1 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,880 Yeah. 2 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,080 I have a chance. 3 00:07:01,039 --> 00:07:03,440 » Yes. 4 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:32,880 The problem is they have a lot of questions. 5 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,880 » Yeah, mice is okay. 6 00:07:38,479 --> 00:07:42,520 I know too much space. 7 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,840 I hope so. 8 00:08:26,479 --> 00:08:29,479 Yeah. 9 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:50,279 Dodgers. 10 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,640 I just assume one of those teams. 11 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,080 » Yeah. 12 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,080 There you go. Yeah. Yeah. 13 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,839 Oh boy. I don't know if you want me 14 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:24,120 home versus Are we still recording? 15 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,279 » I consider 16 00:10:48,959 --> 00:10:51,120 Fergus. 17 00:10:56,959 --> 00:11:02,760 Yeah, >> I just 18 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:20,560 think I think just 19 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:48,839 I think >> well here. 20 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,880 Oh, yeah. 21 00:12:11,519 --> 00:12:14,920 » I don't think 22 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:18,120 I just 23 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:22,120 either way 24 00:12:34,959 --> 00:12:38,440 I think 25 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,320 Oh yeah. 26 00:13:08,639 --> 00:13:11,639 » Yeah. 27 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:22,120 So entire secondary 28 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,160 screen. 29 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,240 That's 30 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,639 So you didn't 31 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,760 Noise. 32 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,880 All right. 33 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,600 Yeah, he's very 34 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,560 Yeah, depends their office. 35 00:15:45,279 --> 00:15:50,680 their problem. They're just not right now. 36 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:32,279 Yeah. 37 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:55,519 Okay, everybody. Thank you for your patience. Um, I'll reiterate this once 38 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:59,519 we get started. We had a few technical difficulties. Uh, we're going to get 39 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:05,240 started. We, um, yeah, we'll start the meeting here. 40 00:17:01,519 --> 00:17:05,240 Start with the pledge of allegiance. 41 00:17:05,439 --> 00:17:13,760 » I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 42 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:20,439 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 43 00:17:16,799 --> 00:17:20,439 justice for all. 44 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:31,840 » Okay, everybody, welcome to the meeting for tonight, Tuesday, October 14th, 45 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:35,520 2025. Uh as I said we had a few technical difficulties. We are not 46 00:17:33,919 --> 00:17:39,520 streaming on YouTube right now but we are recording the meeting. As soon as 47 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:44,240 this is the the uh meeting is done tonight. We will extract the recording 48 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:48,240 and then post it to YouTube. So again welcome and thanks for being here. Uh 49 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,760 we'll go ahead and start with roll call. >> Benson 50 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:52,559 » here. >> Burch. Brunick 51 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,919 » here. >> Sarda 52 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:56,080 » here. >> Conkling. 53 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,360 Hanoff >> here. 54 00:17:56,799 --> 00:17:59,679 » Moer >> here. Spencer 55 00:17:58,799 --> 00:18:01,360 » here. >> Mayor Villan Noea 56 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,120 » here. >> City Manager Leon 57 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:07,559 » here. >> City attorney Denhurder 58 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:07,559 » here. 59 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:16,080 » Okay. Thank you. Right now um before you guys, you have the uh minutes of the 60 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:19,960 regular meeting of September 22nd, 2025. Commission, what is your pleasure? 61 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:26,160 » So moved. >> Second. Okay. Okay. So, I have a motion 62 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:31,280 and second to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 22nd, 2025. 63 00:18:29,039 --> 00:18:37,919 Any commission discussion? No. From the public? All in favor say I. 64 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:42,320 » All oppose? Nay. Okay. M minutes are approved. Number three under routine 65 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:44,240 business. The schedule of bills is before you commission. What is your 66 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:48,559 pleasure? >> Move to pay the bills. 67 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:57,360 » Second. Okay. Have a motion and a second to pay the bills. Commission discussion. 68 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:58,799 Anyone from the public? Roll call. >> Spencer. 69 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,080 » I. >> Benson. 70 00:18:59,679 --> 00:19:01,360 » I. >> Brunick. 71 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,480 » Hi. >> Sarda. 72 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,440 » Hi. >> Hoff. 73 00:19:03,039 --> 00:19:04,480 » Hi. >> Moer. 74 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:08,160 » Hi. >> Mayor Villanova. 75 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:11,840 » I. Bills will be paid. And now we go to the city manager report. 