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call the meeting for order

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city council on January 20th. Um, any

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status and concerns, Julie?

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solar for the fireball. It will be um

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we'll make it number eight and if Gen

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quite here at that time, we'll just move

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it down when he gets on on Zoom.

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agenda with that one addition?

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>> Motion second.

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>> We have a motion from James, a second

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from Paul. All in favor by saying I.

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>> Any opposed? Then we have the consent

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agenda.

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otherwise? I'll entertain a motion to

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approve the consent agenda.

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>> Motion motion from Paul, a second.

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>> So moved.

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Bruce call to the vote. All in favor

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indicate by saying I.

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>> Opposed. Consent agenda approved. Our

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first item is the place, time, and date.

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uh we start a new year. So whether we

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time or place or are we good with what

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we back? We are the third Tuesday of the

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month at 6:30.

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» Is that working for everyone?

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motion to maintain our current um

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schedule of the third Tuesday at 6:30

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>> All in favor indicate by saying I.

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uh appointment of acting mayor other

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than the portfolio. The appointment was

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um really to recommend no change. So it

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would be James Stinger. Any other

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comments or a recommendation?

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Otherwise, I'll call for a motion to

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accept James Finger as acting mayor.

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>> Motion a motion to follow a second.

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>> Second, a second from Bruce. All in

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the whole section instead of one by one.

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appointment of the city attorney and the

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engineer um you have the annual review

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in there and we will be providing those

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to um Blaine with with Seth and um to

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Karen. So um I I think you saw the

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overall results uh for attorney overall

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very favorable results however noted

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it's been six months we do realize we

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acknowledgement in favorable is the

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expertise and knowledge um that has been

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in relative to communications more

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timely better communications. So um just

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review as we approve these appointments.

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attorney, the official paper,

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the depository state bank and engineer

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those appointments. Is there a second?

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to talk to us about solar and the city

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fireh hall. So I'll hand it over to you,

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person. The roads were starting to look

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a little slick out there and I did not

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want to drive back to Battle Lake after the meeting. So glad I can join

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you all on Zoom. Um, today I'm here to

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talk a little provide some updates about

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the solar project for the community

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center and also talk a little bit about

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a new opportunity. So first I'll talk a

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little bit about your the building

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surmised, there's been quite a few

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delays um, in the contractor's

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processing in getting solar up. Um,

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communicated updated timelines at this

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time to all communities uh, regarding

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their plans for battery installations as

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snow melts. So, um, I know that they are

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one of the things that pushed back the

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timeline quite a bit was a transformer

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upgrade. Um, that's something that uh

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cost that was unforeseen by both the

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contractor and by West Central

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Initiative. Um, we only found that the

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project needed a transformer upgrade

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when they dug into the interconnection

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paperwork. Um because in other uh areas

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the transformer on a given site. For

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whatever reason, Ottertale Power only

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transformer on site. And so I believe

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electric schedule it is the first part

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of March. For the roof ground schedule

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battery roof buildout is January the end

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very end of January. And the battery

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initiative project as well as they

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the city of Ashby. So we believe that

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overview of the opportunity that may

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can put a large solar array on it, but

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it's going to put almost all of that

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energy back onto the grid for which

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you'll get compensated at the retail

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rate. Um, and then it will be offset

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when you consume energy uh overnight.

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And so I'll scroll down here to the kind

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of highle uh analysis for for a solar

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array. So quite a lot quite a bit larger

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than the array for the event center. It'

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be a 50 kWDC 40 kW. That's the maximum

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amount that you can install on a public

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building and uh still get that retail

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credit. Um the system would produce

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62,260

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kilos a year. And so depending on the

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year uh I had a access to about 3 years

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of bills. It'll offset 90 to 110% of the

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total analy use. So again um really

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offsetting most if not all of the energy

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use in the building. Um we estimate a

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total upfront cost um of $117,500.

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Uh and then again the rebate, the

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primary rebate being the autotail power

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pop rebate which for this project for

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this sort of array would come in at

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58,750

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and then the 30% tax credit which would

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come in at $35,250

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which would make the total incentives

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$94,000.

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And then the balance after incentives 24

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or $23,500,

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excuse me. Um,

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this is the this is the kicker. Annual

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energy savings $5,100.

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So, if you decided to do a project on

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this building, the solar would more than

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pay for the total energy bill of the

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building. In fact, you would have

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probably $1,000 extra on top of the bill

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you're currently paying for that

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building. So that's the really big kind

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of opportunity I see here. Um and then

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uh it would be cash flow positive after

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uh about four and a half years of

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operations.

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Over a 30-year lifetime, the project

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would save the city $149,661.

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Um and the total energy value, so that's

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the total value of all the energy it

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produces over its lifetime would be

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$173,161.

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And then I'll just scroll down a little

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bit to this cash flow that kind of

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illustrates that in a more visual um

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manner.

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And um it sounds like we will be or my

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colleague Cedar Walters will be

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presenting uh to the fireh hall board on

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February 2nd to seek approval um to to

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put these details into our cooperative

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RFP. If that approval is granted, it

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means that the city and the fireh hall

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board would receive a bid in May or

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June. It would not again uh as last time

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it would not this, you know, decision

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tonight or February 2nd doesn't commit

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the city to anything. It just means that

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you'll receive a bid um and get to

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decide in May or June if you want to

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move forward at that point.

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Um so maybe I'll pause there for for

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questions or comments.

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questions. The the energy and resilience

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committee met last week and we didn't

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have a quorum but those presidents that

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were supportive um and thought that you

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go to the fire board and for the next

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step

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>> on there there's the west central

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initiative grant um you have nothing

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there.

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>> So is it because we're going to make

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money so quickly that we are not

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eligible or you just don't know?

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>> We just don't know yet. So, as you might

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remember last time when I ca when I was

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there probably over a year ago now when

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we I was pitching the first project, we

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weren't sure like how how much prices

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were going to come in. I think last year

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when I pitched we were pitching at 250

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or 275 a watt. Um this this analysis is

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at 235 a watt which is more expensive

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than the bid we received last year just

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because of some policy changes at the

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federal level. We're expecting a little

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bit of increase in price from last year.

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Um, but we do know that we're going to

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be below 250 a watt. Um, the reason I

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don't have anything in here is because

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we don't we just don't know a how many

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communities are going to move forward

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with a project and b what the pricing is

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going to look like. And depending on the

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pricing and how many communities move

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forward will kind of uh help us decide

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how we use grant funds. Obviously, last

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year we used the grant funds to pay for

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battery systems. One thing we're

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considering this year is if the prices

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come in at 235 or above, instead of

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doing larger grants to specific

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communities for batteries, we might do

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some smaller grants to all communities

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to help pay down that cash flow. um we

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just don't know where the pricing will

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land and we also don't know how many

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communities will ultimately move forward

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with the project and so we're not

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putting anything in there. Um but it's

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possible that West Central Initiative

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would also be able to contribute grant

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funds to support this work as well.

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» Any other questions for Griffin

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at this point?

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>> No further questions right now but

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Griffin.

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Okay, sounds good. If anyone has other

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questions or comments or anything,

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Julie, maybe you can share my email

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address with the council um and they can

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reach me that way. And then like I said,

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my colleague Cedar Walters will present

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to the fire board on February 2nd for

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that formal approval.

