1 00:00:14,260 --> 00:00:27,240 Please come in the pledge of motion, the pledge of motion is a pledge of united states of America and the Republic for which it stands, one nation under a individual. 2 00:00:43,420 --> 00:01:00,770 Thank you item number three is the consent agenda item a I'm going to read through these quite a few of them approve City Council minutes of August 17th 2026 item B is a license approval ownership update for sports. 3 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:21,910 Board's page, bar and grill ownership update for Casey's number 2877 and number 2902 new class E retail alcohol license for cargo express new special class C retail alcohol license for Clay County fair subject to final approval by local police fire department and the Iowa ABD. 4 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:28,550 Item C is licenses approved tobacco ownership update for Casey's at 805 Grand Avenue. 5 00:01:28,550 --> 00:01:37,050 and 411 West 18th Street. Iowa retail tobacco permit for cargo express at 1804 Highway Boulevard. 6 00:01:37,750 --> 00:01:43,570 Item D is a approved residential tax abatement application for Dennis and Diana Phillips, 7 00:01:44,210 --> 00:01:47,630 2101 West 20th Street and Perry. 8 00:01:50,450 --> 00:01:55,530 Revigable living trust 505 25th Street Southwest. 9 00:01:55,530 --> 00:02:00,670 item E is to approve multi-residential tax abatement application for 10 00:02:00,670 --> 00:02:12,350 IGL construction LLC at 110 B 36th Avenue West IGL construction LLC 111A 36th 11 00:02:12,350 --> 00:02:22,270 Avenue West and IGL construction LLC 111B 36th Avenue West item F is to prove 12 00:02:22,270 --> 00:02:51,580 payment to release retainedage to Anderson drainage and excavating LLC for 2025 landfill cell project in the amount of $43,071.59 item G is a resolution authorizing the direction directing the temporary closing a portion of the city street in the city of Spencer has requested by the Spencer High School for homecoming parade September 25th, 2026. 13 00:02:51,580 --> 00:02:59,360 Item H is a resolution acknowledging receipt of fiscal year 2026, 2027. 14 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:04,560 Budget of the Spencer Municipal Hospital of the City of Spencer, Iowa. 15 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:12,660 First by Lauren, second by Jim, any discussion on any of these? 16 00:03:16,700 --> 00:03:18,860 Here and none, vote by machine. 17 00:03:18,860 --> 00:03:20,020 Nelson, 18 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:37,780 I, Lyons, I, Mosher, I, Reed, I, Peterson, I, Vermeer, I, Dealer, I. 19 00:03:38,860 --> 00:03:40,620 Okay, Senate agenda passes. 20 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:44,520 Item number four is the public hearing, 21 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,280 public hearing on the proposed plans and specification 22 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:55,280 form of contract and estimated costs of the 2026 4th Avenue West Drainage Project. 23 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,380 I declare the public hearing now open. 24 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,160 Are there any written comments against? 25 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:08,760 there are none any oral comments against seeing none any written commons in 26 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:17,460 favor of any oral comments in favor of seeing none I declare the public 27 00:04:17,460 --> 00:04:22,420 hearing now closed item number one is a resolution of proving a confirming 28 00:04:22,420 --> 00:04:27,900 plan specification formal contract and the estimated cost for the 2026 29 00:04:27,900 --> 00:04:38,400 4th Avenue West Drainage Project, first by Tom. Second. Second by Amy. Any 30 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:38,940 discussions? 31 00:04:43,250 --> 00:04:45,150 Hearing none, please vote by machine. 32 00:04:49,470 --> 00:04:52,070 Nelson, I, Lyons, I, Mosher, I, 33 00:04:52,270 --> 00:05:01,050 Reed, I, Peterson, I, Vermeer, I, Bealer, I. Okay, resolution passes. So paragraph 34 00:05:01,050 --> 00:05:12,190 Chair of two is resolution awarding contract for the 2026 4th Avenue West Drainage Project BD Construction Services LLC for $89,862. 35 00:05:14,010 --> 00:05:15,390 First by Jim. 36 00:05:16,830 --> 00:05:18,690 Second by Becky. 37 00:05:19,930 --> 00:05:21,350 Any discussion? 38 00:05:25,370 --> 00:05:26,870 Hearing none, please vote by machine. 39 00:05:26,870 --> 00:05:27,810 No, 40 00:05:33,660 --> 00:05:39,400 send I lions, I Mosher, I Reed, I Peterson, I Vermeer, I Bealer, I. 41 00:05:40,060 --> 00:05:41,660 Okay, resolution passes. 42 00:05:42,840 --> 00:05:44,480 Item number five, under new business. 43 00:05:45,740 --> 00:05:54,940 A is a resolution approving 28E agreement with the Spencer Community Schools regarding the use of utility task vehicles on the city trail system. 