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All right. Hello and welcome everybody

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to the St. James City Council meeting on

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August 18th, 2026 at 5:30.

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Um call me order. We'll start it off

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with the Pledge of Allegiance.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America

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and to the republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» All right.

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And we'll move on to approval of

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minutes. Can I get a consideration to

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approve August 5th, 2026 Council

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meeting? So moved. Steve?

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» Second.

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» Kathleen? Any other discussion?

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All those in favor say I.

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» I.

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» All opposed, same sign.

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Motion carries.

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On to payment of claims and ACH

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payments.

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» So moved.

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» Paul?

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» Second.

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» Sue?

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Any other discussion?

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All those in favor say I.

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» I.

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» All opposed, same sign.

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Motion carries. On to new business, 13A.

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Uh

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2026 city visit presentation by Daren

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Lee, Coalition of Greater Minnesota

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Cities. Daren.

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» All right.

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Well, thank you. Uh thanks for having

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me. I'm Daren Lee with Flaherty & Hood.

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Uh we represent uh the Coalition of

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Greater Minnesota Cities up at the state

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capital. And uh during the legislative

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interim between sessions, we like to get

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out to our member cities and just kind

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of update you about what we've been

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working on at the capital uh this past

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session and kind of what we see coming

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up. Um

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so I'll get right into it.

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there we go.

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So, kind of as a reminder of who we are,

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we're more than 100 cities outside of

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the seven-county metro area. Those are

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the kind of That's our updated map. Um

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those are kind of the issue areas that

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we work on. We added a couple this last

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couple of years, uh housing and EMS, cuz

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it's something that we

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uh continue to work on. I work on

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transportation.

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And so, we've got different staff that

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work on all those different areas.

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So, I'm going to get into a recap of the

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legislative session, but I've got some

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folders that I want to pass out, too,

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and I'll explain what's in there.

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Thank you.

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» So, in here you'll find our um session

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report. So, this will get into a little

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more detail than what I can get into in

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the time we have here. Um

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then there's sort of FAQs,

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staff contacts. If you have any

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questions on any of these issues, please

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give us a call. Our environmental

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program sheet, uh

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we have our housing report. It's a

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little bit long, so I just included a QR

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code. You can read that. And then our

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candidate packet, which all of the

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candidates that are running for the

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legislature will be getting that.

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with all the issues that we work on. And

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then events coming up, we got our fall

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conference coming up in Waite Park, and

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then our legislative action day next

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year.

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Summer conference next year is still uh

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TBD as far as the dates. And then our

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uh labor and employee relations program.

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So, that's everything in there.

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this session. So, th- are kind of the

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uh focal points of the session. You

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know, there was a

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67-67 tie in the house again. So,

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everything was a four-way negotiation.

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it's an election year. So, some of these

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issues,

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were pretty political. You had, in

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addition to those, you know, the

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immigration enforcement was a big one

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uh from earlier this spring. Fraud, they

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did they did some things on fraud, um

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like withholding payments.

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one that was a big issue.

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that. Uh they also cut tab fees. Um So,

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those were kind of the focal points.

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So, our agenda for the session was

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protect local government aid.

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Pass a bonding bill, lead line funding

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to remove lead service lines. And then

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resist zoning uh preemption, which is

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something that's been coming up over and

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over again in the last few years. And

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so, that was those were our big agenda

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items.

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Here's the budget situation.

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deficit. Uh so, the situation did

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improve. There is still that structural

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imbalance, which is, you know, your

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revenues coming in versus the money

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going out. So, if that continues, you

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know, we would be in a deficit situation

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again. So, we'll have to see. There's a

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another forecast coming up in November.

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how it goes. But, this was kind of the

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setup for the session. So, you still do

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have a little bit of a positive balance

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in that second biennium, but not a lot,

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and so it sort of limited the amount of

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new spending uh discussion.

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did uh propose LGA cuts. Luckily,

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nothing was proposed this year

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because I think the budget situation did

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improve a little bit. So, we were uh

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thankful that that

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uh wasn't proposed again this year.

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spending contemplated other than a

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bonding bill and then some policy

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discussion.

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So, I want to get into bonding.