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>> Perhaps we he could share his slides

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because they were really hard to

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>> Yeah. Can you send me the slides so that

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I can have those? Or is Cedar going to

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bring those?

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>> Yep. I will I will send you send you

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this copy and I'll be sure Cedar has a

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couple copies with her as well.

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>> Thank you.

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>> You could electronically share them with

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the council too just because there's a

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lot of information and like you said a

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little hard to see.

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>> Yeah,

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>> absolutely. Um and I will just maybe

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share here. I'll stop sharing my screen.

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I will just share some of the other

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communities we have on board for this

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second round. We do have a number of uh

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communities like Fergus that are

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returning for a second project. Let me

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just get that list pulled up here. Okay,

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so as of right now, we have the city of

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Ottabon, the city of Brandon, the city

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of Chicago, the city of Ottertale, the

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city of Rosé, the city of Underwood, the

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city of Callaway, the city of Hitterall.

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Those are all new communities that are

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joining that were kind of inspired by

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the first cohort. And then Battle Lake,

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Parker's Prairie, Hoffman, and New York

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Mills are other communities that were in

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it the first round that are also

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returning for a second project. So,

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we're hopeful we'll get a a good price

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with the number of communities we put

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together. Um, and and yeah, we're

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looking forward to to continuing this

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work uh in the region.

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» Thank you, Griffin. Appreciate it.

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>> Awesome. Thank you, Julie. and Julie, I

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will see you two tomorrow for our our

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meeting. I have some exciting updates to

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share then.

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>> Thanks. We have

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>> Oh, yeah. I thought I thought we had one

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with mommy. Okay. Thanks, Gone.

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Uh, our next order of business is the

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city center parking lot. Blaine.

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» Yeah. Uh, let me see if I can get my

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camera on here. There we are. Um, just a

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quick update on that. You know, nothing

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obviously has changed from last month

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other than we have a uh an additional

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payment above last uh payment there. Um,

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and so that uh amount that you're seeing

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that 55,000 I believe. Um, that's kind

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of due, you know, to the contractor.

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That's for all the work that's complete.

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Um the last little thing out that's

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hanging out there is a little bit of

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concrete and we talked with the concrete

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uh contractor and he seemed willing to

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look at it in the spring. So we do have

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uh 3% retainage held out there uh to

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make sure you know when we really once

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the ice melts and we get a good look at

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it uh if we need to fix it and it seems

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like we're trending in that direction um

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that we can get that done in the spring.

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But otherwise um yeah overall a good

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project. Tori uh and his crew did a

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really good job. Um yeah, then if

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there's any questions, I'd be glad to

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answer them.

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» Questions on this second and silent? If

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not, I'll take a recommendation to

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approve.

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» I would make a motion to approve partial

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pay request number two.

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>> Second

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motion by Bruce and a second by Paul.

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All in favor by saying I

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>> I

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>> opposed. Okay. Then we have the

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assessment hearing that we're willing to

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do. Um our next meeting is February 17th

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if we'd want to do it like at 6 o'clock

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before our council meeting.

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>> Is that soon enough, Julie?

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>> Yes.

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thoughts about when does that work to

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just do it when we're together anyway?

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>> Okay. So, we'll do 6 PM on February

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17th. The other recommendation is how

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many years do we want to indicate or the

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assessment payment? It seems like we've

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done 20 in the past, but these aren't

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huge.

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Um, do do you have an idea what they

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are, Julie? I think you were going to

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take a look at that.

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Do you have those exact numbers of what

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I mean? I can look up your email, too.

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>> Yeah, let me um I can pull them up here

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real quick.

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So, it's kind of broken into the two

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different sections as we know. um where

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when the work was the private work on on

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the property that was being directly

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build and then what was actually

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assessed to the property owners that was

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by a cost per linear foot basis. Um and

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so yeah, I have those numbers and I can

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Do you want me to rattle them off or

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um how do you want me to

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convey those?

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Well, I think we're just kind of

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wondering kind of where the prices are

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to set the year term.

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>> So, we have one person getting three for

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assessment costs.

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>> What was it?

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>> Um, one place is one parcel is $3,46752.

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» Y

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>> another parcel is $1,69344.

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Another parcel is 80640.

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Another is $216.

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And the last parcel is $2,688

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for a total of $36,970.

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» Uh that's that's once you include the

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city's share of that as well, Julie. Um

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if you look at what is only being

543
00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:11,669
assessed, that amount is $10,671.36.

544
00:23:11,679 --> 00:23:14,159
Well, we can assess the city as well.

545
00:23:14,159 --> 00:23:18,230
Um, $26,326.34

546
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,400
for the two parcels that the city.

547
00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,880
>> And so that that amount is based off of

548
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:29,840
uh the the rate of I think I $26.88

549
00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,840
a linear foot. That's what was presented

550
00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,600
at the the public hearing. Um I suppose

551
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,360
that was about a year and a half ago now

552
00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:39,520
um that we originally presented that.

553
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:40,799
you know, that's kind of the the

554
00:23:40,799 --> 00:23:44,480
maximum. It it exceeded that by um a

555
00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:45,919
little bit, so we can't go above that

556
00:23:45,919 --> 00:23:48,559
without reholding a public hearing. And

557
00:23:48,559 --> 00:23:50,720
at that point, it's it isn't worth it, I

558
00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,360
don't think. But um to meet the, you

559
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:56,799
know, 429 statuates um that going with

560
00:23:56,799 --> 00:24:05,990
that 2688 is is what we'd recommend.

561
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,960
» That's the recommendation for repayment.

562
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,760
10 20 like I said we've done 20 but

563
00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,320
that's usually been considerably more

564
00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:18,559
than this amount that we got here but

565
00:24:18,559 --> 00:24:20,720
>> we went 10 I mean on the highest one

566
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,640
3457 it amounts to you know $345 a year

567
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,679
you know plus interest

568
00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:29,919
>> we know what the interest is

569
00:24:29,919 --> 00:24:31,760
>> right

570
00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,400
>> it is 1% higher than what we got in the

571
00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,200
bond and I do not know that off the top

572
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:46,710
I'll have that ready for public hearing

573
00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,480
» is

574
00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,320
if we set that tonight, that's when

575
00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,159
we'll go into the public hearing then or

576
00:24:52,159 --> 00:24:54,480
what if

577
00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,559
>> we don't um if we don't set that we

578
00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:00,080
can't make a we can't get

579
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,880
of what uh at the public hearing we

580
00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,880
won't have all the information available

581
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:09,120
at public hearing if we don't know the

582
00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:11,039
But that doesn't mean that after

583
00:25:11,039 --> 00:25:12,960
significant dialogue if they wanted it

584
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,320
more you can change.

585
00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,799
>> Yes. This is only proposed.

586
00:25:16,799 --> 00:25:19,279
>> Make a motion that we go 10 years on

587
00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:21,360
bond for the parking lot improvement

588
00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:25,269
project.

589
00:25:25,279 --> 00:25:27,279
» We have a motion by Bruce a second by

590
00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:28,880
James

591
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,240
comfort vote. All in favor by saying I

592
00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:32,559
in the

593
00:25:32,559 --> 00:25:38,870
>> post.

594
00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:41,279
Okay, we need a motion for the public

595
00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:43,360
hearing. Oh gosh, we didn't do that.

