1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:11,679 The pledge of allegiance rise again. I pledge algiance to the flag of the 2 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:17,760 United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation 3 00:00:14,719 --> 00:00:21,279 under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 4 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:25,840 Like to welcome everybody to our Tuesday, February 17th regular council 5 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:29,599 meeting. We'll jump right in with the consent 6 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:34,960 agenda, which few items on here, including our January 20th, 2026 regular 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:40,559 city council meeting minutes. J February 4th, 2026 special city council meeting 8 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:45,200 minutes. February 4th, 2026 city council work session minutes. Request for street 9 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:51,440 closure for from the community education coordinator. Resolution 26-09, which is 10 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:55,440 accepting February donations. request from the Pine Fire to re relief 11 00:00:53,199 --> 00:01:00,480 association for a temporary liquor license in June and request to approve 12 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,760 emergency management director and deputy director position. I'll take a motion to 13 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:07,280 approve. >> I'll move the consent agenda. 14 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:11,920 » I'll second motion a second. Any questions? 15 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,040 Hearing none. Delena. >> Yes. 16 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,360 » Bolton. >> I. Randy, 17 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:22,240 » hi. >> And David will be I. 18 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:28,880 » We'll go into our public input section. We'll give two minutes again. 19 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:33,520 We usually do. Um, maybe come up and introduce yourself and 20 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:39,920 list your address and we have Suzanna Blazic as our first speaker. 21 00:01:37,759 --> 00:01:43,280 » Good evening. >> Good evening, council members. I'm 22 00:01:41,759 --> 00:01:49,640 Susanna. Don't leave this off. 1350 Cali Road 23 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,640 Southwest. 24 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:59,840 » Hello. Hello. This works. There we go. Okay. 25 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:04,399 » Can everybody be started, please? >> Okay. Thank you. Tonight, I want to talk 26 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:09,280 to you about leadership in a community poll. First, leadership. You have been 27 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:13,520 elected by us. We trust you to make decisions that represent our collective 28 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:17,360 voice and serve our best interest. Being a leader means sometimes making tough 29 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:20,720 and unpopular decisions. When those moments come, it's absolutely essential 30 00:02:18,640 --> 00:02:24,239 that you do two things. First, share your vision clearly and broadly and 31 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:28,080 enable us to understand the why behind the decisions. And second, guide us 32 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:32,800 through the changes with patience, empathy, and transparency. Doing this 33 00:02:30,319 --> 00:02:35,920 builds trust and unity. Yet, what we've heard so far about the Project Skyway 34 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,680 Pine Island data center is vague and unsettling. In a personal conversation 35 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:45,120 with a council member, we learned that the vision for Pine Island is to grow to 36 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:51,200 10,000 residents. Why? The only real answer we've received so far is growth. 37 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:54,720 Again, why do the residents want this? Moreover, rather than engage us 38 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:58,239 patiently, you have told us what is happening without much room for 39 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:03,360 dialogue. If the elementary school can email me 13 times per week, you, our 40 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,319 most important leaders, should be able to inform us transparently and 41 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:10,239 respectfully about one of the largest data centers in the country. As our 42 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:14,640 leaders, you hold a position of great responsibility, and we hold you to 43 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:18,720 higher standards. It is your duty to be kind, patient, and empathetic. We don't 44 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:23,760 have all the information, and quite frankly, neither do you. So why aren't 45 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:27,680 you holding our hands, standing with us, walking us through this process, 46 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:31,760 building trust instead of suspicion? Which brings me to my second point, the 47 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:34,319 community poll. We've talked with friends, neighbors, parents, and 48 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:38,080 residents. Based on those conversations, we believe about 80% of the residents 49 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:42,239 oppose the data center. However, the same council member I mentioned before 50 00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:46,319 said you think the opposite. That 80% support and only 20% oppose. This 51 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:50,319 disconnect is troubling. Decisions this significant cannot rest 52 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:54,799 on belief. They require clarity and democratic input. I'm asking you to 53 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:59,360 please hold a communitywide poll asking every resident what they want. I offer 