76 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:18,000 » Thank you, honorable mayor, members of the commission, and uh everyone in the 77 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:24,000 public. Couple things that I want to uh bring forward to you. Yesterday, uh, we 78 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:30,240 celebrated Native American Day. Just wanted to mention, uh, to the public and 79 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:35,520 thank the library, we had a nice program, uh, at the library, uh, 80 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:40,720 yesterday evening, a longtime friend of our library, Mr. 81 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:48,640 Kills Small, uh, came and put on a program, uh, including some storytelling 82 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:53,280 and, uh, some drumming. uh he is a as I said a friend of our library and so he 83 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:59,440 was there doing some of those things and um has come to our library before so we 84 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:03,440 appreciated and celebrated with him um did not have our meeting obviously 85 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:08,080 because of the holiday but um did have an opportunity for folks to come to the 86 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:12,320 library for free um and celebrate that day uh with us and so we thank the 87 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:18,080 community library for having an opportunity there um to celebrate Native 88 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:22,080 American today. Also, um it's been a while since we've met, but if you've 89 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:26,480 been keeping up with the newspaper, our very own Commissioner Spencer was 90 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:31,360 recognized uh because he received the Pam Ketering Spirit of Volunteerism 91 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:34,360 Award from United Way. So, that's pretty cool. 92 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:43,520 I didn't realize all the many things that he's doing. And then also to be on 93 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:48,400 the city commission. So, that's pretty awesome to have him there. So, 94 00:20:45,679 --> 00:20:53,919 congratulations to Commissioner Spencer. Um, the commission received an email 95 00:20:51,360 --> 00:21:00,720 from uh me, but I wanted to just make sure that the public was aware. 96 00:20:57,039 --> 00:21:06,559 Uh, about once a year we make a mistake. Not very often, but about once a year. 97 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:12,159 Just kidding. There was an error. Um, I think it was at our last meeting when we 98 00:21:08,559 --> 00:21:17,440 um presented our vision plan and our health insurance plan to you. So, I just 99 00:21:15,039 --> 00:21:22,799 wanted to um make sure everyone understands in just in the spirit of 100 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:27,440 being as transparent as we can. Um so, this was not an error on the part of our 101 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:31,600 um staff. Rather, it was an error on the part of uh the individual who provided 102 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:37,919 us with the numbers. It doesn't change anything in uh what the commission acted 103 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:42,080 on or um in our budget, but it is different than what was put in the memo. 104 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:47,200 So, I just want to briefly talk about it. So at the September 22nd meeting, 105 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:51,520 the commission approved a recommendation to considered with to continue with a 106 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:56,799 company called the standard as the carrier for vision insurance with an 107 00:21:54,159 --> 00:22:01,520 increase from this year's rate. There was an error in that memo relating to 108 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:05,679 the cost of that vision premium for 2026. 109 00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:13,000 A number had been transposed. The number that was given to us and was provided to 110 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:13,000 you was $348 111 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:21,440 uh for the monthly premium for single core plan vision insurance. That's the 112 00:22:18,559 --> 00:22:28,159 name of the plan. The correct amount coverage is 384. So you can easily see 113 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:33,600 how that can be transposed from 348 to 384. All the other amounts for vision um 114 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:37,919 buy it plans were provided correctly and the other amounts were uh provided 115 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:42,159 correctly. The transposition doesn't change the recommendation because the 116 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:47,039 recommendation read as I sent to you in the memo 117 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:52,320 um that it would be um that we continue with the the standard vision rate at the 118 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:56,480 at the increased cost. So it doesn't change that um and it was not an error 119 00:22:55,120 --> 00:23:01,039 on the part of staff. So, I'm not recommending that we do anything 120 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:05,039 different. Um, but I feel like if the small errors don't get mentioned and we 121 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:09,120 don't talk about them, um, then then, you know, it's easy to say, well, what 122 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:13,200 size of error does does rise to the level of needing to talk about them. So, 123 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:17,520 it's, you know, not a lot of money, but important, I think, in just for 124 00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:21,200 transparency. So, if anybody wants to look at the details of that, we have 125 00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:26,400 that at city hall. Still falls within our budget. Happy to answer questions. 