[0:00] You're able

[0:02] to the flag of the United States of

[0:05] America and to the republic for which it

[0:07] stands. One nation under God,

[0:10] indivisible, with liberty and justice

[0:12] for all.

[0:16] » I call roll call, please.

[0:19] Council

[0:19] >> person, Council Person Brener,

[0:22] >> Mayor Jim John, Council Person

[0:24] Henderson,

[0:24] >> Council Person Jeremi.

[0:26] >> All right, we're looking for approval of

[0:27] tonight's agenda.

[0:31] Everything on there we need.

[0:32] >> Good to go from our end. Move to

[0:34] approve.

[0:35] >> Second.

[0:36] All

[0:37] >> in favor say I.

[0:38] >> Opposed. That carried. Approval of

[0:41] council meeting minutes of the regular

[0:43] meeting of August 10th, 2026.

[0:46] >> Make a motion to approve those minutes.

[0:48] >> We have a motion to approve. Do we have

[0:50] a second?

[0:51] >> Second. Do

[0:52] >> we have questions or discussion?

[0:55] Hearing none. All in favor say I.

[0:57] opposed.

[0:59] That'll take us to finance and budget.

[1:02] Once again, you have the accounts

[1:03] payable, the additional payable, and the

[1:05] electronic invoices. Any questions?

[1:07] Please direct them to finance officer

[1:09] Kelly.

[1:17] » I'll make a motion to approve.

[1:19] >> I'll second.

[1:20] >> We have a motion in a second. Questions

[1:22] or discussion?

[1:24] Hearing none, all in favor say I. I

[1:26] opposed. That'll carry. That takes us

[1:28] into motions of general business.

[1:30] First item tonight under motions of

[1:32] general business

[1:33] is receptionist position.

[1:40] Hiring of city hall receptionist.

[1:43] Personnel committee directed staff to

[1:44] conduct interviews with six finalist

[1:46] applicants along with city administrator

[1:48] Shiml, finance officer Grabo, four of

[1:51] the receptionist.

[1:53] This position is a paygrade five. They

[1:56] are recommending Lisa King. She is no

[1:59] relation to Mayor King for the position.

[2:04] So the council action requested is to

[2:07] approve the hiring of Lisa King for the

[2:08] receptionist position.

[2:09] >> I'll move to

[2:10] >> We have a motion. Do we have a second?

[2:12] >> I'll second that.

[2:13] >> We have questions or discussion.

[2:18] » All right. All in favor say I.

[2:20] >> I. Opposed. That'll carry. When will she

[2:22] start?

[2:24] >> September 10th.

[2:25] >> Um, we're looking at September 10th.

[2:27] >> Okay.

[2:27] >> So, couple weeks out.

[2:31] >> All right. Next item. Second Avenue

[2:33] Northwest Extension Project. It's a

[2:36] change order, guys.

[2:40] What kind of a change order? Uh, Schuman

[2:43] Business Park, Second Avenue Northwest

[2:44] Extension Project. Change order number

[2:47] one and release. Enclosed are two items

[2:50] for review and approval for the Schuman

[2:52] Business Park, Second Avenue, Northwest

[2:54] Extension.

[2:55] The first item is a change order in the

[2:57] amount of $3,997.96

[3:00] to Elcore Construction for time of

[3:03] material work completed as part of the

[3:04] Second Avenue Northwest Extension

[3:06] project. This work was necessary to

[3:08] adjust the hydrant following a staking

[3:10] error identified on June 10th, 2026.

[3:14] Corrective work was completed on June

[3:16] 12th, 2026. That's item one.

[3:20] Item two,

[3:22] do we need to two motions on this,

[3:24] Cheryl?

[3:25] >> No, just one second.