54 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:03,120 my experience. I've spent two decades working with large-scale representative 55 00:04:00,879 --> 00:04:07,280 survey data. We have the need. We have the tools. And we can and should run a 56 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:10,519 fair and transparent community poll. Thank you. 57 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:26,960 Welcome, sir. >> Good evening, everybody. Um, 58 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:32,880 just before the February 4th tax abatement hearings, Elizabeth Howard 59 00:04:29,919 --> 00:04:38,479 accused me of presenting misleading tax impact numbers. I then listened as she 60 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:42,960 and other city officials spent 40 minutes overwhelming residents with 61 00:04:40,479 --> 00:04:48,720 information that obscured the true cost of abatement requested by Ryan 62 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:54,320 Companies. I call that a snow job. An abatement never creates property tax 63 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:59,440 revenue. It is money the city chooses not to collect, shifting the burden onto 64 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:04,240 local taxpayers. Every dollar the developer does not pay 65 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:10,000 must be paid by residents and local businesses. Payments were meant to help 66 00:05:07,280 --> 00:05:15,520 new or struggling businesses, not to subsidize corporations with vast 67 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:21,280 resources. A multi- trillion dollar corporation is not needy. 68 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:26,320 To make this clear, here's a simple math problem. 69 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:32,880 Ryan owes a city 167 million. Instead, Ryan pays 131 million, gives 3 million 70 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:37,680 to the community and 23 million to the schools. How much did Ryan not pay the 71 00:05:35,840 --> 00:05:42,160 city? 167US 72 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:48,320 131 equals 36 million. 73 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:54,400 Poundland just gave away $36 million, a 22% property tax break for the benefit 74 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:59,680 of a trillion dollar corporation. residents and local businesses will make 75 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:04,800 up that $36 million through higher property taxes. 76 00:06:01,919 --> 00:06:10,720 It is unbelievable to me, but it happened. After the herring, even Ryan 77 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:16,479 companies acknowledged that the data center developer likely Google 78 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:23,199 should not have requested this abatement just as Microsoft has stated is the 79 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:28,280 right thing to reuse local property tax abatements. 80 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,280 Thank you, 81 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:36,479 » Mr. Shuy. That name for Evan. 82 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:40,800 Welcome, sir. >> How you doing? 83 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:46,080 » Uh my name is Matt Shuddy 300 Kenny Court Southwest in Pine Island. Um I'm 84 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:50,880 just here in uh representing the Independent Order of the Oddfellows. Um 85 00:06:49,039 --> 00:06:56,479 a lot of you might not have even heard that it existed. I didn't either until 86 00:06:53,520 --> 00:07:02,720 somebody suckered me into it. Um but anyway, I've learned a lot um since 87 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:08,800 joining a year ago. Um we currently um we've increased the membership um to 12 88 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:15,759 members and several have inquired since then. Um it was kind of an organization 89 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:22,639 that in town was kind of uh just sitting in limbo and so we're kind of 90 00:07:17,919 --> 00:07:30,560 rejuvenating it. um the the Oddfellows the idea is to give back to the 91 00:07:24,639 --> 00:07:34,800 community and we are um kind of uh we're we're slowly working on ideas working 92 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:38,800 with other organizations like the Lions Club, like the Legion to um do some 93 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:45,599 different things for the community, do some fundraising things like that. Um 94 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:51,599 but um with that, we also had a lot of updates to do. Um we have um we are we 95 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:58,560 own a the Oddfellows owns a building in town here that needed a lot of updates 96 00:07:54,639 --> 00:08:02,240 and so through the help of the state um Oddfellows organization we've been able 97 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:06,319 to get secure a loan to get some things done. So we've had there was a lot of 98 00:08:04,639 --> 00:08:12,479 water damage. We've got new roofing. We've got we've done a lot of work to 99 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:19,440 the inside. Um, and so we've done some repairs to the post office that rents 100 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:25,520 from us. And, uh, so kind of our goal is to get the front of that building 101 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:31,840 looking like a like a new old building. And so it's it's getting there. And uh, 102 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:37,519 and so anyway, I just wanted to stop in and um, let you know that it exists. And 103 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:41,680 if anybody's interested or you know somebody's interested in giving back to 104 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:43,519 the community, come come reach out to us. Thank you. 105 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:47,600 » Question. >> Yeah. 106 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:50,080 » So is that uh is the post office going to be expanding into that part of the 107 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,040 building? >> Um we're we're looking into the 108 00:08:51,680 --> 00:09:00,000 possibility. Yes. So that they would have more space um yet not taken away 109 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:06,560 taken away from the current space that that a future business can have. So Yep. 110 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:11,680 Right council, we're going to jump into 111 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:16,480 administration. I think this is the shortest administration. 