44 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,060 First by Tom, second by Julie. 45 00:06:02,180 --> 00:06:03,160 Any discussion? 46 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:09,440 Is this just a renewal of an already existing agreement? 47 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:10,680 I imagine. 48 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,500 It's actually a brand new agreement. 49 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,820 We noticed that the school system had been using the trail system like the park system. 50 00:06:19,140 --> 00:06:24,080 The park's department does for their small motorized vehicles getting to and from their 51 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:34,360 locations and current park rules state that no other entity usually in the private sector 52 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,560 are able to use the trail system for that, so we contacted the school district and just wanted to 53 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:45,460 clear up and make the agreement official. We also asked them to clearly mark and label 54 00:06:45,460 --> 00:06:51,420 their vehicles so that from a distance we can tell very quickly if it's a park vehicle, a school 55 00:06:51,420 --> 00:06:55,060 vehicle, or other. So this just cleans that relationship up. 56 00:06:58,070 --> 00:07:01,790 Thank you. Any other discussion on this? 57 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,180 Hearing none, vote by machine. 58 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:11,660 Nelson, aye. 59 00:07:11,980 --> 00:07:12,600 Lions, aye. 60 00:07:12,780 --> 00:07:13,480 Mosher, aye. 61 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:14,320 Reed, aye. 62 00:07:14,540 --> 00:07:15,300 Peterson, aye. 63 00:07:15,740 --> 00:07:16,400 Vermeer, aye. 64 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:17,160 Feeler, aye. 65 00:07:18,140 --> 00:07:19,200 Resolution passes. 66 00:07:19,460 --> 00:07:23,960 Item B is to approve supplemental professional services agreement. 67 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:30,260 Number four, for bridge replacement on West 18th Street with Kirkham and Michael. 68 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,220 First baller and second by Becky. 69 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:38,400 Any discussion? 70 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:38,520 motion. 71 00:07:42,430 --> 00:07:44,270 Hearing none, all those in favor? 72 00:07:46,430 --> 00:07:52,890 Opposed, same sign? Motion approved. Item 6, 73 00:07:53,050 --> 00:07:53,890 Department update, 74 00:07:56,780 --> 00:07:57,660 fire chief. 75 00:08:07,860 --> 00:08:10,700 Good evening, Council Mayor. I sent you in that detailed 76 00:08:10,700 --> 00:08:16,380 report. For the month of August, we had 76 calls for service. 16 of those were fire-related 77 00:08:16,380 --> 00:08:22,680 incidents or anything that was not EMS related. 54 were EMS, 37 of those where there are engine 78 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:28,760 company that was going with the ambulance for calls, for those calls were transports or calls for 79 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:34,560 the ambulance that we staff at the fire station and 13 of those calls were lift assists in the community. 80 00:08:35,740 --> 00:08:40,580 We had 10 different training events, two of them UMass and eight of them being fired events. 81 00:08:41,100 --> 00:08:46,100 We had nine inspections and one plan review identifying three different violations that we're 82 00:08:46,100 --> 00:08:51,880 working with business owners to correct. In a couple other highlights for us, we did a push 83 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,760 with the support of HR for some recruitment. 84 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:06,960 Out of that, we got eight applications, we interviewed six, and we actually extended offers to four volunteer members in the community, which we'll be working with HR to onboard those members. 85 00:09:08,180 --> 00:09:14,380 And I just want to say thank you, one of our largest projects this year that you approved for us was SEBA Bottle Fill Station. 86 00:09:14,380 --> 00:09:16,440 It's a critical piece of what we do. 87 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,200 It's not just a matter of pumping up air into a cylinder. 88 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,820 It's a more sophisticated process than that. 89 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,080 And the one that we had did not meet safety standards. 90 00:09:24,940 --> 00:09:28,500 And our newest one that you did approve for us is in service and 91 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:29,940 operational at this time. 92 00:09:29,980 --> 00:09:30,860 So thank you for that. 93 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:34,960 Any questions for Chief? 