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That was one of our top priorities.

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bonding bill in 2025. Uh

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there was some concern they may not

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there may not be as much um

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sort of support for a bill this year

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since they did one last year. Typically,

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uh or historically, it's been, you know,

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a budget year, bonding year, budget

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year, bonding bonding year. So,

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um but that hasn't necessarily held at

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the last decade or so. They

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it's been more sort of sporadic. Uh but

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there's there's what the governor was

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proposing. Public Facilities Authority,

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99 million, which is the agency that

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does all those water and wastewater

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projects that are so expensive.

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uh state-owned assets that he was

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proposing for um preservation, like

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state-owned buildings, parks, um

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bridges,

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uh which was unacceptable

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to us, and then very little set aside

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for local projects.

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that of course, you know, requires 60%

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to pass cuz um to borrow money, that's

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what what is required. So, that's one

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where the minority party does have a a

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bit of say.

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uh bonding, support for various bonding

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had 1.24 billion, which is about as high

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as they could go to stay within the

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borrowing guidelines. And then quite a

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bit more for the public facilities

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authority than what the governor is had

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been proposing, four times as much. So,

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uh and luckily we did get some money for

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local roads and bridges. So, that was

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good. Um in what else is not on here is

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um there's a like 4 and 1/2 million for

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program as well. And then a lot of money

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for local projects. If you remember last

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year there wasn't any local projects in

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that bill. So, I think it was a pretty

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good outcome. Um

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unfortunately on lead service lines

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we had a little disappointment on this,

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which I'll explain, but just a little

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background first. So, the EPA is

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requiring that all lead service lines be

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removed um but by 2037. And so, there's

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inventory going on. There's there's

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initially 200

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50 million that was uh put in place or

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passed in 2023. There's uh

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inventory money to inventory all lead

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water lines, service lines

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in the state. They've identified 87,000.

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that work continues.

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but cities can propose a plan once they

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get that inventory.

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project priority list uh to get that

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funding. Um so, it's it's a lot to get

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all those lines removed by 2037, so 1.5

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billion. So, uh there's a lot to be

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done. Uh we're working with a coalition,

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and you can you can check out the map on

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website to sort of see what's been

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inventoried and where it is and where

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where those lines exist, but um

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you know, there it's going to be a lot

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to to get that all removed by 2037.

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city groups and then labor groups and

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environmental groups to try to advocate

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for this.

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but on in this bonding bill, there's

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only 15 million for that. So, we're

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going to need more to you know,

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make sure that the 2027 construction

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season, you know, we still have a full

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construction season. So, we're looking

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at coming back next year with that

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coalition that we're working with and

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trying to figure out a dedicated source

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of funding rather than just rely on what

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goes in the bonding bill cuz we did have

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400 million for the Public Facilities

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Authority, which we want that, but you

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know, any more that would have gone to

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lead service lines would have come out

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of those other water and wastewater

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projects. So, we're looking at trying to

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find a dedicated source for that.

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Housing and zoning, so this is one that

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again. Uh 2024, it was called the

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missing middle bill, yes to homes, now

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it's the starter home act. Uh a lot of

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the same things that we've seen before

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trying to pre-empt local authority over

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where your how you do your zoning. Um

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all

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cities, so they they it had the way this

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framework worked it would have been, you

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know, cities under 5,000, 5 to 10,000

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and then over 10,000. So, all cities

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would have had to meet those

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requirements on that first bullet. Uh

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aesthetic and material standards, HOA

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pre-emption, and require alternative

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dwelling units. The one the only thing

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that did pass was that pre-emption of

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homeowners association. So, cities

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cannot require the creation of a

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homeowners association for development.

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That's one thing that did pass, but none

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of none of these other things did pass.

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Uh cities over 5,000, you'd have to

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up-zone like a third. You could pick a

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third of your um

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single-family and go up to four units,

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and then you could combine you have to

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combine uh commercial and multi-family,

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and then minimum lot sizes no greater

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than an eighth of an acre.