112 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:22,600 » Should we have here? We have s one application for private by manual. 113 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,600 » Say that. 114 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:29,839 » Yes. Thank you. >> Uh so in your packet, you have an 115 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:33,519 application from Thriving Financial or Jeff Lommy. Uh what they're looking to 116 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,720 do is do some tuck pointing on the front of their building. There should be a 117 00:09:34,959 --> 00:09:40,320 photo in the packet as well showing some issues of the cracks in the in the brick 118 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:45,839 work on the especially the second story there. Um they have a quote for $12,500 119 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:51,760 uh to do the tuck pointing and they're requesting $2,500 for the facade loan 120 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:55,440 program that the EDA runs. The EDA has voted to approve this and the next step 121 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:58,800 is just to bring it to council to get your final approval so that we can move 122 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:02,640 forward with this loan and they can get to work on that brick work. 123 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:05,519 Is this company the same the one that did the lens? 124 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:09,680 » Do you know? >> I don't know that. 125 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:12,080 » What's the name? >> Quality restoration all masonry. 126 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,720 » Yes. >> Okay. That's what I think. That's what I 127 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:19,240 thought. Same company. >> I remember correctly. 128 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,240 » Okay. 129 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,600 » Um >> and this is just like the odd fellows. 130 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,519 Right. >> Yep. Yeah. Exactly like the odd fellows. 131 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:32,720 So they would get the $2,500 then it' be forgiven over fiveyear period. Yep. 132 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:37,040 » Retain billing. >> Um I'll move approval for the facade 133 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:42,920 loan application for private. >> I'll second a motion is second to 134 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,920 approve the sad 135 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:50,600 » which had very nice building. So >> any other questions for 136 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,519 » Hearing none. Delena >> Iton. 137 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:54,720 » Hi. >> Vernon. 138 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,720 » Hi. >> Brandy. 139 00:10:55,279 --> 00:11:00,560 » Hi. >> I thank you. Thank you. 140 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:06,480 » Let's jump into planning commission which is resolution 26-10 approving the 141 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:10,519 plan third preliminary flat taking this one right 142 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,399 » I can start out on this one Mr. Mayor. Um, 143 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:21,279 » thank you. >> So, we received back on January 5th um 144 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:26,000 an application for preliminary plat um from Big Low Homes for Pine Prairie 145 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:30,880 third edition. Um this is an extension on to um Elkrun Drive Southeast um down 146 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:35,440 by the elementary school. It's that northern road in that development. Um 147 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:42,079 it's the development continuing north. Um so it will be approximately 13.8 148 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:47,839 acres. I believe roughly 28 lots would be created. Um it is currently zoned 149 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:51,519 agg. Um we're anticipating a reszone application being filed um to get that 150 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:55,920 updated to the correct residential zoning. We did receive that in the mail 151 00:11:53,279 --> 00:12:00,959 today. Um so that will be good to go for the final plat approval um next month. 152 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:06,639 And then um we did have a public hearing on this 153 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:11,600 um with the planning commission back on February 10th. um notice was published 154 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:18,160 and mailed to all residents within 350 ft of the proposed plat. Um the planning 155 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:22,959 commission did approve that unanimously um to move it on to council. Um I can 156 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:28,160 pass it over to Craig. Um there are a few uh engineering conditions of 157 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:35,279 approval that we have in the uh resolution here for administrative ones. 158 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:39,040 Um we have like like most plats um we'll need a updated survey or title work um 159 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:45,279 for the county attorney or the city attorney to review um and then my other 160 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:48,720 um condition was the submission of that uh reszone which we did receive. So I'll 161 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:51,120 pass over Craig and he can kind of run through the engineering requirements 162 00:12:50,079 --> 00:12:54,959 still. >> And this is on the east this would be on 163 00:12:53,839 --> 00:12:58,079 the east end correct >> correct? 