126 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:30,400 Um and the the folks that gave us those numbers uh apologized and as soon as 127 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:36,640 they realized that uh they let us know that. So that's why that came to you. Uh 128 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:43,520 want to make the public aware that uh we have a lot of PSAs out right now. Um and 129 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:50,080 people should take a look. There is a uh PSA out right now regarding uh the Marn 130 00:23:47,679 --> 00:23:55,360 Creek sewer crossing that is going to impact uh the trails and the area of 131 00:23:53,360 --> 00:24:00,400 Paddlehe Point. So, people should be aware of that. Um if they use Paddlehe 132 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:06,480 Point and the trail, I know a lot of people um let their dogs run there and 133 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:11,279 and utilize that. Um there will be some construction there and um there will be 134 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:17,360 some construction equipment there. I believe we're trying to keep a portion 135 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:21,200 of the um of the driveway open and so we just want to make sure people are aware 136 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:25,760 of of where they can be and where they can walk. So take a look at that map. Uh 137 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:32,880 Kristen helped us out creating a map. And also, um, the Huther Family 138 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:36,559 Aquatics, uh, parking lot, uh, Huther Family Aquatic Center parking lot is 139 00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:40,559 being closed now. We're at the point of that project where we're needing to 140 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:43,840 close that parking lot. And so, um, that won't be a longtime closure, but we're 141 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:47,679 getting close to paving there. So, people need to be aware of that. Um, 142 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:52,960 particularly those neighbors that have been using that, uh, parking lot. Um, 143 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:59,440 also I am aware that there might be a request uh, mayor to move an agenda item 144 00:24:56,240 --> 00:25:04,080 or remove an agenda item. So that may be coming forward to you. If that happens, 145 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:07,840 there will need to be a motion and a second and then uh, that can be 146 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:13,120 deliberated and that may require that will require action to be removed. So 147 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:18,559 just bringing that forward. um in your consent calendar. Um if you just take 148 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:22,799 your eyes down the consent calendar, the last meeting of um the year, if you can 149 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:28,240 believe we're talking about that already, 150 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:34,240 um we just talked about a sta as staff thinking about Thursday, December 18th, 151 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:38,799 um at noon. Typically, we have some business to do, but not a lot of 152 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:43,840 business. We thought since the holiday kind of falls towards a weekend that the 153 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:49,360 weekend before might be a long holiday for some people. So, we said Thursday 154 00:25:46,159 --> 00:25:54,720 the 18th at noon here in this room. We're not married to that day. But if we 155 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:58,720 we need five of you. If that works for five of you, we thought we'd stick with 156 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,760 that day. Okay. 157 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:06,799 » All right. So, that's on your consent calendar. Possible quorum events. Um 158 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:11,200 this is a date. You'll get some information from HR later. Friday, 159 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:18,000 December 5th at the brewery is the annual um Christmas party. So there may 160 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:23,200 be five commissioners um at that uh for the press to be aware. No business, just 161 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:28,720 monkey business where we have fun, celebrate the year. There's an employee 162 00:26:25,039 --> 00:26:32,799 of the year and a good meal and a lot of laughs and so um looking forward to 163 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:38,960 that. and commissioners, you'll get an invitation and um Lisa will be having 164 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:43,120 the roast beef. She replied all and we'll never let her 165 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:44,799 forget that ever. 166 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:49,440 » Good good choice. >> Ever. It It was It was It was really 167 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:53,840 good. I'm happy to stand for questions, mayor, if if anyone has them. 168 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:56,840 » Commissioner, any questions for the city manager? 