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[10:13] Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. Today is Tuesday, March 18, 2025, and it's the five o'clock meeting of the Valley City Commission. We'll call the meeting to order. Please call the roll. President Carl's room. Commissioner Bishop. Here. Mr.
[10:48] United States of America, and to the Republic for Wishing Sands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
[11:04] Thank you.
[11:05] Okay, approval of the agenda.
[11:09] I have no changes.
[11:11] Okay,
[11:15] approval of the consent agenda.
[11:18] Move to approve.
[11:19] Second.
[11:20] Second.
[11:21] Any discussion?
[11:23] Any discussion?
[11:25] Please call the roll.
[11:36] Thank you.
[11:41] Thank you.
[11:53] Thank you.
[11:57] of the Valley City Municipal Code related to use of the public right away.
[12:02] Okay, Carl.
[12:04] President Carl's written commissioners for this third and final reading, I took out all the
[12:09] red lines except what has been changed for this final night.
[12:14] So that would be 7.102 13, 7.10501, 7.10504, those were the changes that were discussed at
[12:24] the last finance meeting and commission meeting asking for approval with the exception of
[12:31] in 7.10105. We're leaving the time frame for removal of snow at 24 hours instead of 48 hours.
[12:39] Okay. Thank you. Any questions of curl? Is there a motion to approve?
[12:44] A move to the second. Okay. Any discussion? No. Any discussion?
[12:50] Please call the roll.
[12:53] Mr. Magnuson.
[12:54] Aye.
[12:54] Mr. Erickson.
[12:56] Yes.
[12:56] Mr. Galman.
[12:57] Aye.
[12:57] Mr. Bishop.
[12:58] Aye.
[12:59] President Carl's room.
[13:00] Aye.
[13:01] Next.
[13:03] Approved Resolution 2474.
[13:05] A resolution creating paving improvement district number one.
[13:10] And it should be 32.
[13:12] That's how it's listed on the resolution in your practice.
[13:14] It's just a typo on the agenda.
[13:16] So it should be district 132.
[13:19] Thank you.
[13:19] Okay, Chair.
[13:21] President Carlisle, commissioners, including your packet, there should be a map for this improvement
[13:26] district.
[13:27] The peering 132 is the area shown in green on your map.
[13:32] It's a solid lines.
[13:34] This would be 12 street north from 9th Avenue Northwest to 5th Avenue Northeast, as well
[13:39] as 5th Avenue Southwest and 10th Street Southwest, just off a initial road.
[13:44] This would be a seal code improvement project.
[13:46] Any questions?
[13:48] Okay.
[13:48] Any questions?
[13:50] Move to approve.
[13:51] There's second.
[13:52] Second.
[13:53] Okay.
[13:53] Is there any discussion now?
[13:55] Any discussion?
[13:57] Please call on the roll.
[13:59] Mr. Erickson.
[14:00] Yes.
[14:01] Mr. Galman.
[14:01] Hi.
[14:02] Mr. Bishop.
[14:03] Hi.
[14:03] Mr. Minnigan.
[14:04] Hi.
[14:05] President Carl's room.
[14:06] Hi.
[14:07] New business.
[14:09] And one.
[14:10] Approved monthly bills for the city and public works in the amount of $1,573,274.
[14:17] dollars. Okay. Any questions? Is there motion to approve? Some
[14:24] moved. Is there a second? Second. Okay. Any discussion now? Any
[14:29] discussion? Please call the roll. Mr. Bishop. Aye. Mr.
[14:34] Magnuson. Aye. Mr. Erickson. Yes. Mr. Galman. Aye. President
[14:38] Carl's room. Yes. Okay. Next. New business to here and
[14:44] Determine sufficiency of written protests and approve annexation as described in resolution 2473.
[14:51] Good girl.
[14:53] President Carl's and commissioners, no protests were received for the annexation of the Beans and golf course owned by
[15:00] The park district recommending a final approval at this time, and then we'll just go and file the annexation maps and the resolution with the county. Okay. Thank you. Is there any question? Any question? Is there a motion to approve?
[15:16] Mr. Gruehl, moved in a second, sat down, any discussion?
[15:23] Any discussion?
[15:25] Based on all the roll.
[15:27] Mr. Galman.
[15:28] Acknowledge the conflict of interest and abstain.
[15:33] Mr. Bishop.
[15:34] Aye.
[15:35] Mr. Magnuson.
[15:36] Aye.
[15:37] Mr. Erickson.
[15:38] Yes.
[15:38] President Carl's Roon.
[15:39] Yes.
[15:44] Okay.
[15:45] When?
[15:49] President Carl's Roon commissioners.
[15:51] I have nothing tonight.
[15:57] I just wanted, as I put in front of you, we did receive in our payment for municipal infrastructure funds just this week.
[16:09] So that was what we were expecting in 25.
[16:14] The December payment in 2024 was the $2.5 million and then the $934,000 plus was our 2025 payment that was projected.
[16:25] So we just want to let you know we received those funds this week.
[16:28] Thank you.
[16:29] Any questions, guys?
[16:31] Okay.
[16:32] Thanks, Brenda.
[16:33] Brandy.
[16:35] Tina.
[16:38] Gary.
[16:40] Scott.
[16:44] Ice is bad.
[16:46] Nick.
[16:56] just nothing on business side, but wish our city administrator Gwen Crawford a happy birthday.
[17:03] Happy birthday, Gwen. Happy birthday, Gwen. Happy birthday. Mike wants to say to you, but I said no.
[17:12] So, one of the rest of it.
[17:15] Jeff?
[17:17] I had nothing tonight.
[17:19] Okay.
[17:20] Do eat.
[17:20] Nothing to see.
[17:22] Mike?
[17:23] Nothing tonight.
[17:23] Oh my.
[17:25] Just a quick shout out to all our employees, the great job that you do.
[17:33] And those of you who weren't here for the finance meeting,
[17:37] they had introductions and little background of the people who work in our electrical department.
[17:45] It was appreciated. I thank you. Thank you all for what you do. And I'd be remiss next week,
[17:57] George Gottfried, the businessman, the developer,
[18:05] the politician involved in everything, Valley City.
[18:10] Generous man who loved Valley City and we could go on for a long time.
[18:16] But I would just say thank you to George and his family.
[18:22] We're grateful for the wonderful things that you've done for Valley City.
[18:29] There being no further business meeting is adjourned.
[18:32] Thanks, everyone.
[18:36] Yeah, I think I have a
[18:40] present for you.