[3:27] >> Item two, the second item is a re

[3:30] release related to the issue which will

[3:32] allow SE to make a payment in the amount

[3:34] of 3,997

[3:37] to the city of Sturville for the staking

[3:39] error. Because SE does not have a

[3:42] contract with Elcore Construction,

[3:44] payment will be made to the city of

[3:46] Sturville. The city will then pass the

[3:47] payment to Elco including the change

[3:49] order and next project payment request.

[3:54] So the council has requested is to

[3:56] approve or deny the change order number

[3:57] one and subsequent release.

[4:00] Questions or discussion?

[4:04] Everybody understands kind of pass

[4:06] through.

[4:06] >> Yep.

[4:09] >> Do we have a motion then?

[4:10] >> I'll make the motion

[4:11] >> to approve.

[4:12] Do we have a second?

[4:15] >> Second. We have a motion in a second. No

[4:17] discussion or questions. All in favor

[4:20] say I.

[4:20] >> I.

[4:21] >> Opposed.

[4:24] » Now public works.

[4:29] You got public works on your

[4:33] capital equipment plan. Replace the 2023

[4:36] S770 skid steer with Bobcat L95 which is

[4:40] a compact motor.

[4:43] As per the approved 2026 capital

[4:45] equipment plan and the 2026 budget, the

[4:48] S770 skid steer is being recommended for

[4:51] replacement. Cost replacement for the

[4:53] skid steer with the L95

[4:57] is 107,14389

[5:01] which includes a box blade. We'll be

[5:03] trading in the S770 to Bobcat a value of

[5:06] 425.

[5:08] Bring the final cost down to 64,64389.

[5:13] We are adjusting our capital equipment

[5:15] purchase to stay within the allocated

[5:17] budget for the year. We are using state

[5:20] contract pricing with source well

[5:22] through Sco Bobcat. Recommend using our

[5:24] local dealership for this purchase.

[5:28] Council action requested will be to

[5:30] approve or deny the purchase of the L95

[5:32] compact wheel. Questions or discussion?

[5:36] I would like to just explain one thing.

[5:38] We have a long time talked about getting

[5:41] something that we can do culde-sacs

[5:42] with. We have the tractor we use in

[5:44] southeast, but northeast we have most of

[5:46] our complaints and we're using pickups

[5:48] and you just can't do. So, we have

[5:50] talked for quite a while. We've

[5:51] mentioned leasing a loader or something.

[5:53] Uh it was a group decision with all the

[5:55] guys down there to push the tractor back

[5:57] this year to next year and get this

[5:59] purchase. Now, uh we wouldn't be adding

[6:02] necessarily a piece of equipment. we'd

[6:04] be getting a more expensive piece of

[6:05] equipment, but it would replace one of

[6:07] our skid steers, so we're not adding

[6:08] more equipment, and it would help take

[6:10] care of that issue. We demoed it and

[6:12] tried it out, and the guys were very

[6:14] happy. Just as a further discussion, you

[6:17] and I had that day here in the office

[6:18] here a week ago. Did you ever take it

[6:20] back to them about looking at a tele

[6:23] handler that you could use and get rid

[6:24] of the bucket truck and still plow, you

[6:27] could put a man cage on, and do all the

[6:28] work?

[6:29] >> They're a lot more expensive.

[6:30] >> Well, I understand. I didn't replace two

[6:32] pieces of equipment that

[6:38] so yeah I

[6:40] this is what they discussed and what we

[6:43] talked about down there we've talked

[6:44] about the teller handler in the past

[6:48] but

[6:51] yeah

[6:54] >> you got anything

[6:59] and this is this is new and this new to

[7:01] you guys. So any discussion I'm fine

[7:03] with and not saying

[7:05] >> this is what public works as a group

[7:06] came up with and the guys are the ones

[7:08] that

[7:08] >> I'm just asking if you ever if they

[7:10] discuss you get rid of two pieces of

[7:12] equipment.

[7:12] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[7:13] >> Do we know do you know Lewis work doing uh culdeacs?