169 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:04,880 Okay, seeing no mics come on. Uh next will be uh number five under the routine 170 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:08,080 business will be public appearances. Again, as a reminder, this is a time for 171 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:12,640 the public to come up and address the city commission on items not listed on 172 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:17,440 this agenda. Again, no action will be taken uh under matters raised under this 173 00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:21,679 item. And again, we will not act upon anything. Uh you have about three 174 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:26,080 minutes to speak and if anyone out there would like to come up to the podium, it 175 00:27:23,039 --> 00:27:31,440 is yours. Okay, seeing no movement. Next, we'll go 176 00:27:28,559 --> 00:27:35,600 ahead and move to consent items. So again, uh we have two items under 177 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:39,520 consent items. We have reschedule a meeting date established Thursday, 178 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:42,640 December 18th, 2025 at noon as a date for the time of the second city 179 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:45,679 commission meeting in December. As Amy talked about, we have a possible quorum 180 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:49,760 event. The city of Aton Christmas party will be held in December December 5th, 181 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:54,880 2025 at the brewery. Again, no action will be taken. Commission, do I have a a 182 00:27:52,799 --> 00:27:57,600 motion on the consent items? >> So moved. 183 00:27:56,799 --> 00:28:02,480 Second. >> Okay. I have a motion to second to move 184 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:09,039 the consent items. All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Nay. Anyone abstaining? 185 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:13,440 Okay. Consent items are approved. Next. Number three, old business. 186 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:16,559 Number one under old business public hearing and second reading for the 187 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:20,799 proposed amendments to the city of Yankton tree ordinance number 1101. 188 00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:24,559 Consideration of memorandum number 25-183 189 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:30,159 recommending the city commission adopt the amended tree ordinance number 1101 190 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:33,480 in chapter 24 vegetation commission. What's your pleasure? 191 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:42,320 » So moved. >> Second. 192 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:45,320 » Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? 193 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:50,080 Can we get a explanation of what the differences are? 194 00:28:48,799 --> 00:28:53,080 » Absolutely. You bet. >> Thanks. 195 00:28:53,919 --> 00:28:57,320 » Thank you, Todd. 196 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:11,200 So, the ordinance that we had in place didn't deal with the Emerald Dashboard 197 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:15,679 at all. And then at the time it's recommended us to add some language 198 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:20,399 about the emerald ashbor. It was an easy way for us to go through and just clean 199 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:26,559 some stuff up. There were some distances from 200 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:31,120 um intersections that didn't match up. So we've cleaned that up so all of the 201 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:38,559 items have the same distance from intersections in it. We've added a 202 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:42,159 definition for hazardous trees. So before we used to talk a lot in the 203 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:47,279 ordinance about dead, disease and hazardous trees and so uh just so 204 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:53,840 there's again when we get the phone calls from the general public we can go 205 00:29:49,919 --> 00:29:58,399 back to this and give specific examples right out of the ordinance. So we've 206 00:29:55,760 --> 00:30:03,520 added that definition when it comes to street trees. Uh again, 207 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:08,880 just cleaned up some language, but really talked about uh how we have the 208 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:12,960 lists for trees that can be planted. Things can be found on our website. But 209 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:18,960 then more specifically, as you get towards the end, it talks about uh we no 210 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:22,480 longer allow planting of ash trees. And then eventually it will have some 211 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:26,640 language in there about when it's time to cut down ash trees. Once the emerald 212 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:30,880 ashbor is here, the emerald ashbor is not in Yankton. We set out traps. the 213 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:37,200 county sets out traps. There will be an announcement from the uh state 214 00:30:33,679 --> 00:30:42,559 government when emerald ashbor is found here. So now, right now, there is not. 215 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:49,760 Once it is here, then you start to have quarantine areas and you cannot you can 216 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:54,799 no longer haul ashwood from Labor Day to or sorry, Memorial Day to Labor Day 217 00:30:52,480 --> 00:31:00,559 because that's when the adult beetles are active and obviously they don't want 218 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:05,440 the beetles flying out of the cut trees. So, you can cut and take down trees any 219 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:12,480 time of the year other than they don't want you hauling uh ash trees from 220 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:17,200 again Memorial Day to Labor Day. Uh we cleaned up a little bit with spacing of 221 00:31:14,399 --> 00:31:21,520 trees, how we define the small trees, distance, the medium trees and large 222 00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:25,760 trees. Cleaned that up a little bit. Uh distance from curb and sidewalks, we 223 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:29,760 didn't really mess with distance from higher fire hydrants. We didn't change a 224 00:31:27,679 --> 00:31:34,559 whole lot. talked a lot about utilities and what that might mean for trees uh 225 00:31:32,159 --> 00:31:40,320 and tried to simplify that into as easy a sentence as possible. 