164 00:12:56,560 --> 00:13:04,560 » Yep. On the north side of the waterway on the east east side. So, yep. Um, 165 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:07,600 mayor and council, good evening. Um, the couple of the conditions that I wanted 166 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:11,440 to outline and and Stephen hit on one of them and that was the reszone. So, 167 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:15,440 again, right now it is currently zoned agricultural. So, uh there'll be a 168 00:13:13,519 --> 00:13:22,160 resone request with a final plat application and the uh the other one is 169 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:28,399 the u um in the uh report. It's number one. Currently, there's a 30-foot outlot 170 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:32,800 um on the west side of the uh of the uh property, and we're asking that to be 40 171 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:38,079 feet wide. And what that would do is give us a little more room to um have a 172 00:13:35,279 --> 00:13:40,880 connection. Um most of the time that would be used as a pedestrian 173 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:46,720 connection, but we are looking at an emergency access to from the school um 174 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:50,160 to this uh development here. So um so that would be a good point of 175 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:55,040 connection. Uh the developer Tony Biglo is here um with us tonight. So um he is 176 00:13:53,120 --> 00:14:00,959 in agreement with that uh condition as well. Um the other um conditions are 177 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:05,600 just engineering related uh that um to submit with the final plat the final 178 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:10,399 plans and things of that sort. So um staff is recommending approval. 179 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:14,240 » Remember that that we're talking about what would that 180 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:19,279 look like? That was a question. >> Yeah. 181 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:24,560 » Yep. So it'd be a path. So, um, likely a 12t wide path and then there would be a 182 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:30,639 crossing over the waterway there, too. So, that would likely be a bridge 183 00:14:26,079 --> 00:14:35,920 structure, um, over the waterway. >> The one right behind the track. 184 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:39,199 » Yep. So, it would go like um Yep. Just north of the track and then over on the 185 00:14:37,519 --> 00:14:43,360 west side of the track, too. >> And Elizabeth and I did meet with 186 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:49,120 superintendent and and uh principal, too, to run through this idea and 187 00:14:44,959 --> 00:14:49,120 they're um generally in favor of it. 188 00:14:50,079 --> 00:14:56,240 Are you anticipating down the road? We be looking at any kind 189 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:59,440 of road >> out that way, right? Or 190 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:04,560 » Nope. Wouldn't be wouldn't be a road connection. No, but it would be um wide 191 00:15:02,079 --> 00:15:09,360 enough and be able to uh that crossing would be able to um handle any sort of 192 00:15:07,199 --> 00:15:13,279 um emergency access and vehicles. Yeah. >> Okay. 193 00:15:11,199 --> 00:15:15,839 » Yep. And that's not anything that's being proposed as part of this 194 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:19,680 development. It's just something that we're 195 00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:24,639 » looking for um for future connection. >> Okay. 196 00:15:22,079 --> 00:15:30,639 Any questions? There questions for >> Is that ideally going to connect to the 197 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:34,639 out the sidewalk out at the the road? Um New Haven. 198 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:39,920 » New Haven. Actually, New Haven will have its own path that'll be constructed um 199 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:45,360 this spring. And so that will connect down into Douglas Trail and then over um 200 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:48,639 that there's a route over to the school there. 201 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:51,759 » So the path that comes out from like the bridge that's going to go potentially 202 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,839 over the back of the waterway and from the school where is that going to lead 203 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:57,920 to? >> That'll go into the school property. So 204 00:15:55,759 --> 00:16:02,560 it'll go from the roadway, the sidewalk uh within the subdivision on the north 205 00:15:59,839 --> 00:16:07,480 side into the school. >> Yep. Yep. And there would have to 206 00:16:08,959 --> 00:16:15,040 Yep. And they have a path there now, but they're they they're looking at other 207 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:19,440 options as far as a parking lot and so that might um kind of in that northeast 208 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,759 corner there too, just throwing ideas around. 209 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:31,600 Okay. >> No. Uh but just Craig um sound like a 210 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:35,600 criticism. I don't mean it that way at all, but is it am I right? It's just 211 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:39,279 sort of the way the preliminary plat plays out is a little bit confusing the 212 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:44,880 way it's split >> as far as the street the sheet set. 213 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:48,240 Yeah. Yeah. The divide line. >> Yeah. Because when I looked at it before 214 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:51,839 now I'm looking at again going up and I'm just I take it you would have 215 00:16:49,839 --> 00:16:55,040 figured out how >> y 216 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:58,560 » fair. Yeah. So I mean as long as you're comfortable obviously that's what 217 00:16:56,160 --> 00:17:02,639 matters. It doesn't matter what I just picture dividing between the two sheets. 