[7:20] >> Yeah it it'll I'm not worried about

[7:22] that. It It's a handy uh like Jimmy

[7:26] said, you you want to keep a skid, why

[7:28] not just use a skid steer in the

[7:29] culde-sac set? This goes 25 mph down the

[7:32] road where the skid steer goes 12. Uh

[7:35] you're going to have a 10 foot wide

[7:37] blade on the front of this for doing

[7:38] them. Uh it sits up higher. It it turns

[7:41] on. I mean, it it's actually I was

[7:44] impressed with it when I jumped in and I

[7:46] had run one before.

[7:47] >> My other question was uh the Bobcat

[7:50] you're getting rid of. I mean I mean are

[7:51] you going to miss it? I mean,

[7:53] >> we have we have two other this is things

[7:55] we propose to the guys. We have two

[7:57] other skid steers. One's out the

[7:58] wastewater plant, but we use that on the

[8:00] sidewalks. And then we have another T66.

[8:03] Uh when it comes time to trade that, we

[8:05] might trade it up to a bigger one. Not

[8:06] for sure. Uh but that comes up in a

[8:09] couple years or that would be traded,

[8:10] but we still have a skid steer for doing

[8:12] stuff. We need a skid steer. The one

[8:14] you're getting rid of. Is it a wheel

[8:15] skid steer?

[8:20] » Jeremiah, you got anything? We got that

[8:22] tool kit. So, we used to use the skid

[8:23] steer in the parking lots and stuff with

[8:25] the loader. The guys that do it are the

[8:27] ones saying, "I just use the tool kit

[8:30] and doing that stuff or the 660 or as

[8:35] much as the 770.

[8:38] » I I mean I I'm not both. I've never run

[8:43] one before. Tool cap."

[8:44] >> Well, the thing worries me a little bit

[8:45] is we got turf tires on this and you may

[8:47] have to get another set of tires. We'll

[8:48] see how it goes. But with that, we're

[8:51] always angled with it.

[8:52] >> We're not piling with it cuz we went to

[8:54] it with the thing and then the loader

[8:56] pushes it up and piles. So,

[8:58] >> there's little loader will fit trails

[9:00] and stuff, too.

[9:01] >> Yeah.

[9:02] >> Okay.

[9:04] >> Flexibility, right?

[9:05] >> Yeah.

[9:06] >> It's more flexibility with what a

[9:09] bobcat, right?

[9:10] >> Well, there are some things you're going

[9:12] to give up not having that Bobcat, but

[9:14] we have other Bobcat for those needs if

[9:16] we need to. I mean, if we need to get in

[9:18] a yard, we want the track bobcat

[9:20] probably anyway, and that's where this

[9:22] loader is going to be a little heavier

[9:23] than the Bobcat. So, getting in grass

[9:25] areas, you're not going to use as much

[9:26] of that. But the guys think we have

[9:28] enough covered with the other two that

[9:30] we can make it work. So, Greg, you got

[9:33] anything?

[9:34] >> I think there should be pictures

[9:35] attached to all these. I know what they

[9:37] are talking about.

[9:37] >> Oh, yeah.

[9:40] >> I got this figured out.

[9:42] >> Put a video on there, too. He started he

[9:43] just rattled off like

[9:44] >> switch over there and punch in L95 and

[9:46] you'll see it.

[9:48] >> I googled it earlier today. So

[9:50] >> yeah,

[9:51] >> it I was I'll be honest with you. I

[9:53] jumped in to ground lot. I was never

[9:56] been out before. I was impressed with

[9:57] how it and every guy down there they

[9:59] brought it down and drowned it for a

[10:01] day. The guys could take it out and do

[10:02] some stuff with it and all the guys came

[10:04] back. Yeah, that is

[10:06] >> it's like a mini front load right where

[10:08] it

[10:09] >> kind of twists in the middle.

[10:10] >> Yep. Articulity.