94 00:09:37,430 --> 00:09:38,050 Thanks, Chief. 95 00:09:41,780 --> 00:09:43,180 Madam B is Goff. 96 00:09:46,980 --> 00:09:47,420 Brian. 97 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:53,400 Good evening, Mayor and Council. 98 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:59,160 Well, the golf course has continued to be very busy pretty much every day, which is a great 99 00:09:59,160 --> 00:09:59,460 thing. 100 00:10:00,340 --> 00:10:03,660 I've seen a lot of familiar faces out through each day and a lot of new ones as well. 101 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:09,540 So it's great to have people take an advantage of the golf course here in our community as 102 00:10:09,540 --> 00:10:11,180 well as folks that come in from out of town. 103 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:12,860 It's always great to see all of those. 104 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:19,840 Right now we're doing our 2027 season pass special. 105 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:24,660 So if anybody is currently does currently not have a season pass at the municipal 106 00:10:24,660 --> 00:10:29,080 golf course, they can purchase that now. The payment can be made online at our 107 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:34,120 website or in the clubhouse and that will allow them to play golf for the remainder 108 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:40,800 of the 26 season and all of 27 and that option also includes card storage, driving 109 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:45,240 range, punch cards, whatever anybody might want to purchase. So it's a great 110 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,480 opportunity for folks that don't have a pass right now to go ahead and take 111 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:56,140 that and get some golf in yet this fall and all of next year. We had a little 112 00:10:56,140 --> 00:11:00,920 over four inches of rain at the golf course this past weekend. I was a little 113 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,560 bit surprised coming to work this morning that there wasn't a lot of worst 114 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:11,880 conditions than I was expecting but with a severely dry ground soil that we've 115 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:16,640 have in town throughout the community wherever everything soaked in the ground 116 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:21,660 pretty good. It was still pretty saturated, but we were able to open up for golf this morning by 117 00:11:21,660 --> 00:11:27,480 nine o'clock and had a few people out dodging the rain here throughout the day, but we expect 118 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:32,560 another busy week coming up. Most of our leagues are finished now, so we saw some event scheduled 119 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:38,380 that are on our calendar. Otherwise, lots of open golf times available. Any questions for me? 120 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:40,480 Thank you. 121 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,060 Your retirement has been denied. 122 00:11:45,420 --> 00:11:45,940 Sorry. 123 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:46,680 Thank you. 124 00:11:50,260 --> 00:11:51,120 We'll delay it. 125 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,680 We can delay it one day, then, Tom. 126 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:55,720 Thank you. 127 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:56,860 Thank you, Brad. 128 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,400 Library of Port was given. 129 00:12:00,980 --> 00:12:02,980 Sarah Buss gave us one of those. 130 00:12:03,540 --> 00:12:04,160 Parks and Rec. 131 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,360 Rob Bob. 132 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:08,860 There's one in here for Parks and Rec who cannot be here. 133 00:12:08,860 --> 00:12:16,760 planning department. Adam sent off one in here for us too. He can make it so we're next we're at 134 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:17,040 police. 135 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:29,660 Good evening. A month of August had the police department responded to 870 calls for 136 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:39,600 service and performing 34 arrests. Likewise the comm center answered 2,365 phone calls of which 382 were 137 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:48,040 911 calls. August 11th, 13th, we had Department-wide training. Officers came in. Topics included 138 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:53,040 Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazardous Communications, Pepperball Training, and Emergency Response 139 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,060 Training held at Lincoln School this year. 140 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,740 The Community Organizations active in disaster 141 00:13:00,740 --> 00:13:06,740 pilot program was held at Oniota Learning Center. Had most of the department's attending, 142 00:13:06,740 --> 00:13:10,400 was an eight-hour training session there with emergency management. 