226 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:43,679 Again, as you get into tree care, again, in the time that I've been to 227 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:47,919 town and there are other departments that take these phone calls, too, we've 228 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:54,960 tried to define and make sure that people understand uh trees in the right 229 00:31:51,279 --> 00:32:00,720 of way aren't necessarily planted by the city of Yankton. So, you can get a tree 230 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:05,840 permit. Tree permit, you would specify in that document what location you're 231 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:10,240 looking at, what type of tree you're going to plant. Our urban forester looks 232 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:14,080 at it. There are a lot of trees in town that were planted in rightways long 233 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:18,480 before any of us were involved. But when it comes to tree care, trees that are in 234 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:23,840 rightways are not maintained by the city of 235 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:30,240 Yankton. We don't trim trees. And where we put language in here is we don't take 236 00:32:26,799 --> 00:32:34,080 care of hanging branches in trees. So there's a lot of things when it comes to 237 00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:38,399 tree care that we get phone calls and the expectation is, oh, there's a huge 238 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:42,159 branch hanging over a roadway. The city of Yankton needs to take care of that in 239 00:32:40,399 --> 00:32:46,559 a rightaway tree. And that is not the case. We're not in charge of tree care 240 00:32:45,039 --> 00:32:52,159 until we have a dead disease or if they want 241 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:57,200 to make an argument and ask us if it's a hazardous tree, then we would come out, 242 00:32:54,559 --> 00:33:02,240 evaluate. Uh, and again, we did not change that in here. When it becomes 243 00:32:59,519 --> 00:33:07,279 time and it is decided that a tree is dead, diseased or hazardous, then the 244 00:33:04,799 --> 00:33:10,960 city of Yankton will take the tree down or we'll hire a contractor to take it 245 00:33:09,039 --> 00:33:17,519 down. And we also removed the stumps out of the rightway. None of that tree tree 246 00:33:13,919 --> 00:33:23,440 language changed in here. Again, there was two different areas for 247 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:28,720 tree clearance above sidewalks and roadways, and we've got those to match 248 00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:33,360 up that there's a 10 ft and a 12t. It was either 15 or 16 that was talked 249 00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:36,399 about before on on major thoroughares. Anyway, that language has been cleaned 250 00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:41,039 up. So now you only find the two distances. Uh when it comes to tree 251 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:46,080 topping, tree topping was never allowed on right-of-way trees. Uh and that 252 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:51,200 didn't change. Tree removal and intentional damage 253 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:55,519 again talks about once a tree is dead, has diseases or insects in it, then city 254 00:33:54,080 --> 00:34:01,760 of Yankton will take care of those rightway trees. Um removal of stumps. 255 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:07,440 Once that tree is removed, the city will or a contractor will remove the stump 256 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:11,520 from the rightway. Uh, and then we also cleaned up some language and and if you 257 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:17,280 have more questions, Ross can can help with this, but talked about abatement 258 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:23,599 and that it can be a nuisance and those type of things. So, if something happens 259 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:28,079 where something should be done and it's not being done, the city has the ability 260 00:34:25,599 --> 00:34:34,720 to hire a contractor and then bill back through the abatement process or those 261 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:40,159 type of things. Um, also specifically defined a little bit 262 00:34:37,679 --> 00:34:46,159 better that the park advisory board is the city's tree board. And again, part 263 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:49,919 of that is we need that for uh, city uh, >> city 264 00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:54,879 » tree city USA. And so we specifically spell out and can show them that we have 265 00:34:51,760 --> 00:35:00,000 a tree board. The park advisory board serves as that. Again, people can come 266 00:34:57,359 --> 00:35:04,480 in, talk about a situation that they're dealing with either themselves or 267 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:09,680 they've already brought the city in and may not like uh something the city has 268 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:14,880 said or decided and the tree board can hear that, give a recommendation. 269 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:19,040 And again, just like anything else, it then could always come to the city 270 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:22,800 commission after the tree board has heard about it and made their 271 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:28,520 recommendation. Uh and then we again like I said we talk 272 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:28,520 about that review by city commission 273 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:37,280 and then towards the end we specifically get into emerald ashbor language and 274 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:44,240 kind of what our response has been and that we also have a emerald ashbor 275 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:50,720 mitigation plan which was adopted in 2018. That's the original. 