[10:12] That's couldn't think of the words.

[10:17] >> That's why we thought trail use is going

[10:18] to be good, too. You know, we get more

[10:20] and more requests for keeping the trails

[10:22] open as much as we can all year long.

[10:25] So, that flexibility should be here as

[10:26] well.

[10:27] >> Just question with that uh articulated

[10:30] Bobcat, you're able to use all the other

[10:33] attachments that you use on the Bobcat.

[10:34] >> It's got a standard uh skid steer

[10:37] attachment for the front. So, all of our

[10:38] buckets, all of our attachments, it'll

[10:40] have high flow. We can run everything

[10:41] off that that we can run off our six

[10:43] years, which is another big plus.

[10:46] >> All right, questions.

[10:48] >> That was actually going to be my my

[10:50] question was like

[10:54] tonight.

[10:55] >> He did he did call me today and have me

[10:57] go out and look at he's got a bigger

[10:58] material bucket he said he'd throw in

[11:00] for the same cost and not get the other

[11:03] bucket. And when we looked at it, we

[11:05] have the other bucket for our skid steer

[11:07] already anyway. So, he's going to come.

[11:09] which will be nice cuz we'll a lot of

[11:11] times we can use that for loading trucks

[11:12] down there with salt sand because this

[11:14] will be tall enough it'll load dump

[11:16] trucks and stuff like that.

[11:19] >> I'm also glad to see that it's got cup

[11:21] holders cuz we don't want

[11:24] >> coffee.

[11:31] » I hope the swinging one so it's

[11:34] >> it doesn't spill.

[11:35] >> Yeah.

[11:37] >> All right. and all the questions

[11:38] answered.

[11:40] All right.

[11:42] So, we need a motion to either approve

[11:43] or deny.

[11:44] >> I'll make the motion to approve that.

[11:46] >> We need a second.

[11:48] >> Second.

[11:48] >> All in favor say I.

[11:51] >> Opposed.

[11:53] Also carry

[11:55] public works. purchase of a Chevy

[11:57] Silverado

[12:03] as uh for the capital equipment plan for

[12:07] 2026 and the 2026 budget. Purchase of a

[12:10] pickup for public works was budgeted of

[12:13] 55,000.

[12:15] We received bids from our local

[12:16] dealership and surrounding communities.

[12:18] House Chevrolet 46,96 plus tax and

[12:22] license in stock for 26. Move some 46212

[12:27] tax and license would be in order for 26

[12:30] roster Chevy 47245

[12:33] tax and licensing stock.

[12:36] So council action requested to either

[12:38] approve or deny the purchase of a Chevy

[12:40] Silverado 1500 crew cab truck. Questions

[12:43] or discussions?

[12:46] When they say in stock, not sitting on

[12:48] the block here, two weeks or whatever.

[12:53] Greg said he has two of them. Uh Lewon's

[12:56] would be in order. They were low, but

[12:59] that would be in order. Uh and that's up

[13:01] to you guys to decide what the

[13:02] difference. Everything was apples to

[13:04] apples.

[13:05] I I'll have to go through Greg's cuz his

[13:08] has coating, but before we would

[13:10] actually make the purchase, I would make

[13:11] this and make sure that it is. It's if

[13:13] you look at those things, they throw it

[13:15] in as a package and I don't know what

[13:17] else in that package. So, I'm going to

[13:18] have to have him break it down for sure.

[13:21] Um, in order to get one of these, like

[13:23] if if you ended up going to the Lewins

[13:25] and you had to order it, they got to be

[13:26] in by this Friday. So, we pushed this

[13:28] ahead faster than what I planned on in

[13:31] case that was the route, then we could

[13:32] get the order. Otherwise, it's going to

[13:34] the 27s after Friday and we'd be at

[13:37] price pump.

[13:38] >> I'll make a motion from Chevrolet.

[13:42] >> I pref I prefer that as well, assuming

[13:44] that everything comes back.