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And then for cities over 10,000,

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they would have required these some of

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these additional things like parking

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minimums, you'd have to pick two or

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three of those,

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uh creation of a housing trust fund,

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um

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for cities over 10,000. So,

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I think they wanted a little bit more

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flexibility than what they've proposed

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the last couple years, but it's still

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way too prescriptive. So,

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um we continue to oppose it.

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Uh the League of Minnesota Cities

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dropped their active opposition to the

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bill.

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Um it was

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the Coalition of Greater Minnesota

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Cities, Metro Cities, and the Municipal

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Legislative Commission that

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uh

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continued to oppose it. Luckily, it was

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defeated in the house, no hearings in

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the Senate, but we expect There's

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Bradley Peterson, our executive

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director, testifying on it.

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Um

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we expect that some version will come up

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again next session. So, we're going to

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have to continue

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uh

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to fight it again next year.

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So, looking ahead, of course, election

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year. Uh

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all legislative seats are on the ballot,

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all of Congress is on the ballot,

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there's a Senate seat. Um we just had a

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primary, so we know who the candidates

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are on the Republican side and the

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Democrat side. Of course, the Governor

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Walz is not running, as you know. So, we

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we will have a new governor. There's a

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lot of retirements that are taking

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place. So, we're working on

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meeting with all the candidates, getting

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them our candidate packet, let them know

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where we stand on this stuff um because

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there's going to be a lot of new members

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regardless of, you know, who is in

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control. There's going to be a lot of

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new legislators up there because of all

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the retirements. So,

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um

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more work to to do and January 14th is

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when the session starts

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and I think I just have a slide

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upcoming events.

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Uh one more plug for our fall conference

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and our

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uh legislative action day so you can

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come up and lobby with us next year if

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you want and we'd love to have you up

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there. I'm happy to answer any

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questions.

372
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Thanks again for having me.

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» Thank you.

374
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» All right.

375
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» No questions?

376
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» No. Appreciate it. Thanks, Darren.

377
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» Okay. All right. Thank you. Have a good

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meeting.

379
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» Yes, you also.

380
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No action needed on that.

381
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» No. No action.

382
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» We will move on to 13B, consideration to

383
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approve resolution 08.26.04

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amending bylaws of the St. James

385
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Firefighters Relief Association.

386
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» Bill's going to talk on that.

387
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» Bill.

388
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» Hello. Uh so, the fire department was

389
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asking to raise our retirement by $100

390
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per year.

391
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Uh

392
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this would not uh increase the city

393
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budget at all. It will not cost the city

394
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anything.

395
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Uh it'd be just part of our uh

396
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recruitment and retention program that

397
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we're trying to you know, we're almost

398
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full. Uh

399
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So, we'd like to try to stay there.

400
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This would help in that uh

401
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area.

402
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» Any questions?

403
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» So, move to dispense with the reading.

404
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» Second dispense with the reading. Paul,

405
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any other discussion?

406
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All those in favor, raise a hand.

407
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All opposed, same sign.

408
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Motion carries. Thanks, Bill.

409
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13C, consideration to approve resolution

410
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08.26.05

411
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appointing housing redevelopment

412
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authority board vacancy.

413
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» Um so

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Melissa Wilson with the HRA had reached

415
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out to Chris and myself. Um there's a

416
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vacancy on the um

417
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resident

418
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position on their board of director and

419
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she is requesting um

420
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Ann L

421
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» Ann L

422
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» Ann L, thank you. Uh Schofield to uh be

423
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appointed to the board vacancy. It would

424
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go into effect immediately and then um

425
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their 5-year terms, which would bring it

426
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to January 1st uh 2032.

427
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Um so, if there's any questions, I would

428
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take those.

429
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» So, move to dispense with the reading.

430
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» Kathleen

431
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» Second dispense with the reading.

432
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» Sue, any other discussion?

433
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All those in favor, raise a hand.

434
00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:32,000
All opposed, same sign. Motion carries.

435
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13D, consideration to approve resolution

436
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08.26.06

437
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authorizing the transfer of the 2019

438
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Ford F-350 from the electric fund to the

439
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general fund for the fire department.

440
00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:48,440
» Um so, this was discussed at a previous

441
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city council meeting um that when

442
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Matt received his new truck that we

443
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would transfer his uh old truck to the

444
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fire department for uses of the fire

445
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department. Um so, that is what is the

446
00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,720
resolution in front of you.