143 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:17,140 Koanas, sponsored a touch of truck event on August 22nd in which the police department 144 00:13:17,140 --> 00:13:22,120 had a patrol car as well as officers attending the event as well attended. 145 00:13:23,260 --> 00:13:28,160 And lastly, the Iowa Great Lakes hiring co-op is now accepting applications for the position 146 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:29,000 of police officer. 147 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:34,700 So I encourage the general public to reach out, go to the department's Facebook, spend 148 00:13:34,700 --> 00:13:37,260 but an application testing is first part of October. 149 00:13:38,180 --> 00:13:39,240 That's all I have, any questions? 150 00:13:41,100 --> 00:13:41,480 Thank you. 151 00:13:41,980 --> 00:13:42,460 Thank you, Chief. 152 00:13:43,980 --> 00:13:46,100 And M.G., Public Works. 153 00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:47,760 Hello. 154 00:13:48,380 --> 00:13:51,460 The landfill division, you may recall, 155 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:53,700 recall we had a capital improvement program 156 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,860 to do a project to do a spray foam 157 00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:58,040 of a cold storage building and that's been completed. 158 00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:01,540 Folks seem to think that's really improved operations 159 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:02,380 over there as well. 160 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:04,280 Equipment maintenance. 161 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,260 So we had to have an undercarriage rebuilt that track system underneath the track loader. 162 00:14:08,340 --> 00:14:13,580 I think it has around 5,000 hours on it now that unit was purchased new. 163 00:14:14,100 --> 00:14:18,080 The street division, there's been a lot going on as you noticed kind of the pre-school. 164 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:25,760 We want to do all the painting, crosswalks, painted lane dividers, weed control, alley and street paving. 165 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:32,620 I wanted to mention you notice that the spray oil and rock that goes on for more of a permanent patch. 166 00:14:32,620 --> 00:14:39,640 We hire a private contractor to do that, that we don't have that equipment that went really smooth last week. 167 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:41,720 Good ride surface on that. 168 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,060 Also, inner department, departmental. 169 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:55,760 We did some cleanup help from the landfill or taking wood chips from the tree site to the landfill. 170 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,880 they use that during wet weather operations on some of the lanes and in the traffic. 171 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:29,920 Also assisted the park department with removing the benches at the ban shell. Solid waste division, I thought that was a nice compliment or comment that Tom Clark made that how much the cashless operation has improved their operations by improving efficiency and streamlining. So that was a good change there. Also the maintenance project that will be going under, will take, in effect, will be the glass containers that are at Wal-Mart, 172 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:59,900 and high V those got really faded and dingy looking so we've got a project we're going to systematically have one of those painted and replaced it and swap another one out new decals and freshen those up public works received requests for proposals for biosolids application at the wastewater treatment plant you'll see a contract come through next council meeting we'll have that ready we received good numbers on that with some savings to the operating 173 00:16:00,940 --> 00:16:22,140 Public Works also worked on inspections, March here in the office, he had quite a few sidewalk inspections, vehicle input for fleet maintenance software, lots of phone calls recently, had some rain event questions and things we had to follow up on, we also took vehicles to the touch of truck event as well, so anything else? 174 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:24,280 Any questions? 