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City Council meeting of Orange City to

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order. Please join us in opening
ceremonies. I pledge allegiance to the

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flag of the United States of America and
to the republic for which it stands, one

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nation under God, indivisible with
liberty and justice for all. And join me

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for a moment of silent prayer.

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Um, I don't think there's any agenda.
Item three is approval of tonight's

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agenda and I don't think there's any
additions or changes. So, there's a

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motion to approve the agenda.
>> All those in favor signify by saying I.

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» I.
>> Opposed. Motion carries. Agenda item

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four is a time we provide at each city
council meeting for um citizen comments.

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if anyone wants to speak or um bring up
a uh discussion for the city council. I

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don't see anyone in the room to do that.
So, we'll go ahead and go on to agenda

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item number five, which is approval of
the minutes. It's exhibit one in your

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packet and that is from August 4, 2025.
If you had a chance to review those,

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I would entertain a motion for approval.
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All those in favor signify by saying
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» Yes.
>> Opposed. Motion carries.

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» Financial report exhibit two for the
intent will come up and

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» talk us through that.
>> Thank you, mayor. All right. Couple

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things. Um just comments not this is
all. So in regards to the exhibit two

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here under dispersed under the general
fund at uh 1.2 million is fairly high

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for the for a month's worth of activity.
So, I just wanted to break that down.

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Uh, biggest chunk we paid for part of
the aerial for the firet truck. Second

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payment of that. That was a little over
$575,000.

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Um, we also dispersed half of the
Lansmere uh budgeted item. We budget

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150. So, I did 75 to the golf course
here in July. And then uh part of it too

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with budgeted items, but two police
cars, we took uh purchases of that and

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plus the K9 uh schooling and stuff was
like uh 80,000 to 100. Well, 80,000 for

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the two cars and 20 for that's not
100,000. So anyway, otherwise the rest

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is you take those items out of it.
This self fire truck.

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» Yep.
That's correct. Yep. Thank you, Darl.

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Yep. Yep. Yep. And we'll the timing on
when that truck's going to be done is

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still a little bit in up in the air. So,
it's uh maybe earlier than we

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anticipated, but we'll see. We'll see
what happens. And then, uh couple

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comments under the dispersed under road
use tax 65,000 uh that is a pay estimate

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of 60 to Vanderpaul for the trail along
St. Paul and some engineering of five

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and then under hotel motel tax it's the
monthly payment that you get from the

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state and then the dispersed uh that
25440 is the 3% out to the two hotels in

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town
then the otherwise the following the

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received and dispersed down the only
other comment under uh Delaware and

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second the disperse there of 145 and
under 18th street that is legal fees

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with allers in regards to the disclosure
statements and doing the bond issue for

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that those two projects.
That is all I have on the financials.

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» Questions for Ken
approval.

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» All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I opposed. Motion carries. And agenda

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item seven is our monthly bills which is
exhibit three in

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» page one. Alex Air. Uh they fire
department ordered their uh annual three

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sets of bunker gear and and one set of
fire boots there. But uh that's all on

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page one. Page two, Beck Engineering.
Breaking that down for you. First line

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item there, 1357 is just general
engineering. I think it's a little bit

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to do with the sidewalk project in Bats
Park. Second one there for 3650 is the

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is related to the trail along St. Paul.
One after that is 7th Street uh the

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overlay project we're working with the
DOT on. And then the 18,586

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is the shelter house um in Puddle Jumper
Trail in the park there and pickle ball

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is the last one. So that's the breakdown
of those engineering. Okay. Then on page

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three,
uh, parks department got their new

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toolkit that we budgeted for for 72654.

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Um, page four, uh, Goodland Pump and
Supply. Um, we replaced and pulled and

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replaced the Southwest well number one
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there on page four right underneath
there pay estimate with grace

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construction for the shelter house.
Uh page five

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that was scheduled maintening.

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It's a progress payment in regards to
the city admin search. Page six. Nothing

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on page six. Page uh b top top bottom of
page six. Top of page seven. Long lines.

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Just so you know, that's two months
worth of uh telephone service.

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And then bottom of page seven, MOC, uh
Floyd Valley Foundation. Four out of the

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f this is a payment for their uh project
of MOC. This is the fourth of five and

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Unity's is uh going to be in next month
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September just FYI and that's that'll be
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for Unity. Okay.
>> Okay. Page eight. Um, Notaboom Electric.

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We had a new new compressor for the HVAC
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for 11,268.

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And let me see here, page 10, road guy
construction annual uh chip seal of our

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streets.
And then Sue oil. Uh, a couple after

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that. That is two months worth of fuel.
Just to let you know that, too.

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» You're just late on the first month or
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under a pile of papers on my desk, I'll
admit. So, I had talked to Jason, but

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yes,

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that one is me. Yes. And then page
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uh, Van Holland Lawn Service. Uh that
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just to let you know. Uh that was part
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then the last one is on last page 12.
Just a couple pickle ball courts there

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at the top. Uh progress payment. So
that's all I got.

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» Any questions for K or is there a motion
to approve this month's bills?

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support.
>> All those in favor signify by saying

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yes.
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» Motion carries. Thank you, Kent.
>> Um, agenda item number eight. Um, I'm

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recommending we had two vacancies on the
library board and I talked to Brett and

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I talked to Lisa and I'd like to
recommend to the uh council for approval

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the um appointment of Michaela Davidson.
uh in the notes it it does uh state

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she's a director of ancillary services
at the Orange City Health System and

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Mackenzie Quen who is the owner of Quen
um company. Now I know one of them will

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be fulfilling Ann's role cuz she's was
kind of midterm

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and I talked to both these ladies and
they're just going to try to figure that

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out which one's going to do that and and
then I think they can run again.