596
00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:45,679
Okay. And I have a motion to hold the

597
00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:48,960
public meeting February 17th at 6 p.m.

598
00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,240
here.

599
00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:51,120
>> I'll make motion.

600
00:25:51,120 --> 00:25:52,799
>> We have a motion by James. Is there a

601
00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:56,149
second?

602
00:25:56,159 --> 00:25:58,960
» We have a second.

603
00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,480
All in favor by saying

604
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:05,909
>> I

605
00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:09,039
committee reports.

606
00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:13,350
Um

607
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:16,880
the first one is um

608
00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,000
the um approval of the successful

609
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,279
performance ratings for the city clerk

610
00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:28,549
and utility superintendent.

611
00:26:28,559 --> 00:26:30,799
Is there a motion to accept that? I'll

612
00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:32,000
>> make a motion. We

613
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,600
>> have a motion from James. Is there a

614
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,520
second? Second.

615
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:37,200
>> Offer the vote. All in favor, indicate

616
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,080
by saying I.

617
00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,120
>> I.

618
00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,679
>> Uh the next item is um we've talked

619
00:26:41,679 --> 00:26:44,080
about the Minnesota paid leave law. It

620
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,080
It's been placed into our personnel

621
00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,400
policy. It's on page nine. It's pretty

622
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,640
much language straight out of the the

623
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,000
law. and uh personnel reviewed and

624
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,919
approved um that section of the policy

625
00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:00,159
in personnel.

626
00:27:00,159 --> 00:27:01,760
Is there a motion to approve that

627
00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:03,440
addition?

628
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,880
>> I'll make that motion.

629
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,960
>> Motion from James. Is there a second?

630
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,400
>> Second.

631
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,200
>> Paul. Um all in favor indicate by saying

632
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:11,840
I

633
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,760
>> I

634
00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,559
Okay, that's all we got from personnel.

635
00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:20,870
Aba H.

636
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:27,029
um

637
00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:29,919
to request a resolution of support from

638
00:27:29,919 --> 00:27:33,279
the city council waving the

639
00:27:33,279 --> 00:27:35,520
water and sewer fees and the conditional

640
00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,320
use permit fee for the daycare project

641
00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,240
if it gets to that point where it

642
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,240
actually

643
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:46,880
becomes a buildable project. Uh at this

644
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,120
point in time, we know that uh one of

645
00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:50,000
the things that we're going to have to

646
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,200
do is come up with a pretty a fairly

647
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,760
detailed budget. And of course, these

648
00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:57,679
numbers would factor into that if we can

649
00:27:57,679 --> 00:28:01,679
say they're waved. Um it helps us with

650
00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:02,799
our budgeting.

651
00:28:02,799 --> 00:28:04,640
>> What are the lacking faces?

652
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:09,120
>> Um $750 for water and $750 for sewer per

653
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:12,880
property. So on the property that the um

654
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,760
EDA has a p or h has a purchase

655
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:19,039
agreement on, they would be putting two

656
00:28:19,039 --> 00:28:21,440
um properties on there. So it would be

657
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,880
costing the water $1,500,

658
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,360
the sewer $1,500.

659
00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:28,960
And then they're also asking for the

660
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,279
conditional use permit fee to be waved,

661
00:28:31,279 --> 00:28:34,159
which is $400. So we're talking about

662
00:28:34,159 --> 00:28:36,320
$3,400

663
00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,080
um divided up between those three

664
00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,240
different entities. general fund, water

665
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,200
fund, and sewer fund.

666
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,360
>> I think we've done that in the past for

667
00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,240
community um projects of this nature.

668
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,279
So, we'll see if we get to that point.

669
00:28:51,279 --> 00:28:52,880
It would be nice to say we're going to

670
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,399
get to a point where we're actually

671
00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:55,279
going to build it.

672
00:28:55,279 --> 00:28:57,360
>> Yeah. I mean, daycare has been kind of a

673
00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,279
priority in so

674
00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:02,960
>> a lot of sit and teased to cross between

675
00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,080
now and that actually happening.

676
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:07,520
The other thing I see is you don't

677
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,279
really want to miss a meeting of this

678
00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:11,120
group because you could be nominated as

679
00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:15,510
chair.

680
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,640
» So is the um

681
00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,360
is the resolution separate

682
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,240
>> or can we

683
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,120
>> they have a resolution? Okay. Um, is

684
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,320
there a recommendation that we would um

685
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,039
wave the whack and sack fees and the

686
00:29:33,039 --> 00:29:37,440
conditional use permit for a daycare?

687
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,120
>> I would make that motion.

688
00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,880
>> We have a motion. Is there a second?

689
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:41,760
>> Second.

690
00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,320
>> Have a motion and a second. All in favor

691
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,600
by saying I

692
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,399
>> The other part is a resolution. the EDA

693
00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:53,840
was wanting to make sure after they go

694
00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,279
through all this work that it wouldn't

695
00:29:55,279 --> 00:29:58,640
come to the council and then um not get

696
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,360
supported. Um so they were requesting

697
00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:05,279
that there be a resolution that the EDA

698
00:30:05,279 --> 00:30:09,039
um as well as having those fees um waved

699
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:11,440
would have city council support as they

700
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,000
move forward um with investigating if

701
00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,120
they care

702
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,760
>> and that will help as we also apply for

703
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:19,279
different grants and stuff that are

704
00:30:19,279 --> 00:30:22,399
available um to a project of this

705
00:30:22,399 --> 00:30:25,120
nature. So, I would make a motion that

706
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:31,029
the council approve resolution 2026-001

707
00:30:31,039 --> 00:30:34,080
um indicating city council support of

708
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,720
that potential project.

709
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,200
>> We have a motion from Bruce. Is there a

710
00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:39,919
second?

711
00:30:39,919 --> 00:30:40,640
>> Second.

712
00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,279
>> We have a second from Paul. All in favor

713
00:30:43,279 --> 00:30:44,559
keep by saying I.

714
00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:46,480
>> I

715
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,919
approve. Motion carried. Um the liquor

716
00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:54,549
store municipal building

717
00:30:54,559 --> 00:30:57,440
Um we had a meeting

718
00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,480
last week. Um

719
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,679
the among recommendation the council um

720
00:31:03,679 --> 00:31:06,240
was that the stepup boutique had

721
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:10,000
requested um signage last meeting and we

722
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,679
approved

723
00:31:11,679 --> 00:31:14,080
um some but not all of the signage and

724
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,440
we the signage that we did not approve

725
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,399
got kind of altered and still hung up.

726
00:31:20,399 --> 00:31:22,880
So, what they had originally requested

727
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,720
was the step-up boutique sign next to

728
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,559
the door. We did not approve it and we

729
00:31:28,559 --> 00:31:30,080
told them to come back to us with

730
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,080
something that had different wordage

731
00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:37,519
that would have liquor store and separ.

732
00:31:37,519 --> 00:31:39,279
They went ahead and redid it and they

733
00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:41,440
hung it up, but it hasn't been approved,

734
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,440
nor is it branded in a way that goes

735
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:46,720
with the liquor store. and then the

736
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,799
wording of the policy and their

737
00:31:48,799 --> 00:31:51,919
agreement that it cannot

738
00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:54,000
take away from sales of the liquor store

739
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,760
or detract from liquor store at all. So,

740
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,159
>> and then it was adhered without

741
00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:00,880
drilling.