175 00:16:25,060 --> 00:16:25,740 Thank you. 176 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:31,580 thank you. Next item 7's engineer report Ross. 177 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:37,900 Good evening everyone, quick update. On the 178 00:16:37,900 --> 00:16:44,960 rise project on 37th Avenue West, the loss construction completed the cul-de-sac paving last week. 179 00:16:45,860 --> 00:16:51,100 So work to be completed on that project includes moving the rest of the dirt, 180 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:56,380 or placing the top soil. They got to build the storm sewer on four street that starts at 181 00:16:56,380 --> 00:17:01,400 30-second avenue and comes over to the South Tech Park and then there's a piece 182 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,320 of sanitary sewer on the south side of the Tech Park that has to be constructed 183 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:11,660 also yet. On 4th Avenue West, the underground work is complete on that portion 184 00:17:11,660 --> 00:17:18,300 of the project. Delos began moving dirt and started subgrade prep and then they 185 00:17:18,300 --> 00:17:22,380 got rained on this weekend so they had a pretty good lake up there this morning that 186 00:17:22,380 --> 00:17:26,320 they are trying to figure out what to do with, pump it out and try and get a 187 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:33,720 right out. So I'm not sure that they'll get anything paid this week just because all the rain, but that's kind of where we're at up there. 188 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:46,940 And then a few miscellaneous things on the sewer inspection with a cooler engineering. We've currently got four flow meters installed in the storm sewer system. 189 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:55,060 They're in various locations throughout the community. They've been in for about three weeks. We captured some pretty good data over the weekend, obviously. 190 00:17:55,060 --> 00:18:00,000 Those are the kind of events we want to see when we're gathering data, and they'll 191 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:05,100 continue to read those through the middle of October, and those flow meters just capture 192 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:11,200 data so that they can calibrate the storm water hydraulic model for their computers. 193 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:18,440 And then on the lead service line project, Holstein excavating is completed 23 water services 194 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:19,320 on that project. 195 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:26,180 there's about 240 I believe to do and we've been adding a few as we go they've 196 00:18:26,180 --> 00:18:30,300 got those 23 done and they've got the street patches completed also their 197 00:18:30,300 --> 00:18:35,240 underground crews been out of town last week and this week and we think they'll 198 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:39,200 probably be back next week to get started again so any questions? 199 00:18:42,170 --> 00:18:42,790 Thank you. 200 00:18:44,950 --> 00:18:51,070 Wes Boyer with Bolton Mink provided us with update on the projects he's got 201 00:18:51,070 --> 00:18:58,250 going on just to highlight to those out there in the public. The splash pad still remains substantial 202 00:18:58,250 --> 00:19:04,810 completion of October 16th. Everything is on schedule. 18th Street Trail segment, the bike path 203 00:19:04,810 --> 00:19:11,050 part on the 18th Street before the bridge, substantial completion is still October 30, 2026. 204 00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:18,790 So there's just some other items there that just to bring up speed on otherwise the pull report is 205 00:19:18,790 --> 00:19:24,410 in there in your packet. Item number eight, city manager report. 206 00:19:24,870 --> 00:19:29,190 Got it. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to hit a highlight from each of the department heads 207 00:19:29,190 --> 00:19:33,610 that was not able to be here tonight on the parks department. You could note that the West 208 00:19:33,610 --> 00:19:37,990 18th Street bike trail that you approved, the pre-construction meeting will happen this month 209 00:19:37,990 --> 00:19:44,090 with completion of that stretch by the end of October. Adam has prepared and is ready 210 00:19:44,090 --> 00:19:47,330 for a data center conversation, should you ever want one? 211 00:19:47,890 --> 00:19:53,670 You did a statewide analysis of what municipalities allowed data centers, did a map of that, some language. 212 00:19:54,050 --> 00:19:59,090 So it's nothing that's on the agenda, but if you ever want to have that discussion, we're prepared as a staff to have that. 213 00:19:59,730 --> 00:20:09,990 And at the library, you just wanted to point out that Sarah Beth was able to secure in her staff a $16,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa to digitize newspapers. 