447
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» So, move to dispense with the reading.

448
00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,600
» Sue

449
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» Second dispense with the reading.

450
00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,560
» Steve

451
00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:11,360
Any other discussion?

452
00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,040
» Do you have space over there?

453
00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:12,760
» Yeah.

454
00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,520
» You do.

455
00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:19,280
» Yeah, we'll get rid of the old uh

456
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the old truck town. Uh

457
00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,760
It's a

458
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F-150 single cab.

459
00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,560
» Okay.

460
00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:25,400
» It's the red one.

461
00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,640
» Okay.

462
00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,199
Right. You know you're tight. So I was

463
00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,600
wondering.

464
00:17:28,199 --> 00:17:31,600
» It's it's tight in there, but we'll

465
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we'll uh

466
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sell it.

467
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Mhm.

468
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» Okay.

469
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» I'll roll that in there.

470
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» All right. Thank you.

471
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» Once we get that on the truck.

472
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» All right. No other questions?

473
00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:49,680
All those in favor raise a hand.

474
00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:52,040
All opposed same sign. Motion carries.

475
00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:55,760
Uh 13E, consideration to approve

476
00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:57,920
resolution 08.26.07

477
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declaring abandoned and surplus property

478
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and ordering the disposal.

479
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» So within this resolution there's two um

480
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items that are being requested to be

481
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abandoned and surplus.

482
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Um the first one is the 2013 Ford

483
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Taurus.

484
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Um it sits here at City Hall. Um we re-

485
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City Hall received the old um

486
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police

487
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» Squad car?

488
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» Yeah, but is it it's not a Yukon, it's a

489
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» Oh, Tahoe.

490
00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,360
» Tahoe. Thank you. I drive a Yukon, so

491
00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,720
it's going to get out of my head on

492
00:18:23,360 --> 00:18:29,640
head. Um so it's more favorable and the

493
00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:31,520
Ford Taurus just sitting and idling. It

494
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barely starts, so it kind of isn't

495
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needed anymore for city operations, so

496
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we're asking to get rid of that. And

497
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then in the kitchen at the community

498
00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:43,880
building sits a very large commercial

499
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mixer. It's leaking oil. It is

500
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non-usable, and so we'd like just to

501
00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,920
also dispose of that.

502
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» So move to dispense with the reading.

503
00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,320
» Steve.

504
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» Second. Dispense with the reading.

505
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» Paul.

506
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Any other discussion?

507
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All those in favor raise a hand.

508
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All opposed same sign.

509
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Motion carries. 13F, consideration to

510
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approve resolution 08.26.08

511
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authorizing the city manager to enter

512
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into the temporary construction easement

513
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agreement with Fleet and Farm Supply

514
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Inc. for the 12th Avenue South Highway

515
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District expansion.

516
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» Um so Briana and myself along with my

517
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co-chair um have worked with the owners

518
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of Fleet and Farm to um execute said

519
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agreement for um construction

520
00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:40,840
of the uh entrance in We have to

521
00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:43,920
relocate his entrance due to um 12th

522
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Avenue South there when we do the

523
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highway district expansion for the

524
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business park. Um so the agreement in

525
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front of you is um what we agreed on.

526
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Uh the city will be um putting the new

527
00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,960
driveway in for him

528
00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,640
at

529
00:19:59,960 --> 00:20:02,640
our cost.

530
00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:06,040
» So move to dispense with the reading.

531
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,680
Paul?

532
00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,680
» Second to dispense with the reading.

533
00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,640
» Mary?

534
00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,040
Any other discussion?

535
00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:15,000
» When are we hoping to uh start it and

536
00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,000
when might it be done?

537
00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,240
» Um it will be a part of the turn lane

538
00:20:19,120 --> 00:20:23,560
project and it will be needed to bid out

539
00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:25,040
the 12th Avenue project along with the

540
00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,520
turn lane. So it will be all together

541
00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:29,200
when we bid out that one project.

542
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,240
» So it will be next?

543
00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,920
» I believe the anticipated date is to bid

544
00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,840
it out in September.