218 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,120 So but that's >> Yeah. 219 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,120 » So she 220 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:13,959 » right I'm figing that. 221 00:17:14,959 --> 00:17:21,199 this down. >> He challenged the visual. 222 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:24,240 » Well, this will be an action item. Council, 223 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:28,160 » we had a discussion during the meeting too about the plan zoning for sidewalks 224 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:33,799 and all the subdivisions. So, Tony's aware of it. 225 00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:33,799 Y 226 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:46,160 a motion to approve the uh resolution 2610 the Pine Prairie third preliminary 227 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:50,880 » I'll second a motion in a second on the resolution any other discussion 228 00:17:47,919 --> 00:17:58,080 questions and thank you 229 00:17:53,039 --> 00:18:04,559 » all right Elena Iton Ioni I David will be Okay. 230 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:07,840 Exciting. Keep your own. >> All right. We got public works and 231 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:13,520 engineers. Going to be a request to approve quote for the office for the 232 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:18,720 plan that is 233 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:26,320 needed. >> Uh good evening, Mr. Mayor and council 234 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:32,240 members. Um, I'm just here to ask for your blessings on getting this 235 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:36,880 uh long overdue 236 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:43,840 remodeling job for the out at the wastewater plant for the office. 237 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:52,280 Um, I am looking at um taking this out of 238 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,280 the 401 building fund 239 00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:03,280 » and this would be because they included I've been in there a few times and it'd 240 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,360 be basically that room where your desks are right now. 241 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,080 » Yes. Correct. >> Correct. 242 00:19:05,919 --> 00:19:11,520 » And then getting that revamped and give you guys some space. 243 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:18,559 » Yes. some space. Uh they're looking at uh right now three corner desks and then 244 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:24,640 uh uh some cabinetry around the along the east wall and then some upper 245 00:19:21,679 --> 00:19:30,080 cabinets and then a a table out in the middle section for to maybe for meetings 246 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,360 and to eat eat at. >> Yeah. 247 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:36,320 » So >> Mr. Gak's the 248 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:41,520 » Yeah. Mr. Gadkkey is the one that's >> not as feisty as his dad because he 249 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:44,799 works. All right. >> So, during this remodel, we'll have to 250 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:50,640 work out of the garage. >> Yes. We'll probably be out of the garage 251 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:57,440 for a little bit. Um I uh had Bev come out uh today and he looked at what needs 252 00:19:54,880 --> 00:20:01,760 to be done with that side of things. So, they're going to take care of that at 253 00:19:58,799 --> 00:20:05,039 that time when he's there and they can get get to move whatever they need to 254 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:08,160 move. >> Okay. So, 255 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:13,520 » was there an estimate on how long it would take the project? 256 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:18,559 » No, he did not. Um, I'm I'm ex I'm I'm thinking it only maybe about 4 days to a 257 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,720 week. >> So, that's 258 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:24,000 » because he's going to have everything built prior and then he'll just move it 259 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,919 over. >> Oh, that'll be good because he's he's 260 00:20:25,919 --> 00:20:30,960 come in and taken measurements and pictures and the whole nine yards. 261 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:36,159 » So, >> and Becom will have all the hookups to 262 00:20:34,159 --> 00:20:39,200 » Yep. They'll do that at that time. >> Power then. Will that be in the right 263 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:46,000 spots for power? >> Uh, yes. And, uh, it we should be able 264 00:20:43,919 --> 00:20:51,440 to get at it a little bit more conveniently now. So, we're set pretty 265 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:54,320 good with the power outlets and >> stuff like that. 266 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:59,400 » Just making sure you get what you need. >> Right. Right. No, it's a good question. 267 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:09,440 » Yep. So, um, typically it's pretty rare that we don't have more than one quote 268 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:15,120 before you. Um, the threshold for that is $25,000. So, this is below that. 269 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:22,240 Typically, we get two quotes just because due to the um nature of this 270 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:27,360 job, just because everything is custom um for that room, uh we decided just to 271 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:32,080 go with one contractor uh so that they could come in and and build the plans 272 00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:38,640 custom to that facility. So, and then in the meantime, they will 273 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:42,000 be working out of the garage there. >> Um, I'll move the approval for the code 274 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:46,080 for the office remodel for the wastewater treatment plant. 