[13:46] >> There you go. Yeah, that's fine. Per

[13:48] specs.

[13:50] Yeah, I'll second that. Then as long as

[13:52] that's added on there.

[13:55] >> Any other questions or discussions?

[13:59] » Josh, no.

[14:01] >> All in favor say I.

[14:03] >> I oppose. That'll carry.

[14:06] >> Takes us to 2026

[14:08] general election. Approval of election

[14:10] judge.

[14:13] Additional election judges. Following

[14:15] the primary election, we have determined

[14:16] that one additional election judge is

[14:18] needed at the American Legion polling

[14:20] place. Additionally, one judge

[14:22] previously scheduled to work the general

[14:24] election will be unable to serve.

[14:29] We are requesting approval for the

[14:30] following election judges.

[14:33] Summer

[14:34] >> Mona and John Bernard.

[14:38] Uh council action requested would be to

[14:40] approve the above election judges for

[14:42] the election general election. Questions

[14:45] or discussion

[14:48] hearing? None. Do we have a motion?

[14:49] >> I'll make a motion to approve.

[14:51] >> Motion to approve. Do we have a second?

[14:55] >> All in favor say I.

[14:56] >> I.

[14:56] >> Oppose. That'll carry. That takes us out

[15:00] of motion. General business. Mayor staff

[15:01] consult reports. Mayor's report today.

[15:06] Uh, city of Sturville like to send their

[15:08] sympathies to the fan families of Linda

[15:10] Glass, Jim

[15:13] Jackal, J Schroeder, Judy D. Young, and

[15:17] Dolly Parton.

[15:20] She did pass

[15:22] today.

[15:27] » Bearcave concerts. No concert tomorrow

[15:29] night. The last one of the season is

[15:31] next Wednesday, September 2nd. It's in

[15:35] the fields. It'll be a good one. It'll

[15:36] be a big one for you.

[15:40] Before the concert, stop out to the

[15:42] United Methodist Church Farmers Market

[15:45] Cruisers car show every Friday night.

[15:47] Great cars last Friday. Thank you,

[15:50] Chief, for being there in the dunk tank.

[15:52] Usually, you must not have got to call

[15:54] this year. You guys,

[15:57] >> Chief was there. I was there. I don't

[16:00] know who else ended up getting in there.

[16:01] I suppose Kai did.

[16:03] >> Yep.

[16:04] >> Yeah. Super Dave.

[16:06] >> I wasn't over over there. It was

[16:08] >> I think Super Dave got

[16:12] » it was a good night. I hope they I hope

[16:13] you got good and cold.

[16:15] >> Was it?

[16:15] >> I hope you got good and cold.

[16:17] >> No, the water's pretty warm by the time

[16:19] I got in there.

[16:20] >> Maybe something happened while I was

[16:23] >> That's what I suspected. I was trying

[16:25] not to think about it.

[16:29] » That's why I always go first.

[16:33] Hey, good luck to our SHs fall sports

[16:36] teams. Let's repeat last year. They had

[16:38] a fantastic year. They start right up uh

[16:41] not this Friday, but the Friday after is

[16:43] the first game.

[16:44] >> Football does, but volleyball is already

[16:46] going.

[16:46] >> Volleyball is going to be

[16:51] >> plays Thursday, too.

[16:52] >> Volleyball plays Thursday and soccer

[16:54] plays Thursday.

[16:55] >> Really? At least girls soccer.

[16:56] >> They got some scrimmages Saturday. I

[16:58] know that

[16:59] >> football does. So, it'd be a great year.

[17:02] A lot of kids out, a lot of attendance.

[17:04] All right. Thanks, Tigers.

[17:07] That's all I've got. Uh, city minister's

[17:11] report. Yep. Reports in your packet.

[17:14] Obviously, above ground is starting at

[17:15] the library and Nate can hit on that.