545
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» Okay.

546
00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,280
» But we we still need to get an

547
00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:40,920
additional easement with Gary Johnson

548
00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,920
accomplished.

549
00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:43,640
» So more than likely it won't be it won't

550
00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,680
be this

551
00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,840
» That that is the anticipated plan, yes,

552
00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,800
September.

553
00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:52,080
» Okay, great. Thank you.

554
00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:54,480
» Any other discussions?

555
00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:58,120
All those in favor raise your hand.

556
00:20:54,480 --> 00:21:01,280
All opposed same sign. Motion carries.

557
00:20:58,120 --> 00:21:02,160
On to report of boards. Sue?

558
00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:02,760
» Nothing.

559
00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,560
» Kathleen?

560
00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,120
» Nothing.

561
00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:04,840
» Mike?

562
00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:05,720
» No.

563
00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,120
» Amanda?

564
00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,680
» No.

565
00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:09,920
» Uh we had coffee with the mayor today. I

566
00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,240
thought it went very well. We talked

567
00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:13,240
about housing.

568
00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:15,560
Had individuals show up with their

569
00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:17,040
concerns and expressed it to us.

570
00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,160
It's what I like to see is people come

571
00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,800
to us

572
00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,480
with what they have to say and not walk

573
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,360
around town and say it.

574
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,960
Uh, but I think it was a great

575
00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:25,280
conversation.

576
00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,960
We have people working on the right

577
00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,840
moves to uh

578
00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,240
bring some housing to do in our

579
00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,320
community, hopefully. So.

580
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,400
Chris.

581
00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:36,280
» I have the movie for this weekend,

582
00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:39,800
August 21st through the 23rd is The

583
00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:43,600
Brink of War. It is a historical

584
00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:47,680
political drama set during the 1980

585
00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:50,400
set during 1986, focusing on the tense

586
00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:53,600
negotiations between US President Ronald

587
00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:55,640
Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev as

588
00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:58,720
the two leaders attempt to reach a deal

589
00:21:55,640 --> 00:22:00,480
that could dismantle nuclear arsenals.

590
00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:03,520
Pressure mounts from advisors,

591
00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:06,520
intelligence agencies, and the weight of

592
00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:08,720
history itself, making every con-

593
00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:11,760
conversation critical to the fate of

594
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:14,240
global peace. It is rated PG. It is 1

595
00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:17,200
hour and 57 minutes. There is no movie

596
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:20,040
on Friday. Saturday it starts at 7:00,

597
00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:24,040
Sunday it starts at 4:00 p.m. and all

598
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:24,600
tickets are just $5.

599
00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:25,480
» Paul.

600
00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,400
» No.

601
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,200
» Mary.

602
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,840
Steve.

603
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,560
» Nope.

604
00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,560
» Department heads.

605
00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,840
All right. Oh.

606
00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,840
Holly.

607
00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,200
» If you have the opportunity on Saturday

608
00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,960
morning, the ambulance service would

609
00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,320
love for you to come um to our farmers

610
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,960
safety day that the ambulance

611
00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:45,560
association is putting on. Begins at

612
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:48,600
8:30, it's at the fairgrounds. Um it

613
00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:51,720
will be um some basic instruction on

614
00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:54,480
basic first aid, CPR, um how to apply a

615
00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:57,840
tourniquet, farm safety including grain

616
00:22:54,480 --> 00:23:00,560
bin rescue, and um power take-off

617
00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:03,200
safety. Um there's

618
00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:04,600
Schmidt's rolls for breakfast and um

619
00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,680
pork patties for lunch. We'd love to

620
00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,920
have you.

621
00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:09,960
» Thank you.

622
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,480
All right. No one else? Can I get a

623
00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,240
motion to adjourn?

624
00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,560
» So moved.

625
00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,160
» Sue?

626
00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,600
» Second.

627
00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:18,480
» Paul? Any discussion?

628
00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,760
All those in favor, say I.

629
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:19,040
» I.

630
00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,480
» I.

631
00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:24,480
» All opposed, same sign. Motion carries.

632
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:26,880
Meeting adjourned at 5:53. Thank you.

633
00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,880
» Thank you.