214 00:20:09,990 --> 00:20:37,610 So they've put a lot of work into that grant and that's an excellent resource for the public, and then on the human resource side Jessica has been working on some collective bargaining, the beginning of that process is starting, so just a reminder last year in our budget, we did a one year agreement, usually there are multi-year agreement, but we did a one year agreement for a one and a half percent cola for the current fiscal year, so we'll begin those conversations and negotiations this fall. 215 00:20:37,610 --> 00:20:40,270 So that's those reports. 216 00:20:40,810 --> 00:20:45,590 On my report, continue to work on housing incentives. 217 00:20:45,590 --> 00:20:48,250 Sorry, we presented you a rough draft of some. 218 00:20:48,710 --> 00:20:56,750 We want to jump back into that conversation late October, November, and see if we can't get something lined up for the beginning of our next fiscal year. 219 00:20:56,870 --> 00:21:05,850 So we want to incorporate that into our budget, probably look at funding sources to offer incentives of how and 220 00:21:05,850 --> 00:21:11,430 where you want to see the town continue to emphasize housing rehabilitation and new construction. 221 00:21:12,950 --> 00:21:18,610 Continue to get ready to launch a RFP for our Comprehensive Land Use Plan. As a reminder, 222 00:21:18,830 --> 00:21:25,650 2017 is our current one. It's outdated, especially post-disaster. We need to update that. 223 00:21:26,090 --> 00:21:32,610 Demolition RFPs should be going out here within a month. We're all the way through the SDC 224 00:21:32,610 --> 00:21:35,330 the acquisitions, I believe, we have one left, two left. 225 00:21:36,050 --> 00:21:38,370 And we've started on the FEMA 404 buyouts, 226 00:21:38,550 --> 00:21:39,850 curious starting to process those. 227 00:21:40,150 --> 00:21:43,910 So just a little update on that, once the property is acquired, 228 00:21:44,330 --> 00:21:47,210 then the asbestos inspection happens, then the demolition happens. 229 00:21:47,390 --> 00:21:51,470 And we're trying to get the best bang for our buck on the bids for 230 00:21:51,470 --> 00:21:54,390 the demolitions, so we want to package all these together at the same time. 231 00:21:54,630 --> 00:21:59,370 So it'll probably be mid to late fall when the public will start to see these houses and 232 00:21:59,370 --> 00:22:00,790 Department complexes come down. 233 00:22:02,870 --> 00:22:05,970 Iowa League of Cities Annual Meeting is in Ventendorf this year. 234 00:22:06,130 --> 00:22:07,450 That'll happen at the end of the month. 235 00:22:08,170 --> 00:22:12,350 If anybody has any questions or wants to get notes from any of the sessions, 236 00:22:13,230 --> 00:22:15,070 elected officials are also welcome to attend. 237 00:22:15,550 --> 00:22:16,910 It's open for anybody. 238 00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:20,790 Army Corps of Engineer River Study, they've launched that now. 239 00:22:20,970 --> 00:22:22,910 So just as a reminder, it's a year-long study. 240 00:22:23,430 --> 00:22:26,070 We'll get the results in the spring of 2027, 241 00:22:26,070 --> 00:22:32,630 And that will help us determine what type of flood mitigation projects we can apply for under large federal programs. 242 00:22:33,210 --> 00:22:36,870 Moving forward, an exciting announcement with the Iowa Flood Center. 243 00:22:37,010 --> 00:22:41,670 I sent you a memo earlier last week about a partnership with NASA and 244 00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:43,890 Rutgers University and the University of Iowa. 245 00:22:44,090 --> 00:22:48,050 We were accepted with the only municipality in the study in Iowa. 246 00:22:48,330 --> 00:22:49,110 That's participating. 247 00:22:49,610 --> 00:22:55,070 The cool part about this is NASA's working on the ability to predict 248 00:22:55,070 --> 00:23:21,850 predict rainfall amounts in our area in the upper Midwest, specifically in Iowa, that deal with the Rocky Mountains and the formation of the systems before they're fully formed, based on the evaporation and cloud density content to be able to increase the lead time that we can get to be able to predict flash flooding because we'll be able to have an earlier prediction on how much rain could fall where. 249 00:23:21,850 --> 00:23:34,190 And so Spencer I was part of that. They're using the 24 disaster as a model and it originated out in the Rockies and came across the plains. So that's exciting. That'll kick off here this fall. 250 00:23:34,910 --> 00:23:36,770 So with that, I'd entertain any questions, Mayor. 251 00:23:38,450 --> 00:23:46,770 So Kevin, I know there's a data center meeting with supervisors coming up. Are you part of that? 252 00:23:47,950 --> 00:24:05,510 Yes, super well. Supervisor Bachelot sent an email out to my knowledge. He's assimilating or assembling people. I was in that loop. Okay. Yeah. I'm not sure the extent, you know, of what the meeting is, but yeah. 253 00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:11,350 Yeah. Yep. So, like I said, if you all ever want to have a conversation like that, we're prepared for it. 254 00:24:11,730 --> 00:24:11,730 So, 255 00:24:13,770 --> 00:24:14,710 any other questions? 