742
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,080
>> It is not Yes, it is noted with drilling

743
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:09,110
or anything, but it's it's

744
00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:10,960
» I never did look at the back of it, so I

745
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,640
don't know how it's attached. I don't

746
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,640
know if it's double-sided tape or

747
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,000
Velcro. I'm not sure.

748
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,279
>> I don't know. But in this one, we should

749
00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:19,360
look into

750
00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,440
>> I just know after our last meeting, not

751
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,039
the meeting like a week ago that he's

752
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:24,640
talking a meeting like a month or so ago

753
00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:25,600
that we discussed that.

754
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,600
>> That was before small town Christmas.

755
00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:29,039
>> Yes, I think so. It was right around

756
00:32:29,039 --> 00:32:30,799
that time. I probably failed in how I

757
00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:32,960
worded it to them. I told them there are

758
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,960
no nails, screws, absolutely nothing to

759
00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,519
be on the exterior.

760
00:32:37,519 --> 00:32:39,120
Failed to say no signage.

761
00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,360
>> What was your conversation after you

762
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:42,960
since this meeting? Have you had any

763
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:43,279
chance?

764
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:44,799
>> I've never been able to find her. I came

765
00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:46,399
in on the weekend. I left a note up

766
00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:47,519
there for her. Okay.

767
00:32:47,519 --> 00:32:51,360
>> Of letting her know about tonight.

768
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:52,640
>> So, our recommendation to the city

769
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,080
council would be to remove the step up

770
00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,880
sign by the entrance that does not

771
00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:01,039
adhere to our branding stuff and wasn't

772
00:33:01,039 --> 00:33:03,440
approved.

773
00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,200
>> I would put them back then to what our

774
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:06,960
decision was at the December council

775
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,720
meeting is to come back with a revised

776
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,399
design.

777
00:33:10,399 --> 00:33:13,200
>> Yep. I would make a motion to remove the

778
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,480
existing sign and to follow council's

779
00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:18,559
December recommendations. Is

780
00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:19,360
>> there a second?

781
00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,919
>> I'll second a motion from Bruce, a

782
00:33:21,919 --> 00:33:24,080
second from James. All in favor by

783
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,039
saying I

784
00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:28,870
>> I

785
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,840
anything else from

786
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,480
just the one recommendation?

787
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,039
Okay. Then we have event center. That's

788
00:33:37,039 --> 00:33:38,720
you.

789
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:42,480
>> Okay. Um, so the only recommendation

790
00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,799
um that we have for the event center is,

791
00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:49,360
let me just see what this Oh, wait. Put

792
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,880
it in here. Um,

793
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:54,960
we've had a little bit of an issue since

794
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:57,039
the last city council meeting regarding

795
00:33:57,039 --> 00:34:00,399
the ashtrays around town around the

796
00:34:00,399 --> 00:34:05,760
event center. Um, and um, we've recently

797
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:09,359
kind of fixed that a little bit.

798
00:34:09,359 --> 00:34:11,760
Um but

799
00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:16,240
in the process we've gotten um

800
00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:18,079
some push back from the city employees

801
00:34:18,079 --> 00:34:21,119
as a part of how the policy reads as to

802
00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:23,359
who has control over this building or

803
00:34:23,359 --> 00:34:26,159
how this building is run. Um we just

804
00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:29,040
recommend that the city council um look

805
00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,720
at the policy um as far as um city

806
00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:36,000
employees as opposed for

807
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,240
safety of this building.

808
00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:41,440
Essentially what had happened was um we

809
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,960
had last meeting we agreed that the

810
00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:48,079
ashtrays would be taken off

811
00:34:48,079 --> 00:34:53,040
um and that was agreed upon. It was not

812
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,800
communicated correctly apparently and um

813
00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,359
we got some push back saying that as an

814
00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:01,599
advisory board that we advise the city

815
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:05,200
council but we do not make um we do not

816
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,359
make the rules

817
00:35:07,359 --> 00:35:10,000
>> and our only concern is that in a safety

818
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,240
situation we do not have the three weeks

819
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:14,880
to wait for a meeting and the decision

820
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,079
that we had made was to remove them for

821
00:35:18,079 --> 00:35:20,160
the safety of not having the building

822
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,800
burned now. So, we would just like that

823
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,720
looked at um as so that we

824
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:29,200
cannot have these problems in the in the

825
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,160
future. Um Julie did attach the

826
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,359
personnel policy for this building.

827
00:35:35,359 --> 00:35:38,079
>> No, no, no. I know it's not yet.

828
00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:40,000
>> Um we need to look at it though. So,

829
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,680
we'll bring it back to next meeting. But

830
00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:42,880
I just wanted that

831
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,440
>> when I looked it's outdated. So, be a

832
00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,440
great opportunity to

833
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,280
>> um and it it does kind of outline the

834
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,520
various responsibilities. they're not

835
00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,079
clear and it gives you an opportunity to

836
00:35:54,079 --> 00:35:57,680
>> we have gotten the

837
00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:00,320
with our meeting the

838
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:04,320
um ashtrays were removed. Um we

839
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,000
discussed different options. We did not

840
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,760
come to a s to a final say what was

841
00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:11,359
going to happen but I my understanding

842
00:36:11,359 --> 00:36:12,800
is that they were purchased new ones

843
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,920
were purchased after that meeting. Um

844
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,920
and that's where we're at with that

845
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:22,230
meeting.

846
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:23,440
Well, I guess we should look at the

847
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,040
policy and see what it says. But, you

848
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,720
know, I don't use the ashtrays, so I'm

849
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,800
not I know in the front wasn't there

850
00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,880
kind of like a sand or something. You

851
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:32,800
didn't put your cigarette butt in.

852
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:33,760
>> Used to be. Yes.

853
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,599
>> I just My concern if we don't have

854
00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:36,960
ashtrays, where are those butts going to

855
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,079
end up? They're going to end up in a

856
00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:38,800
bass.

857
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:42,000
>> Our our concern was that they should not

858
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,520
be attached to the building so that they

859
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,119
can be remove like moved away from the

860
00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:46,560
building if they were on fire,

861
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,760
>> right? which was not able to happen at

862
00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,880
that time. That was our suggest

863
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:54,079
that was the one that was having the

864
00:36:54,079 --> 00:36:56,160
issues. Our only recommendation is that

865
00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:57,440
they removed until we figured out

866
00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,119
another option. It was never to not have

867
00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:02,720
them. It was just to remove them for the

868
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:04,320
time being. So

869
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,320
>> what is the footage? They have to be

870
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,160
>> Well, you can't smoke within 20 ft of

871
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:08,480
them.

872
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,119
>> 20T

873
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:10,079
>> of the door.

874
00:37:10,079 --> 00:37:12,400
>> That's smoking. But your ashtrays, there

875
00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,200
is no state statute. No. Um

876
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:16,480
>> I couldn't find

877
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:18,640
>> right. Yeah. Um Otteraw County and the

878
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,520
city of Vergus does not have but there

879
00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:25,280
is a recommendation from um that states

880
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,560
best practice is 15 to 25 ft from any

881
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:32,720
entrance window or air intake.