275 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:50,559 » Second motion in a second. Any other question? What would be the time? Would 276 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:54,159 you or when would you want to start or get this? 277 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:58,159 » The sooner the better. Well, with weather coming on and you 278 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:04,000 know, hopefully it starts getting nice now and you know, it' be nice to get it 279 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:09,760 in between the snow and the rain and everything else. So, whenever it's 280 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:13,120 convenient for him, actually, so we'll work around them. 281 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,440 » Elena, >> hi. 282 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,679 » Vernon, >> hi. 283 00:22:16,559 --> 00:22:21,760 » Hi. >> Hi. Thank you. 284 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:25,679 » Thank you. Right. Council, we got another 285 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:31,880 resolution before resolution 26-1 11 which would approve the street project 286 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,880 plans and ordering the bids. 287 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:41,520 » All right, mayor and council. So, this would uh set the bid letting date of 288 00:22:37,679 --> 00:22:48,159 March 26th for the uh u upcoming street project. That would include uh Willow um 289 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:53,120 circle. Um it would include the um the water main extensions around that area 290 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:59,919 too. um and the sewer to ex um to serve the uh development and um also third 291 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:07,039 street first avenue and uh second street southeast. Um Main Street was included 292 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:11,679 in the original uh feasibility study and uh uh and the project um and that was 293 00:23:10,159 --> 00:23:19,440 mainly because the county was planning to um construct that roundabout in 26 so 294 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:24,240 this year. Um then that got bumped to 27. Um but we were going to still 295 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:30,880 install the utilities. We've got some sanitary sewer that's aged. It's um it's 296 00:23:27,679 --> 00:23:35,520 not able to be televised. So um there's um it's in it's in need of replacement. 297 00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:39,520 Uh but in talking with the county, they feel it's better that that gets pushed 298 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:43,679 until next year when the uh roundabout project goes in and then the 299 00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:47,840 reconstruction reconstruction of those two blocks from uh center street up to 300 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:52,880 second street will be completed next year as well. So um so in the resolution 301 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:58,400 you'll see that second whereas where it says we're looking at completing that in 302 00:23:55,120 --> 00:24:03,280 27 instead of this year. So would have been nice to get it done this year um to 303 00:24:00,799 --> 00:24:09,520 put Todd's and many of ours minds at ease but um we'll we'll hope that it 304 00:24:06,159 --> 00:24:13,400 hangs out for another year >> getting by the county. 305 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:21,600 » Yeah. And there was a a neighborhood meeting last Thursday night uh and some 306 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:26,880 residents came. Uh there was some discussion about sidewalks um that staff 307 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:33,200 will meet about and uh uh talk about right now. Uh sidewalks are in the plans 308 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:37,039 um except for except for in Willow uh because that's there's not an immediate 309 00:24:35,279 --> 00:24:43,440 connection there to any other um sidewalk or pedestrian facilities. Um so 310 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:47,120 uh but in the the uh third street and first avenue area we do have them 311 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:52,080 currently designed on both sides of the street. So same as second. 312 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:55,440 » Have you been able to have any updates from the county regarding the bridge 313 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:59,360 project out there and what that might do to for 314 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:04,480 construction and those >> Yep. Yep. So they are going to they've 315 00:25:01,919 --> 00:25:08,159 got a precon actually that's going to be in a couple weeks here next week or the 316 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:12,000 week after. So, uh, we'll go to that, but that will be, um, something that's 317 00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:15,679 going to be done here this, uh, this summer. I don't remember the exact dates 318 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:20,960 of the closure, but it's, uh, sometime in May. So, they want us in there, um, 319 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:25,039 get the they're going to reclaim the the street and then the utilities would go 320 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:28,480 in and then they'd work on the bridge. Uh, so that detour will be set up all 321 00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:31,279 summer. >> I believe May 15th was the date of the 322 00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:35,360 closure. >> Yeah. Yeah. May 323 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:39,440 » probably >> and that bridge I think was going to 324 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:41,919 have a path on the inside the horse trail. 