256 00:24:17,380 --> 00:24:18,140 Thank you, City Manager. 257 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,280 Item 9 is the Mayor's Report. Got a few different things here to talk about. 258 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:30,300 Number one, hopefully you all had a safe Labor Day weekend and enjoyed your time with family and friends or whatever you did. 259 00:24:31,820 --> 00:24:36,600 Got a big big thing coming up for the Spencer area in Clay County called the Fair. 260 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:42,720 I don't know if anybody has ever heard of this, but it should be kind of a big deal a lot of people here 261 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:47,560 So let's represent Spencer really well with a lot of the new people coming in 262 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,820 Typically every year we get a letter thanking us on 263 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:55,560 You know how nice the town looks and the main drag and grand and everything 264 00:24:56,340 --> 00:25:01,300 With that there is some more construction if anybody hasn't seen or driven on 71 265 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,860 They just closed off the left lane on both sides of 71 266 00:25:05,860 --> 00:25:13,340 one right before the fair. I want everybody to understand that the city of 267 00:25:13,340 --> 00:25:20,660 Spencer has zero to do with that. We didn't even know that they were closing 268 00:25:20,660 --> 00:25:25,340 off that road or highway or anything. So we have zero to do. That is all the 269 00:25:25,340 --> 00:25:29,680 Iowa Department of Transportation and they're getting ready to start making 270 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:34,040 in the cross section and the median in preparation 271 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,640 for the road construction that will happen next spring 272 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:38,080 in summer. 273 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,380 So keep in mind, it is still flowing. 274 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,220 It's just one lane traffic from just north of the Y 275 00:25:44,220 --> 00:25:48,400 all the way to faithless and church area. 276 00:25:48,940 --> 00:25:50,740 So keep that in mind. 277 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:51,880 Watch traffic. 278 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:58,520 With the fare, the Spencer Chamber has lunch bunch passes. 279 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:14,500 So if you just want to go out there for lunch, you've got some people at your office or work or whatever and you want to catch some lunch at the fair, you can stop at the chamber and pick up some lunch bunch passes that just get you right in to get to the fair court and come back out during your lunch hour. 280 00:26:16,220 --> 00:26:32,840 I attended the Clay County 175th exposition at the Clay County Heritage, which is really neat, it's all the county around and Spencer has a bunch of neat historic things from way back when, along with a lot of the other towns. 281 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:40,700 So if you haven't had a chance to check it out, please go to the Clay County Heritage and check out their 175th exposition that they got out there. 282 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:57,800 I attended two home dedication so part of the council was you know we want to do we need housing we need homes and just just so the public's aware and the council's aware we got two brand new homes and Spencer one was from the men and 283 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:07,660 night. They had their home hand off or whatever. Gorgeous home. They did a great job. The owners of 284 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:14,640 that house was very tickled, very happy. They've been there since that house was built originally 285 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:22,340 toward down and built a new one. The second dedication was with Habitat for Humanity. They did one 286 00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:28,000 also, so we got two new homes up so far with a lot more to come, a lot more things in the works, 287 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:34,160 but I just want you to know we are moving forward with our goals of providing housing for 288 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:41,480 Spencer areas. I also attended the co-ed training with Kevin and Chief, eight hour training block, 289 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:49,580 attended that. The other thing was, I just want to, I know this is one