882
00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:35,200
>> So I think we're going to have a problem

883
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:36,800
if you have them farther away from the

884
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,960
door than you have them they don't use

885
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:42,240
them as much. Um, so I don't think it

886
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:44,480
was like the biggest problem was having

887
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:46,000
them away from the door. It was just

888
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,920
more so having them connected to the

889
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:48,320
building.

890
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,280
>> Yeah. And

891
00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:50,880
>> I do think we have to observe some

892
00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:52,240
distance because I have gotten

893
00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:54,480
complaints about people that go in the

894
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,320
municipal building towards the liquor

895
00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,480
store because there's someone who has a

896
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,359
tendency to smoke right outside the door

897
00:38:01,359 --> 00:38:04,400
>> and they find it bothersome to walk

898
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,200
through there. So,

899
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,200
>> not even kind of briefly dug into that

900
00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,079
too about like what Julie just said

901
00:38:12,079 --> 00:38:14,480
about how there is no distance

902
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,280
requirement for the ashtray itself

903
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,200
because I I smell it too. I can smell it

904
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,320
when people put them out and they come

905
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:21,440
in and

906
00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,079
>> I see it out there smoking just coming

907
00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:26,240
into the door and I've often wondered

908
00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:28,000
that with the Clean Air Act that it's

909
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,880
only two feet away from the front door.

910
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,960
Yeah. So, it' be a good time as we're

911
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,359
looking at new ash trees going up to

912
00:38:35,359 --> 00:38:37,599
take a look at that footage and you want

913
00:38:37,599 --> 00:38:40,000
it convenient, but you don't want it

914
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:43,680
right at the doorway where

915
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,000
smokers again don't have that issue, but

916
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,880
most smokers are, you know, probably

917
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:51,760
want to put their butt on, you know,

918
00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,520
>> if anything does get decided with the

919
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:54,800
event center on that, I would like to

920
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,960
hear it at as well. Might you propose it

921
00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:07,589
at the liquor store, too?

922
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:09,440
All of them.

923
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:11,119
>> Yeah, they just came the shop today.

924
00:39:11,119 --> 00:39:12,640
Gotcha.

925
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,640
>> So, we'll take a look at how many feet

926
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,640
in them before they're installed. Are

927
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,079
they multi?

928
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:19,680
>> You wanted them where you could just

929
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:21,119
grab them.

930
00:39:21,119 --> 00:39:22,720
>> Oh,

931
00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:24,640
they're the

932
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:25,680
>> whatever.

933
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:28,079
>> Yeah. Yeah, the ones that between the

934
00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:28,480
>> Yeah,

935
00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,640
>> the bank and the loom's desk look

936
00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:34,000
exactly like that one.

937
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,720
>> I I do agree that I do see more butts

938
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:38,079
hitting the ground if we don't have them

939
00:39:38,079 --> 00:39:40,400
there. Like I already see people dumping

940
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,079
their ashtrays from their car right on

941
00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:45,200
the alley between us and did merkantile.

942
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,280
Yeah, there's a lot of butts out there

943
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:48,720
even though we have an ashtray over

944
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:53,270
there.

945
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,160
Okay,

946
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,480
thank you.

947
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,119
Um,

948
00:40:01,119 --> 00:40:03,680
I guess we are down to staff reports.

949
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:06,240
Um,

950
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:10,160
>> I presented my report to you guys in

951
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:11,839
paper or form. Do you guys have any

952
00:40:11,839 --> 00:40:15,430
questions?

953
00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:18,079
» Um, do we was there any followup for

954
00:40:18,079 --> 00:40:20,160
Keely Shores? cuz at our last meeting

955
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,760
there was going to be followup. I see

956
00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,040
you matched or is it still not resolved?

957
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:26,560
>> Yeah, me and Blaine went out there and

958
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:28,960
looked at it and um like he's not on

959
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:29,520
there I guess.

960
00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:30,160
>> Yeah, he's on.

961
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,680
>> He's on. He's just not.

962
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,560
>> He was in agreement but it still didn't

963
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:36,640
meet the criteria.

964
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:38,480
>> So there was going to be discussion

965
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,640
engineer to engineer. Do you know if

966
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,720
that ever occurred when did you have a

967
00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:45,200
chance to talk to the engineer?

968
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:49,280
>> Yes. So, I um Keith had emailed uh the

969
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,680
engineer and then CCD me on it. Um and

970
00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:53,839
then I also emailed the engineer. I

971
00:40:53,839 --> 00:40:57,280
haven't heard back from them yet. Um so

972
00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,680
that's where that sits currently.

973
00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:02,160
>> Okay.

974
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:08,870
Any other questions on Mike?

975
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:13,760
If not, uh, liquor store report kind of

976
00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:17,040
>> um, at the end of quarter 4. Um, let's

977
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:18,800
see.

978
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:20,800
We're still waiting on some sign

979
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:22,960
material from JH signs. That's on back

980
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:24,319
order. That's the last we heard from

981
00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:27,599
them. Um, soon as that signage material

982
00:41:27,599 --> 00:41:29,119
shows up, they should be installed in

983
00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,359
the main liquor store sign up on top of

984
00:41:31,359 --> 00:41:33,280
the roof.

985
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,160
Um, midtime December, gutters were

986
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:39,680
installed. Um, some concerns were

987
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:41,599
brought to the meeting, but nothing that

988
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:43,359
had to get brought up here. I'm getting

989
00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:45,440
different quotes for different gutters

990
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,480
to potentially bring to council. Maybe I

991
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,240
don't even know if it' be my next

992
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:53,359
meeting or next February, but

993
00:41:53,359 --> 00:41:56,319
um, so gutters may be getting brought up

994
00:41:56,319 --> 00:42:00,240
again soon to the council.

995
00:42:00,240 --> 00:42:04,800
Um, hold on as I load here.

996
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:06,240
So, I don't think we could actually

997
00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,240
attach I do a year end PowerPoint

998
00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:09,680
preview. I don't think we could attach

999
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,040
it. I don't know if you guys got a print

1000
00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:12,319
out of it.

1001
00:42:12,319 --> 00:42:16,319
>> No, they didn't. Are you about to

1002
00:42:16,319 --> 00:42:18,640
>> or did you get a PDF? I'm not sure.

1003
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,240
>> They didn't get anything on.

1004
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:21,920
>> It might not be too crucial. I can

1005
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,599
>> We just kind of got your fourth quarter

1006
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:26,400
sales and

1007
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,560
>> just kind of what you know

1008
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:30,720
>> does kind of summarize. I mean, it

1009
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:32,319
includes first quarter, second quarter,

1010
00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:34,400
third quarter, and a second one. Yeah. I

1011
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,000
guess the PowerPoint I was asking that's

1012
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,079
just kind of the the fun numbers

1013
00:42:38,079 --> 00:42:39,520
throughout the year. I didn't know if

1014
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,880
you guys got that one yet or not.

1015
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,200
>> No, they have not. Okay. But I will get

1016
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,119
that.

1017
00:42:47,119 --> 00:42:48,560
>> Well, before we I don't know if you're

1018
00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:50,800
emailing it. Before we get to that, um,

1019
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,560
yeah, sales have decreased from 25

1020
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,920
versus 24. That's not just us. I mean,

1021
00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:59,520
fortunately, it's not just us, but

1022
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:01,359
unfortunately, we are affected by it as

1023
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:03,040
well. It's kind of a nationwide thing

1024
00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:07,040
happening right now. Um,

1025
00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,720
part of the I mean, we're we're still,

1026
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:12,480
let's see, we still exceeded over a

1027
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:14,319
million in sales. We did exceed last

1028
00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:16,720
year's sales by

1029
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:20,160
roughly 1 $1,800

1030
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,720
higher than last year's. Yeah. Last year

1031
00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:25,599
we hit 1,12,000. This year we hit just

1032
00:43:25,599 --> 00:43:29,589
shy of 1,14.