[17:18] But got a couple pictures there for you.

[17:20] Um, and then the only other thing is

[17:21] Sean and I met with Mandot um as they're

[17:24] reviewing and figuring out this paving

[17:27] schedule and detouring schedule. So,

[17:30] right now the thinking is they'd like to

[17:32] close this section during the duration

[17:35] of that construction. All the residents

[17:37] would be allowed access. Uh we'd figure

[17:40] out signage for the businesses, but it

[17:43] helps them get more done with safety in

[17:45] mind and gets it done faster probably is

[17:49] what they're thinking is. So, they're

[17:52] worried about completing it next season

[17:55] if they don't start that late. Yeah. So,

[17:57] their original thought was to try to do

[17:59] it in some kind of phase and then one

[18:01] side or the other and then move down the

[18:03] highway. But with all the sections, some

[18:06] getting torn out, some getting replaced,

[18:08] they just feel they can just keep moving

[18:10] without that disruption.

[18:12] >> Biggest impact they'll be going into the

[18:14] fall, I'm sure.

[18:17] » Yeah. With buses and harvest. So, that

[18:19] was a big thing. We told them that, you

[18:22] know, you got to

[18:24] things. So,

[18:26] >> so it's just information at this time.

[18:28] If you get feedback, they want to know

[18:30] that. So, if you get, you know,

[18:33] >> and I think they would start up there to

[18:35] get to Fifth Avenue.

[18:36] >> Well, I would hope so. At least the

[18:38] fifth.

[18:39] >> Yeah.

[18:41] >> Well, we'll have to see. I guess we'll

[18:43] find out next year, won't it?

[18:44] >> Yeah.

[18:47] >> Any word on

[18:50] stop lights

[18:52] start date? September.

[18:54] >> Um they're going to get they hope to get

[18:56] started uh that week after Labor Day. So

[18:59] Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Um at

[19:02] least with mobilization.

[19:04] >> We had the pre-con

[19:06] take 3 months to put in a satellite.

[19:08] >> Um what they run into is the delivery of

[19:11] the mass. The actual semi4 mass are

[19:17] custom built apparently for any interse.

[19:22] And so these will be made to fit that

[19:24] site. And they figured, what did they

[19:26] say? A 20w week,

[19:28] >> but they were going to get all the

[19:29] underground stuff done. So if the

[19:31] weather changes, if these things don't

[19:33] come in till December, January, they can

[19:36] still put them up in the cold cuz all

[19:37] the other stuff will be done.

[19:39] >> And then people will be doing the power

[19:41] side. So hopefully that wiring gets into

[19:44] place. So it's just a matter of doing

[19:45] the install and then that final hookup

[19:48] of the lights wiring. So right after the

[19:52] first of the year is more popular

[19:55] thinking. So,

[19:58] >> any other questions for Paul? I have you

[20:00] heard from the county how much they want

[20:01] to participate in 15th Avenue?

[20:05] >> Well, I had one small meeting just this

[20:07] afternoon to uh lay out some of our

[20:09] plans and I said you wanted to sit in on

[20:12] a future meeting after they give some

[20:14] ideas. But yeah, Ben I met with um and

[20:18] he had a chance where Tony the deputy

[20:21] administrator was out at the offices. So

[20:23] he asked me, can you quick out and meet

[20:26] with me, tell Tony what we want? And so

[20:30] then they're going to get back to us

[20:31] here with some of those ideas. So

[20:32] wonderful. Keep you guys posted on that.

[20:36] >> Any other questions for our

[20:37] administrator?

[20:40] » All right. Thank you, Bill.

[20:42] Finance officer report. Kelly,

[20:45] >> no report.

[20:46] Public works director. Sean,

[20:49] >> there's a report in there. Life is honor

[20:51] and public works.

[20:53] >> It is not sure.

[21:02] » Any questions for the happy golucky

[21:05] public works director?

