, now I messed up
because I got Shireen and Scott and we
[35:04] both asked. So now I got to write one.
Okay. Um, we've got a motion and a
[35:09] second on the floor to approve uh not to
exceed $5,000 awarding the bid to the uh
[35:15] to Dirk Wanky for uh field E work. All
those in favor uh say I
[35:21] » opposed.
Motion carries.
[35:25] » Any reports to be received or filed?
>> Work on that.
[35:32] » [clears throat]
[35:35] » Okay. Any we don't have any discussion
items. Uh reports by mayor, city council
[35:41] or administrator. Any council reports?
[35:47] Okay. City administrator. Mayor Tom
didn't give me anything to uh pass
[35:53] along. Uh looks like the city
administrator has some
[35:58] activities coming up.
>> Lots of fun things coming up.
[36:02] » Uh we do have the generator project at
the OBC.
[36:06] The final connection being uh completed
this Friday.
[36:12] Um
>> yeah.
[36:16] » Okay.
>> Well, which is
[36:19] » that is the goal.
>> Fingers crossed. If I may,
[36:22] » um, if I may,
>> just a little context on that. Sorry.
[36:26] Yes. Go ahead. Sorry.
>> There is supposed to be heavy
[36:29] thunderstorms and hail Friday.
>> So, we're going to bring umbrellas. So,
[36:34] this
>> I'm convinced that this generator is
[36:38] cursed.
>> But we have to have this done by March
[36:42] 31st.
>> Yeah.
[36:43] » Well, we're
in.
[36:46] » So, again, there may be tents and
umbrellas on Friday. [clears throat]
[36:50] It may not happen, but
>> feels like the beginning of Back to the
[36:52] Future. Yes.
[36:56] » Getting down to the wire,
right? [clears throat]
[37:00] » 1.21.
>> There we go.
[37:03] » Um,
>> the beauty of having that generator once
[37:07] it eventually by March 31st gets itself,
that gives us um, uh, storm and
[37:13] sheltered uh, and powered locations
throughout the city. Um, and it just is
[37:20] is another um, you know, long-term
solution for problems that were
[37:26] identified in the wake of the data. So,
>> even use it that night
[37:31] » if the storm is Yeah, [laughter]
speed it up. [clears throat]
[37:34] » Please don't curse us.
Um,
[37:40] uh,
>> we're going to come back to this
[37:42] recording if you
>> uh, anything else that needs to come
[37:47] before council tonight?
[37:51] We are journ. Thanks everybody.