1033
00:43:29,599 --> 00:43:32,160
So yes, we're still getting the sales.

1034
00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:33,520
Yes, we're still rolling in the profit,

1035
00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,079
but it is not the increase that we were

1036
00:43:36,079 --> 00:43:41,109
expecting that I was expecting.

1037
00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:43,359
» But that's probably representative of

1038
00:43:43,359 --> 00:43:46,160
the nationwide trends or whatever we

1039
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:47,599
hear all

1040
00:43:47,599 --> 00:43:49,760
>> initi

1041
00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:51,440
liquor store is part of an organization

1042
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:54,400
called MMBA. It's Minnesota Municipal

1043
00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:57,119
Meers Association. all municipal liquor

1044
00:43:57,119 --> 00:43:58,800
stores had the option of being part of

1045
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:01,200
it. Um

1046
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:02,880
I don't know maybe four or five months

1047
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:05,440
into the year the the head president of

1048
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:06,720
that was reaching out to all of us

1049
00:44:06,720 --> 00:44:09,440
asking us for our sales history.

1050
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:11,280
Wasn't too much long after that asking

1051
00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,680
for THC history and it sounded like they

1052
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:15,200
were maybe going to some national

1053
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:16,960
conference to discuss sales there as

1054
00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:20,400
well. So it it is trending. Alcohol

1055
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,960
sales are definitely trending downward

1056
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,040
nationwide.

1057
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:27,200
So support local as much as you possibly

1058
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:30,880
can. That's for sure.

1059
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:32,880
Were we able to get that over?

1060
00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:34,720
>> Yeah, we should care.

1061
00:44:34,720 --> 00:44:36,560
>> Okay, then we'll kind of briefly touch

1062
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:39,359
on that. Yeah, we did exceed over a

1063
00:44:39,359 --> 00:44:41,280
million again this year, which you guys

1064
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:44,400
can see on the first slide there. Um

1065
00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:47,520
approximate profit after all expenses,

1066
00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:50,319
that's utility bills, wages, everything

1067
00:44:50,319 --> 00:44:53,119
should be approximately 32,000.

1068
00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:55,040
That is an estimated number. We're still

1069
00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:56,640
waiting to hear from the state auditor

1070
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,400
whenever she comes and gets our audit

1071
00:44:58,400 --> 00:44:59,920
done.

1072
00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:02,319
Um several months ago, we transferred

1073
00:45:02,319 --> 00:45:04,560
over $20,000 into the Bergus general

1074
00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:06,240
fund

1075
00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:09,599
and just little over 13,000 was given

1076
00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:12,560
back into the community in a form of

1077
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,560
some type of discount whether that's

1078
00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:20,630
senior um veteran, military.

1079
00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:23,119
The next slides I put in our comparisons

1080
00:45:23,119 --> 00:45:26,079
from 24 to 25. So the first one which is

1081
00:45:26,079 --> 00:45:28,319
our sales comparison. Obviously we want

1082
00:45:28,319 --> 00:45:31,040
to see that orange bar which is 25 to be

1083
00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:34,000
slightly higher than the blue one. Some

1084
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:37,200
months it is. Some months it's not. And

1085
00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:38,960
unfortunately the months where we really

1086
00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:40,880
want to be up which is like June, July,

1087
00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:43,440
August, that's where it's down.

1088
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:45,280
>> June, July, I guess it's down not

1089
00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:50,150
August.

1090
00:45:50,160 --> 00:45:54,480
I'll get any questions as we go or

1091
00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:57,599
keep going. Um, I kind of briefly broke

1092
00:45:57,599 --> 00:45:59,280
it down by categories as far as what

1093
00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:02,000
we're selling. Um, with the new POS

1094
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:05,440
software, I I'm no longer able to pull a

1095
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:07,440
report to show percentage. So, I don't

1096
00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:09,119
know the exact percentage of like what

1097
00:46:09,119 --> 00:46:11,839
beer is doing, what wine is doing, but

1098
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:13,760
at least shows the number of products

1099
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:16,079
sold per category and the dollars that

1100
00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:20,150
it brought in.

1101
00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:22,400
Um,

1102
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:25,200
just a question on expense comparison.

1103
00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:27,760
Of course, um

1104
00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:29,520
obviously

1105
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:34,319
um expenses were greater than 2024 also.

1106
00:46:34,319 --> 00:46:37,839
>> Yeah. What factors entered into that?

1107
00:46:37,839 --> 00:46:40,079
The wholesale prices of liquor or what?

1108
00:46:40,079 --> 00:46:42,160
>> I I do see some wholesaling pricing

1109
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:44,960
going up. Um I think our insurance is

1110
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:46,800
probably also a big factor in that. That

1111
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,400
was a

1112
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:49,760
correct me if I'm wrong, Julie. I

1113
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:51,760
believe that that was a decent increase

1114
00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:52,319
there.

1115
00:46:52,319 --> 00:46:53,760
>> 14% increase.

1116
00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:57,440
>> Yeah. So I just wonder because

1117
00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:59,119
like at the very beginning of that bar

1118
00:46:59,119 --> 00:47:03,040
graph as well or whatever graph that is

1119
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:06,800
I don't I don't focus too much on how it

1120
00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:09,040
drastically changes in January February

1121
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:11,760
like that because municipals typically

1122
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:13,920
try and thin our stock out at the end of

1123
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:16,000
the year and come the beginning of the

1124
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:18,160
fiscal year that's when we're looking

1125
00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:21,920
for those crazy buys.

1126
00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:24,560
But yeah, so the expense is not just

1127
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,040
liquor, it's everything to keep that

1128
00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:32,710
store open. Y

1129
00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:35,599
» um onto the sales statistic page. I'm

1130
00:47:35,599 --> 00:47:37,040
not going to read off all the numbers.

1131
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:38,480
It just kind of gives some fun numbers

1132
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:40,160
of how many products we sold throughout

1133
00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:43,119
the year, how many transactions.

1134
00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:45,200
The average transaction is about neck

1135
00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:48,319
andneck with last year at $27 and change

1136
00:47:48,319 --> 00:47:51,359
per transaction.

1137
00:47:51,359 --> 00:47:53,440
Um, kind of a fun one I put in there.

1138
00:47:53,440 --> 00:47:55,119
The amount of ice that we sold was over

1139
00:47:55,119 --> 00:47:57,440
25,000 pounds and almost all of that got

1140
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,319
hauled into the store by employees.

1141
00:48:00,319 --> 00:48:04,000
>> Um, and then at the very end there, I

1142
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:05,520
just like to put in our top products

1143
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:07,520
that we sold. So, I kind of accumulated

1144
00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:09,839
all of our top 10 shooters, which were

1145
00:48:09,839 --> 00:48:11,839
over 11,000

1146
00:48:11,839 --> 00:48:14,079
little airplane shooters that we did.