area, but 290 00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:56,660 But, um, dear friend area had a neighborhood block party and I would encourage other blocks 291 00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:58,980 to start doing that. 292 00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:00,240 It was really neat to see. 293 00:28:00,380 --> 00:28:05,980 There was probably, I don't know, 200 plus people at this block party at the park. 294 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:12,780 Um, it was just a pot lock and they did have live music there and it was just really a neat 295 00:28:12,780 --> 00:28:16,440 thing to see the neighborhoods come out and support that. 296 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:23,440 So I would encourage all neighborhoods to look at that and you know, yeah, it takes somebody to step up and say they want to plan it 297 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:36,860 They want to do it. They want to help out and I know it takes a lot of work to do that stuff. But it was well-received, well-attended, and I encourage all neighborhoods to start looking at doing something like that 298 00:28:36,860 --> 00:28:40,020 It's just a good way to get out and meet your neighbors, and that's what we encourage. So 299 00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:44,180 So with that, are there any questions? 300 00:28:48,270 --> 00:28:51,210 Seeing none, item 10, Council Committee reports, Kevin. 301 00:28:55,310 --> 00:28:59,810 September 21st, two meetings coming up, regular council meeting at 6.30, and prior to that, 302 00:29:00,390 --> 00:29:05,230 committee of the whole meeting will have a discussion on sewer rates and flood insurance. 303 00:29:05,610 --> 00:29:07,150 The flood insurance is a follow-up. 304 00:29:07,550 --> 00:29:16,190 We have the costs that we didn't have before on the boiler system that you can decide which direction 305 00:29:16,190 --> 00:29:20,570 you want to go there and then of course on the sewer rates, this would be the discussion ahead 306 00:29:20,570 --> 00:29:29,330 of the final decisions of what to increase the sewer rates for prior to McClure having their 307 00:29:29,870 --> 00:29:38,230 engineering study completed. So they'll be roughly two increases in the pipeline. One would be 308 00:29:38,850 --> 00:29:44,410 this discussion and then you'd have a final increase once the scope of the projects are done. 309 00:29:44,410 --> 00:29:56,210 But this was the timing to have that discussion, so Matt Stoffel from PFM will be here to walk us through the modeling and give you a couple different options and see which way you want to go with that. 310 00:29:56,490 --> 00:29:59,970 So just as a reminder, the significance of that is the more... 311 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:25,500 Cash, we can bring in on the front end of the project. The less we have to borrow, which means the less interest we have to pay over the life of the project. It's a cheaper way to go versus just waiting to finance the entire thing at the end of the project. So, just something to think about going into that meeting. It's a follow-up from the last conversation the council had about a year ago, a year and a half ago. 312 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:31,640 Any questions? Thank you, Kevin. 313 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:36,580 I have number 11. It's proof, bills, and claims. I get a motion. 314 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:44,320 So moved. First by Amy. Second by David. Any discussion? 315 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:50,100 Here and none. All those in favor? Aye. 316 00:30:50,580 --> 00:30:54,100 Opposed? Same sign. Motion approved. 317 00:30:55,380 --> 00:30:58,480 Item 12. Other businesses are opportunities to address the council. 318 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:08,400 see and none. Item 13 is closed session. 319 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:14,160 Item A is closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5. 320 00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:20,460 Prinsies 1, Prinsies C, to discuss strategy with Council's concerning litigation. 321 00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:27,740 First by Becky. Second by Jim. Discussion. 322 00:31:27,740 --> 00:31:29,300 Oh, City Attorney's Health. 323 00:31:30,340 --> 00:31:36,940 Can you confirm the discussion meets the requirements of Iowa Code Section 21.5 Sub-1 Sub-C? 324 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:37,800 Yes, it does. 325 00:31:38,180 --> 00:31:38,520 Thank you. 326 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:42,080 Okay, all those in favor? 327 00:31:42,780 --> 00:31:42,880 Aye. 328 00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:45,020 What was the same sign? 329 00:31:45,020 --> 00:31:49,620 Then, Jeep, you can prepare the room, going into closed session.