325 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:46,159 » That's that's my understanding. We'll find more out at the reconstruction 326 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:50,080 meeting. I believe it's next week >> with the county 327 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:53,679 » um on what their plans are. >> Yep. 328 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:56,240 » I don't know if you've talked to Adam and Danessa from the meeting at all. 329 00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:58,320 » I have. Yep. >> Okay. 330 00:25:56,559 --> 00:26:03,120 » Yep. because there were some discussions about you know like Willow Creek is or 331 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:09,760 Willow Court is not getting the uh sidewalk around their culde-sac because 332 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:14,080 there's culdeac nowhere to number three >> and then the discussion about the 333 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:17,679 sidewalk going down on one of the sides here 334 00:26:15,279 --> 00:26:24,159 » there was concern about how close it was going to get and so Vanessa and Adam and 335 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:27,840 I talked a little bit afterwards that uh we're we're putting in a sidewalk 336 00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:29,919 because there's kids and you know elderly that have to walk through there. 337 00:26:29,679 --> 00:26:33,440 Yeah. >> You don't know who's going to own the 338 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:36,799 house down the road neither. So, >> right. 339 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:40,880 » Uh question would be is if they can't get it if it's too close to his house. 340 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:45,279 He was wondering about moving it to curbside. But, you know, and if we move 341 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:47,760 it to curbside, let's make sure it's like a 40 inch or something. 342 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:52,559 » Mhm. >> Or 48 in so that you can still put in 343 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:56,880 mailboxes at certain spots and they could still make a path down through it, 344 00:26:54,880 --> 00:27:01,600 you know, for sidewalk and stuff and put enough slope on it, like a half inch or 345 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:05,120 more slope so that water stays off of it. 346 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:09,679 » Yeah. Yeah. We we did look at that um early on in design where um especially 347 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:15,279 on that far on on Third Street on the south end on the far west end. And so by 348 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:17,760 second avenue um that driveway is um that garage is very close to the right 349 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,080 of way. So >> there was concerns about that. So 350 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,960 » yeah, >> I want to make sure they got heard and 351 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:27,039 expressed your >> Yeah. So there are some some different 352 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:31,440 options there. But um you know, typical design is is sidewalk on both sides and 353 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:35,919 then it's really up to the council to decide if if it fits. And again, we'll 354 00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:40,080 we'll talk to staff. We'll talk through it after getting their input and and 355 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:44,320 then uh determine if that should go in and bring that back to 356 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:48,559 » the St. Paul Church Lutheran Church here because they're 357 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:51,919 » talking of you know moving and putting a parking lot and all that stuff. So 358 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:55,840 » make sure you guys are in the loop on that. 359 00:27:52,240 --> 00:28:01,640 » Yep. Yep. Very good. Mhm. 360 00:27:57,039 --> 00:28:01,640 » Health otherwise it's afternoon. 361 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:10,240 » I'll move for resolution 2611 approving the street project plans and ordering 362 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:15,360 bids. >> I'll second motion and second for 2611. 363 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:20,000 Any other questions? >> Mr. Mayor, if I may, um I just want to 364 00:28:17,919 --> 00:28:24,799 note that um we'll be considering the bids at a 365 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:28,399 special council meeting on April 7th. Typically, we would have a work session 366 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:32,799 that night and so we would be having a special council meeting April 7th at 6 367 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:37,120 PM and then our work session would follow that. But I just wanted to note 368 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:39,360 that >> Delena 369 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,640 » Iton. >> Hi, 370 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,760 » Vernon. >> Hi, 371 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,760 » Randy. >> Hi, 372 00:28:42,559 --> 00:28:49,120 » David will be I. >> Okay, thank you. 373 00:28:46,399 --> 00:28:52,960 » Bob, we're in legal. We are in May. I want to say things, but I don't really 374 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:58,559 have anything to say other than I owe Elizabeth a easement on the North 375 00:28:56,559 --> 00:29:02,960 Zombro sanitary sewer district that's going to be reported on tonight. And now 376 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:07,679 I've said it out loud, but I actually So there we go. 377 00:29:05,679 --> 00:29:12,399 Painted myself in the corner. I have to turn that around. 378 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:17,200 » We go on the claims. >> I'll move 379 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,360 second motion. Second on claims. Delena. >> Hi. 380 00:29:18,159 --> 00:29:20,640 » Hi. >> Hi. 381 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:24,480 » Randy, >> hi. 382 00:29:21,919 --> 00:29:26,880 » Hi. Which brings us to administration. Elizabeth, if you want to give any 383 00:29:26,159 --> 00:29:31,440 updates. >> Uh just that, you know, summer projects 384 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:37,760 are ramping up and so uh we're getting ready for street projects. Uh getting 385 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:41,679 ready for our two park remodels. And so we we had a meeting today to finalize uh 386 00:29:40,159 --> 00:29:46,640 Trail Head Park and we had a meeting last week to finalize uh Collins Park. 387 00:29:44,559 --> 00:29:51,840 So things are are looking good. >> Did we finally get final paper? 388 00:29:49,919 --> 00:29:56,880 » No. So for Trail Head Park, we are waiting for the final grant agreement. 