1147
00:48:14,079 --> 00:48:16,000
And then the top beer was Bush Light,

1148
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:17,520
followed closely by Kors Light and

1149
00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:22,069
Keystone.

1150
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:23,920
And that's just the end of that unless

1151
00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:29,910
there's any questions

1152
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:34,950
from Kyle.

1153
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:37,599
» I guess not. Thank you, Kyle. This is

1154
00:48:37,599 --> 00:48:40,400
>> was a good overview. Thank you.

1155
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:42,000
>> I think I said it last year. I don't

1156
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:43,839
give this big overview every single

1157
00:48:43,839 --> 00:48:45,760
quarter. It's just kind of a year end

1158
00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,280
recap.

1159
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:51,680
Appreciate that.

1160
00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:57,109
We ended up being so

1161
00:48:57,119 --> 00:48:58,880
clerk treasure Julie.

1162
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:00,960
>> All right. I also gave you a written

1163
00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:05,520
report um on what is going on. the one

1164
00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:07,440
grant that was submitted, the MDH

1165
00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:10,000
implementation grant. We were awarded

1166
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:13,119
the grant. Um, but the availability of

1167
00:49:13,119 --> 00:49:15,440
grant funds have been exhausted and so

1168
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:17,599
our application is sitting on a list.

1169
00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:19,920
When the state gets funds for that,

1170
00:49:19,920 --> 00:49:22,160
that's when they'll distribute that. So,

1171
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:25,599
we're on a yes, you're approved, but you

1172
00:49:25,599 --> 00:49:27,760
have to wait, you can't do anything

1173
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:31,839
until um they can sign the paperwork and

1174
00:49:31,839 --> 00:49:32,960
know that they have the funding.

1175
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:35,599
>> Which was that? That's the um NDH

1176
00:49:35,599 --> 00:49:37,280
implementation. It's where we want to

1177
00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:47,829
put the fence up around the water tower.

1178
00:49:47,839 --> 00:49:50,160
Any other questions of Julie come for a

1179
00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:57,670
report here?

1180
00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:02,549
And thank you Julie

1181
00:50:02,559 --> 00:50:04,559
to

1182
00:50:04,559 --> 00:50:09,190
grass for 2025.

1183
00:50:09,200 --> 00:50:11,440
Um, past annual addresses have had a

1184
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,359
focus on planning, vision for the

1185
00:50:13,359 --> 00:50:15,680
future, and partnerships, and those

1186
00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:17,839
themes remain important to the work of

1187
00:50:17,839 --> 00:50:20,000
the city. But this year, resilience was

1188
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:22,240
introduced as an importance to the

1189
00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:24,160
future of Bergus. Resilience is the

1190
00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:27,119
capacity to anticipate, adapt, respond

1191
00:50:27,119 --> 00:50:29,359
to disruptions while maintaining

1192
00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:31,119
essential functions that ensure

1193
00:50:31,119 --> 00:50:33,760
long-term survival and growth. Through

1194
00:50:33,760 --> 00:50:36,960
collaboration with ESMC, which was the

1195
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:39,680
empowering small Minnesota communities,

1196
00:50:39,680 --> 00:50:42,640
RSDP regional sustainable development

1197
00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:46,079
partnership, and WCI West Central

1198
00:50:46,079 --> 00:50:48,400
Initiative, Bergus has advanced our

1199
00:50:48,400 --> 00:50:51,440
efforts to strengthen city resilience.

1200
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,400
The 2022 city comprehensive plan remains

1201
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:56,720
our overarching road mapap for the

1202
00:50:56,720 --> 00:50:59,599
future vertus to the year 2036.

1203
00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:02,480
Currently 86% of the identified

1204
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:05,760
strategies have either been completed or

1205
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:08,559
have had some progress made. Parking,

1206
00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:10,720
housing, and businesses were the top

1207
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:13,520
focus areas which have received ongoing

1208
00:51:13,520 --> 00:51:17,359
attention since 2022. Of note in 2025

1209
00:51:17,359 --> 00:51:19,520
was the completion of the city center

1210
00:51:19,520 --> 00:51:21,839
parking lot and additionally two

1211
00:51:21,839 --> 00:51:24,000
handicap parking designations were added

1212
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,640
to the downtown parking. With the three

1213
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:30,240
housing um new housing additions, 94% of

1214
00:51:30,240 --> 00:51:33,440
the lots have been sold. the EDA, the

1215
00:51:33,440 --> 00:51:35,359
Economic Development Administration and

1216
00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:38,720
HRA, the housing redevelopment authority

1217
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:41,119
and the Burgus Community Club. They have

1218
00:51:41,119 --> 00:51:42,880
continued to provide the strong support

1219
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:46,319
to the the business community. The EDA H

1220
00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:48,640
continues to offer the business facade

1221
00:51:48,640 --> 00:51:51,040
improvement program and is maintaining

1222
00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,280
the CEDA for community and economic

1223
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:56,000
development associates contract for

1224
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:59,280
2026. SEGA has been invaluable in

1225
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:01,440
providing services and expertise in

1226
00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:03,760
identifying improvement opportunities

1227
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:07,760
and funding resources. The EDA H made it

1228
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:09,920
a priority this year to secure a daycare

1229
00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:12,319
in Bergus. A purchase agreement has been

1230
00:52:12,319 --> 00:52:14,400
made that secures the daycare location

1231
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:18,079
at 303 Eltona Avenue. The EBAH is

1232
00:52:18,079 --> 00:52:20,400
visiting other community daycarees,

1233
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,960
researching grant opportunities and

1234
00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:24,800
established a daycare committee to lay

1235
00:52:24,800 --> 00:52:27,520
out the operational bank framework. It

1236
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,400
should also be noted the comm community

1237
00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:32,640
club maintains a high visibility through

1238
00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:35,200
the hosting of community events to bring

1239
00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:38,640
people to fellows and has expanded um

1240
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:41,119
the looney and holiday dollars to direct

1241
00:52:41,119 --> 00:52:44,079
spending to our local businesses within

1242
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:46,000
the comprehensive plan. The importance

1243
00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:48,240
of our parks and open space was also

1244
00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:50,640
identified. This was further validated

1245
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:52,880
by a resilience and energy survey that

1246
00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:55,119
we conducted in April this year. The

1247
00:52:55,119 --> 00:52:56,720
protection of lakes and our natural

1248
00:52:56,720 --> 00:52:58,800
environment scored as a highest area

1249
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:02,480
concern in the survey and a 2023 parks

1250
00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:05,200
improvement plan um was devised. The

1251
00:53:05,200 --> 00:53:07,119
Long Lake Park is very important to

1252
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:09,359
verbus recreationally, environmentally,

1253
00:53:09,359 --> 00:53:12,079
and economically. Funding has been the

1254
00:53:12,079 --> 00:53:14,160
barrier to execute the plan. In

1255
00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:16,079
November, the city council approved the

1256
00:53:16,079 --> 00:53:18,480
sales tax resolution to request

1257
00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:20,240
permission from the state res

1258
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:22,640
legislature for a half cent sales tax

1259
00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:25,920
increase on city retail sales. If

1260
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:27,520
approved, this would be placed on the

1261
00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:30,960
November 26 elections ballot. Based on

1262
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:32,960
historical data of city sales, it's

1263
00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:34,960
anticipated it would take approximately

1264
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:38,559
5 years to raise the $1.2 million

1265
00:53:38,559 --> 00:53:41,280
estimated project cost. Additionally, in

1266
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:44,319
2023, a city of Bergus trail feasibility

1267
00:53:44,319 --> 00:53:46,800
study had been conducted and this year

1268
00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:48,559
Bergus was connected to the heart of

1269
00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:50,720
lakes trail. Next step would be to

1270
00:53:50,720 --> 00:53:52,960
connect to the Hartland regional trail

1271
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:56,079
which is targeted for the year 2031.