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Correct. is it? And then um but they're
both really excited to be a part of the

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library board and um I'd like to
recommend them uh for board

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appointments.
If the council agrees,

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» I'll make a motion.
>> Any questions? All those in favor

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signify by saying I
>> opposed. Motion carries. Agenda item

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number nine is um city's received an
application for a class E retail alcohol

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license from Quickstar and I think
everything's in order with Janet.

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» So we just need a motion to approve that
move.

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» All those in favor signify by saying I.
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» opposed. Motion carries. And agenda item
number 10 is a cigarette permit

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application from Quickstar. And I think
everything's in order for that. So I

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need another motion to approve that.
>> Support.

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» All those in favor signify by saying
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» Yes.
>> So that's a that's a good sign that

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we're that we're getting those licenses.
We're getting close, right? Um, and then

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agenda item 11 is where the Iowa State
Code requires that we document a public

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purpose for an employee recognition when
something of value is given to the

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employee. And the council um would need
to make a motion uh that in recognition

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recognition of the efforts of the
employees, the city born city would like

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to hold an employee picnic and a give a
gift of appreciation. And the proposed

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date is August 27th, that's a Wednesday,
at 6:00 p.m. at the Windmill Park

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Shelter House. So, we just need a motion
for that from the council.

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» And um any questions on that? And reply
to Sarah, you guys, if you haven't. Um

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all those in favor signify by saying I
>> I opposed. Motion carries.

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Administrative reports. I'll go to
Janet. Uh Earl left me a couple thank

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yous to read from Les Stalma. So the
first one is thanks to you and the city

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of Orange City for hosting a successful
regret event. I cannot imagine the

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countless hours of planning and work
that were committed to this event. Every

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department in the city was impacted
greatly and the city performed so well.

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Your work in promoting and encouraging a
successful rag bribe was appreciated.

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And then this one is, I would be
completely remiss if I failed to send a

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note of appreciation to the entire city
crews for the cleanup process that is

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underway. The storm created such a
challenge for everyone in our community.

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Nearly everyone in Orange City was
impacted. The city crews

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got after the community mess
immediately. The hard work and

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significant efforts are appreciated. My
thanks to everyone now and in the

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future. Eventually, the work will be
done. Thank you, Les.

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» Very nice.
>> Very, very nice. Anything else, Janet?

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» Uh, no. No.
>> K, do you have anything else?

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» No. Good.
>> Matt,

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be so sure
>> after your remark. Yeah.

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» Yeah. So um first you received the uh
letter there and um I I think I

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addressed it before but basically we're
working through that with with uh Mr.

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Topler and um um I'm not sure that
there's a whole lot we can do. We are

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going to televise the line there to see
what's happening see where his sewer

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service ties in. I'm not sure that
there's not something going on in his

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own line and um and see if there's
anything else that can be done there.

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But um we did offer to put in a backpull
valve or a heart valve. Um still going

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to be an option and I guess we'll we'll
document a response at some point um

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just to respond to this this
none of the neighbors are having the

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same problem.
>> As I understand that house has had

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trouble in the past um before him too.
So, and I don't know what

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previous conversation he's referring to,
um, you know, as far as not being an

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issue anymore or something like that,
but um, so yeah,

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we've we've been working through I've
had several conversations since he sent

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that that in. So, we had a problem this
morning, in fact, after the the rain

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last night. So, I'm not sure that it's
all city related, but this clear water

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basically coming there coming out of the
sink. So, I'm not sure what would

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happen.
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» Well, thanks for addressing that. Yeah.
>> Yeah. We got a couple other areas that

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um that maybe you've been reached out to
uh from citizens about storm flow, storm

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water. Uh we're we're addressing those
and and just meeting with people. I

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think they're longer term situations
around town. Some of the things we've

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we've looked at is just offering some um
just a little bit of assistance as far

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as elevation work just to see if there's
a lot of it's backyards next to an alley

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or the backyard just ponds and then
causes issues in the house. You know, is

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there something that they can do to
raise their alley raised their backyard

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or send it to the street between homes
or something like that? just um just

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yeah, you know, they're 80 year old
neighborhoods, but it's problems per

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cub. So, see if we can provide any
assistance. New homeowners are with with

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these two. So, um we're we're just uh
trying to be helpful as much as we can

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without taking on the whole problem. So,
>> does that involve like Engineering to

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help out with you or not?
>> Uh we did on one of them. Yeah. Yeah.

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So, just some elevation shots. Pretty
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Um and regarding uh trees and uh some of
the cleanup. We're um continuing to do

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some of the smaller cleanup, sweep
streets. Um No, and I uh were just at a

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a workshop put on by the ISU extension
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special invitation for cities and and
counties. And then there's a public

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session tonight just about tree uh
treating trees. um what kind of damage

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um happens and when when you should just
basically cut your losses, cut down a

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tree, when when it's good to save it,
what to do um when you replant, that

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sort of thing. So, we've got a few trees
on the right of way that people have

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asked about whether we're going to we
can take those down as part of our um

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asht tree removal. Um, thus far we
really haven't seen the ones that have

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been asked about. They aren't to the
point to be um fully taken down, but

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we'll monitor that. So, we'll
be a diseased or or dying situation in

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the future, but um so if you get
approached about that, that's that's our

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that's what we're we're doing at this
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» Thanks, Matt. Reiterate what Les said
about the the crew working and it was

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amazing. So, thank you for that. Ryan,
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» Al, you have anything from the fire?
Okay, council.

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» Nothing.
>> Daryl,

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» nope.
I should pull a pill muster so we get a

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little bit longer. So, you don't No, I
have nothing.

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» Okay. I don't either.
So, uh, is there a motion to adjurnn?

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» All those in favor signify by saying I.
I

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» opposed. Motion carries. Good enough.