[21:09] Anybody

[21:13] got anything?

[21:18] » All right, I guess things are rolling.

[21:21] Everything must be

[21:22] >> Everything is hunky dory. Tell the guys

[21:25] thanks for keeping it hunky and dory.

[21:27] >> When's your summer suit or the the

[21:29] healthy

[21:30] >> Friday?

[21:32] >> All of them.

[21:33] >> Then it's not hunky dory anymore cuz you

[21:35] got behind me the way the grass is still

[21:37] growing. So we lose a lot. We've lost

[21:39] one already. Friday, we lose the rest.

[21:42] So

[21:42] >> Jerry has to leave.

[21:43] >> Jerry, I shouldn't say, but Jerry will

[21:45] say,

[21:46] >> but we lose all the maybe dick up to

[21:49] kill that.

[21:51] >> He's too busy.

[21:52] >> He's busy at hand for

[21:58] » All right. And no more questions for

[22:01] director.

[22:02] >> Thank you, Tom. Tell you guys, thanks to

[22:04] the engine report tonight. Does anybody

[22:06] have anything to fill in?

[22:09] >> She also

[22:10] >> information she left nothing.

[22:11] >> Oh, she also contacted the county too

[22:14] >> about options that might help us out

[22:16] with that.

[22:17] >> All right.

[22:18] >> Well,

[22:20] Chief, you got a report for us tonight?

[22:24] >> Wait a second.

[22:26] >> Well, yeah, but I figured I mean after

[22:29] he was on the front page of the post

[22:30] bulletin,

[22:32] he probably didn't think he wanted to

[22:34] report. a little late. I got it.

[22:39] » Um so, uh your report is in your packet,

[22:42] I think. Um and another busy month. Um

[22:48] uh we are definitely going to be a net

[22:50] lending library this year. That's kind

[22:52] of reversed. Um which is uh interesting.

[22:57] Um expansion is going great. We have um

[23:00] they are still on schedule to be done by

[23:04] uh Christmas. Um and

[23:07] >> yeah um

[23:09] >> for real.

[23:11] >> Um and

[23:13] um finally got our plumbing permit which

[23:16] was like the last major holdup. Thank

[23:18] you state of Minnesota. And

[23:23] uh normal library stuff. Um you have our

[23:25] reporter on our summer reading. Um, I

[23:28] hope next time we have a city council

[23:30] meeting, you will uh, Mr. Mayor, you

[23:32] will consent to, uh, doing a

[23:34] proclamation for another librarian for a

[23:36] day. Um, and, um, we got a fun one this

[23:40] year. So, um,

[23:42] uh, that's about all I have. Any

[23:47] questions about stuff?

[23:50] Any questions about anything over there?

[23:52] >> No. No.

[23:54] you've uh thanks for the effort you put

[23:56] in at the music festival this year.

[23:58] >> Oh yeah. Yeah, those are fun.

[24:02] >> Water problem has been solved.

[24:04] >> The Oh uh yeah, I think we should be and actually a big hunk of that was uh

[24:09] the post office is building too. Um

[24:12] they're uh they need to clean their

[24:13] gutters.

[24:15] >> Really?

[24:16] >> Yeah. They send us part of their failure

[24:18] to mow the lawn and stuff around.

[24:21] >> It's on the list. Yes.

[24:24] I see somebody got him in there at the post office to whack it down.

[24:27] Look, they took a pair of sheep shooters

[24:29] out there and whacked it off.

[24:33] » All right, questions for the world

[24:35] famous Nate.

[24:39] If you haven't seen the post bullet, he

[24:40] is on the front page above the fold.

[24:45] >> All right. Thank you, Nate. Sorry I

[24:46] skipped you there. Fire Chief Brandon,

[24:48] you got a report now?

[24:50] >> I don't have one in there. I missed my

[24:51] meeting earlier. So, I'll have two two

[24:54] months worth when I come for the

[24:57] following if I'm not at Suns football

[24:59] game. But you'll have your report

[25:01] regardless, but still happy to take any

[25:03] questions if you have any.