1272
00:53:56,079 --> 00:53:59,119
In May 2024, the Verus city of Verus was

1273
00:53:59,119 --> 00:54:02,400
awarded grants um from the empowering

1274
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:04,319
small Minnesota communities and the

1275
00:54:04,319 --> 00:54:06,240
regional sustainable development

1276
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:08,079
partnership.

1277
00:54:08,079 --> 00:54:10,960
The grants focused on engaging in energy

1278
00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:13,280
initiatives with direct Bennett's bits

1279
00:54:13,280 --> 00:54:15,280
to the community fiscally and

1280
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:17,680
environmentally. It entailed baseline

1281
00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:20,240
assessments of our municipal building

1282
00:54:20,240 --> 00:54:22,160
energy use energy audits of the

1283
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:23,839
municipal buildings and building

1284
00:54:23,839 --> 00:54:26,160
enclosure and operations. The city

1285
00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:28,079
received another grant from the

1286
00:54:28,079 --> 00:54:30,640
Minnesota pollution control agency to

1287
00:54:30,640 --> 00:54:32,480
make the identified weatherization

1288
00:54:32,480 --> 00:54:35,040
improvements to the event center fireall

1289
00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:37,280
and the liquor store municipal building.

1290
00:54:37,280 --> 00:54:39,440
These grants have positioned the city of

1291
00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:41,599
Burgers to receive further funding which

1292
00:54:41,599 --> 00:54:43,359
was through the West Sentinel initiative

1293
00:54:43,359 --> 00:54:45,920
for the installation of solar panels at

1294
00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:47,680
the event center along with the

1295
00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:50,000
installation of a battery bank that will

1296
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,400
support decreasing energy costs and

1297
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,160
provide energy backup commit

1298
00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:56,400
capabilities for the community in the

1299
00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:59,599
event of a power failure. In 2024,

1300
00:54:59,599 --> 00:55:02,079
Bergus became the 100th and 49th

1301
00:55:02,079 --> 00:55:04,319
Minnesota community to become a green

1302
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:06,880
step city. And this year, a level 205

1303
00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:08,880
was achieved. Green steps is a

1304
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:10,720
recognition program that helps cities

1305
00:55:10,720 --> 00:55:12,960
achieve resilience, sustainability, and

1306
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,760
quality of life goals to guide the city

1307
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:18,800
in achieving identified best practices

1308
00:55:18,800 --> 00:55:21,760
and energy resilience. Um, advisory

1309
00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:24,000
board was established this past year.

1310
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:26,240
Energy grant data, results of the

1311
00:55:26,240 --> 00:55:28,720
community energy resilience survey, and

1312
00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:30,960
best practices outlined in the GreenStep

1313
00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:32,960
program is guiding work toward

1314
00:55:32,960 --> 00:55:35,119
achievements in the following priority

1315
00:55:35,119 --> 00:55:37,119
areas: energy and building

1316
00:55:37,119 --> 00:55:39,520
infrastructure, natural environment, and

1317
00:55:39,520 --> 00:55:41,440
green infrastructure, water, lake

1318
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:43,920
systems, and emergency preparedness and

1319
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:46,559
management. In summary, Bergus has moved

1320
00:55:46,559 --> 00:55:48,319
forward and experienced significant

1321
00:55:48,319 --> 00:55:51,599
momentum in 2025 and demonstrated what

1322
00:55:51,599 --> 00:55:53,760
is truly possible even if you're a small

1323
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:56,640
community. The 2025 story would be

1324
00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:59,200
defined as what is possible. What is

1325
00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:01,920
possible when a small town uses data,

1326
00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:04,480
partnerships, commitment, and community

1327
00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:06,880
engagement to achieve advancement,

1328
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:09,200
resilience, and quality of life while

1329
00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:11,359
keeping the small town charm and the

1330
00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:14,880
heart of the community. And that is the

1331
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:18,799
2025 address.

1332
00:56:18,799 --> 00:56:21,200
Along with the address, it it noted our

1333
00:56:21,200 --> 00:56:23,680
comprehensive plan. And in your packet,

1334
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:26,319
there were this plan was done in uh

1335
00:56:26,319 --> 00:56:30,240
2022. There were 58 strategies and 50 of

1336
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:32,319
those strategies. You know, we're seeing

1337
00:56:32,319 --> 00:56:34,000
some progress. Some we've actually

1338
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:36,720
closed out because they're basically

1339
00:56:36,720 --> 00:56:39,119
done. There's not more we can do. Um

1340
00:56:39,119 --> 00:56:40,799
there are eight areas where we really

1341
00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:42,480
aren't seeing traction. And granted,

1342
00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:45,599
this plan goes to 2036, but it would be

1343
00:56:45,599 --> 00:56:52,160
nice to just see if you know, are they, viable? Are they ones

1344
00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:54,640
that are there that we don't see that

1345
00:56:54,640 --> 00:56:56,720
there is a need? So, I think we're going

1346
00:56:56,720 --> 00:56:59,200
to just kind of put those out and uh to

1347
00:56:59,200 --> 00:57:01,920
the areas that would have

1348
00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:04,559
some oversight and and kind of see what

1349
00:57:04,559 --> 00:57:07,119
do they think. Like one was conduct a

1350
00:57:07,119 --> 00:57:09,680
feasibility study for soccer fields and

1351
00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,160
Frisbee golf. Does it need to be that

1352
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specific? Or as uh you probably noticed

1353
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in the parkboard minutes, they want to

1354
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take a look at the little league field.

1355
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Maybe it's something we can incorporate

1356
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there. Um show uh show snowshoe rental

1357
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companies. Look at them. I don't know,

1358
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you know, does that follow in the realm

1359
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of our our comp plan. So, we're going to

1360
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kind of put those eight of those out and

1361
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just see if if they're viable and and at

1362
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the 5year mark, we'll take some time to

1363
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just really overall evaluate. But, um um

1364
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you know, it it's pretty incredible with

1365
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that. We, you know, 86% of these 58

1366
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strategies are we're seeing some work

1367
00:57:51,359 --> 00:57:54,240
done. So, uh kudos because it isn't us

1368
00:57:54,240 --> 00:57:56,400
doing the work. There is lots of groups

1369
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in the community doing this work. So uh

1370
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we appreciate all their all their

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efforts.

1372
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any questions or further comments on we

1373
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have plan

1374
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just for information announcements don't

1375
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forget about our April 8th uh board of

1376
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review and our hazardous waste is June

1377
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23rd and then uh the employee training

1378
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that we had previously um approved at

1379
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the beginning at the end of the year.

1380
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including

1381
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on our agenda. Can I have a motion to

1382
00:58:32,799 --> 00:58:35,680
approve or to move the motion to return?

1383
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:40,789
>> I like motion for James.

1384
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:42,880
All in favor?

1385
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I