389 00:29:53,760 --> 00:30:01,440 Uh so the state has the grant agreement. They have to send it to um NPS at the 390 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:05,760 federal level for them to sign off. It'll come back. We're expecting it um 391 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:11,120 late March. So it'll probably be be before you um in April sometime. So but 392 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:15,679 that's fine. We we met with our account manager with um game time who we're 393 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:22,240 ordering the equipment from and that timeline works for them. So Collins Park 394 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:26,640 will most likely be a late spring um remodel and then Trail Head Park will 395 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:31,440 probably be a late summer remodel. So we'll try to have them at different 396 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:37,080 points in time. They were busy over the weekend just they weren't see 397 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:47,440 » what is going on at the library. >> The library is all about one town and 398 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:51,279 one title right now. Uh we've got I think three books here, one book at DMV 399 00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:55,600 and I think I've got two at the library left. So, if anyone still needs to grab 400 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:59,760 a copy of Give a Girl a Knife, which is our community read, we've got like five 401 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:03,120 or six copies left to give away. Otherwise, we can definitely uh request 402 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:07,440 them and get them checked out to them from another library. Um, but 403 00:31:06,159 --> 00:31:12,799 programming has been going really well for that. We've had uh I think 10 people 404 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:16,159 at one event, 13 or 14 at the other one, and we had 10 people, which is like 405 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:21,200 three or four more than usual at book club this morning. So, yay. Um, 406 00:31:19,279 --> 00:31:24,720 Saturday's program is all about jam making. We're having a jam making 407 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:29,520 demonstration. If you want to come, please do. Uh, if you want to come and 408 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:34,080 get a free sample of jam, let me know so I can get you on the list. Um, that'll 409 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:38,799 be at the United Methodist Church um at 2 2:30 on Saturday. 410 00:31:37,039 --> 00:31:42,799 Otherwise, we have a wild rice presentation. It's basically talking 411 00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:47,919 about the importance of the grain uh from an uh master naturalist on the 412 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:52,480 26th. and that'll wrap up our one town, one title programming. So, lots of good 413 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:56,720 feedback that I've received on that. Otherwise, the book sale we did over 414 00:31:54,080 --> 00:32:02,240 Winterfest almost made $400. So, thank you everyone for supporting the library 415 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:06,399 with both donations and purchases. And the other thing I just highlighted 416 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:10,799 with my report this month was just a snapshot of what I've done since the 417 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:14,960 last council meeting in the community. So, uh, we do a lot of behind the-scenes 418 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:18,559 work and I just wanted to kind of showcase just a little bit of that. So, 419 00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:22,880 that's all I have for you. Do you have any questions for me? 420 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:27,279 » Were you happy with the uh cement work and all that that was done? 421 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:30,799 » The cement work? >> The ting? 422 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,240 » Yeah, that was last Yeah, we really appreciated that 423 00:32:31,519 --> 00:32:35,760 » in the same company. >> Yeah, they I'm glad that they uh they 424 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:41,039 got the seal of approval. >> Yeah, wanted to make sure. 425 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:44,360 » Yes. So, thanks Thank you so much. >> Thanks, Rachel. 426 00:32:48,559 --> 00:32:53,640 » What's that? >> Cookies. 427 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,640 » What 428 00:32:59,279 --> 00:33:05,919 fire department is January record? 429 00:33:03,919 --> 00:33:14,320 » 58. So, what do we ask? 89 90 91 430 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:18,960 » keeps the trucks in shape. >> Mr. Mayor, if I could go back to public 431 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:22,159 works, I do just want to say um so I believe we did we finish burning the 432 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,760 brush dump. >> No. 433 00:33:23,039 --> 00:33:29,840 » Okay. So, we're like 75% done, I would say, burning the brush dump. Um we know 434 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:34,080 it's kind of a pain in the butt. Sometimes there's smoky smells in town, 435 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:39,039 but it does save the city about $46,000 by earning that rather than having that 436 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:43,279 um chipped. So um we just want to thank residents for being patient with that. 437 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:46,880 » They won't need that much chips and grass. 438 00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:52,679 » I do notice it, but that's okay. >> Yeah, 439 00:33:48,559 --> 00:33:52,679 » it's nice you got the trees down. 440 00:33:52,799 --> 00:33:58,480 » What? >> Oh, 441 00:33:56,799 --> 00:34:02,880 » anything else? Otherwise, we are going to wrap up here. 442 00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:07,120 » Move for German. >> Second. Second for German. All in favor? 443 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:10,560 I. >> Thank you everybody.