[25:04] >> Any questions from the chief?

[25:08] » You're fully staffed now, right? I mean,

[25:10] you took on a couple more.

[25:12] >> Yep.

[25:13] >> Y

[25:15] is in as many as I wanted to. Well, I

[25:17] mean, it's good to know there's still

[25:18] people wanting to volunteer to be on the

[25:20] fire department.

[25:22] >> Well,

[25:23] numbers are down as far as the

[25:26] applicant.

[25:26] >> Well, I'm sure they are.

[25:28] >> But yeah, we're not full as far as

[25:30] ordinance allows us up to 40, but we're

[25:32] at 36 and that I I wasn't trying to put

[25:36] on enough to be a 40. So, right where I

[25:38] intended to be. So,

[25:40] >> all right. Thanks, man. Thanks for being

[25:42] out there tonight, too.

[25:43] >> That was fun.

[25:45] No pool director report tonight. That

[25:48] takes us committee commission board

[25:49] reports, chamber of commerce. Nothing in

[25:50] our packet tonight, but they the uh fall

[25:53] festival's coming up at barricade in

[25:55] September

[25:57] 19th.

[25:57] >> Check the stirfield star for the exact

[25:59] time and place and date. EDH,

[26:03] we met minutes are in there. Finance,

[26:07] we meant to discuss the budget. Library.

[26:10] >> Yeah, actually I can move. All right.

[26:14] >> Uh, minutes are in there. I don't really

[26:16] got much to add. So,

[26:18] >> personnel, you guys have been busy

[26:20] lately.

[26:21] The new hire

[26:23] plans on nothing yet. Public safety.

[26:28] >> I don't have anything special. Just want

[26:30] to put out there to the world that with

[26:33] football starting, 6th Avenue Southwest

[26:36] is a no parking. If there's no parking

[26:38] signs and you park under it, you run the

[26:41] risk of getting a citation. We don't

[26:44] that is that is the worst part of my

[26:46] entire job. That is where the most grief

[26:50] out of anything is people parking in

[26:52] that no parking and us enforcing. If

[26:55] there's a sign there, we can't. It's not

[26:59] >> It's not us. You know, that's what it

[27:00] is.

[27:00] >> It's not an optional parking place. It

[27:02] means no parking.

[27:03] >> It means no parking.

[27:04] >> Correct. For some reason, it's only

[27:07] football season. We don't have the

[27:08] problem with baseball. We don't have it

[27:10] with tennis. We don't have it with track

[27:11] and field. It's just football.

[27:14] >> They're all parking at the fire station

[27:15] for baseball.

[27:16] >> That's probably true, too. You can call

[27:19] that one.

[27:20] >> I did.

[27:24] » All right. You heard it here first.

[27:26] Football season starting. The officer

[27:29] says if it says no parking, it's no

[27:31] parking. So, yep. It's your option to

[27:33] find out if he means it or not.

[27:38] >> All right. Anything else?

[27:41] >> Nope.

[27:41] >> Any questions? All right. Thank you,

[27:44] Justin. Public works.

[27:47] Nothing at this time. Ready?

[27:50] >> Roll call.

[27:52] >> Just that was the minutes there and just

[27:54] a park item.

[27:56] >> All right. Advisory Committee. Nothing

[27:58] tonight. No communications in our

[28:00] packet. It's open mic. Brian, if you

[28:02] want anything

[28:04] >> unless you have questions.

[28:05] >> Any questions for our commissioner?

[28:10] >> At least not on air.

[28:13] >> All right. Final motion of the evening.

[28:15] Motion. We have a second.

[28:17] >> Second. All in favor say I. I.

[28:20] >> Opposed.

[28:22] The best.

Stewartville City Council Meeting - August 25, 2026

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