276 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:54,480 We again have gone back in knowing what we know now, updated some numbers of 277 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:59,680 trees we've taken down and those type of things and we're going to later on in 278 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:06,640 new business update the emerald ashbor mitigation plan. So it's updated to 2025 279 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:10,240 and again this refers that there is information and things that the public 280 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:15,520 needs to know that are dealt with in that plan and again that is found on the 281 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:20,480 city's website under the urban forestry. So, those are some of the uh tweaks and 282 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:24,800 changes that we made as we work through it. 283 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:30,160 » Did you have something, Ross? >> Just want to add normally when we do um 284 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:36,400 ordinance updates, we provide a redlinined copy and a clean copy. 285 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:43,440 Unfortunately, this one was so heavily edited that would have been useless for 286 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:46,640 you. Um but, uh the description is accurate so far. If you if you have any 287 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:50,160 questions though, I'm >> and we do have the red line available. 288 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:54,480 So if somebody would want to see the redline version, it is available. 289 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:58,400 » It's kind of hard to read. >> Fair enough. Thank you, Todd, for the 290 00:36:56,240 --> 00:37:02,400 explanation. Um commissioners, do you have anything else you want to chat 291 00:36:59,839 --> 00:37:07,960 about here? >> No. Okay. Anyone from the public have 292 00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:07,960 any questions? 293 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:13,440 » Okay. Roll call. >> Benson. 294 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,119 » I. Brunick. >> Hi. Sarda 295 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,240 » I >> Hunanoff 296 00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:17,440 » I >> Moer 297 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:18,400 » I >> Spencer 298 00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:22,560 » I >> mayor of Villan Nova 299 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:27,839 » I motion passes okay now we're under new business number one AFSCME collective 300 00:37:26,079 --> 00:37:32,560 bargaining agreement consideration of memorandum number 25-152 301 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:36,079 recommending the city commission approve and authorize the city manager to sign 302 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:40,560 the revised agreement between the city of Yankton and the American Federation 303 00:37:38,079 --> 00:37:48,640 of state county and municipal employees AFL-CO Local 3968 Effective January 1st, 304 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:52,960 2026 through December 31st, 2028. It is recommended the city commission approve 305 00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:58,079 resolution number 25-31 and authorize the city manager to impate 306 00:37:55,119 --> 00:38:04,320 implement a base adjustment of 2% and a one-step increase on the pay plan if 307 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:09,520 eligible effective January 1st of 2026. Commission, what's your pleasure? 308 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:12,240 » Move to approve. >> Second. 309 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:16,359 » Okay, I have a motion and a second on the floor. Commission discussion. 310 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:22,800 Okay. See no mics come on. Anyone from the public? 311 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:24,240 Seeing no movement. Roll call. >> Brunick. 312 00:38:23,839 --> 00:38:26,160 » I. >> Sarda. 313 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,680 » Hi. >> Hoff. 314 00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:30,160 » I. >> Moer. 315 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:33,200 » I will abstain. My husband's a city employee. 316 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,720 » Spencer. >> I. 317 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,240 » Benson. >> I. 318 00:38:35,119 --> 00:38:40,400 » Mayor Villan Noea. >> I. Motion passes. Okay. Number two. 319 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:43,920 Under new business. base salary adjustment and step plan for 320 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:48,880 non-represented non-certified law enforcement members. Consideration of 321 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:53,200 memorandum number 25-153 recommending that the city commission 322 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:57,680 approve resolution number 25-32 authorizing the city manager to 323 00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:03,280 implement a base adjustment of 2% and a one-step increase on the pay plan if 324 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:08,960 eligible effective January 1st, 2026 for all regular full-time nonrepresented 325 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:13,680 non-certified law enforcement employees that are below the maximum of their 326 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:17,920 respective pay range. Commission, what's your pleasure? 327 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:20,240 So moved. >> Second. 328 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:26,079 » Okay. I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any commission discussion? 329 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:31,839 » Okay. Seeing no mics come on. Anyone from the public? 330 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:33,440 Seeing no movement. Roll call. >> Sarda. 331 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,800 » Hi. >> Hoff. 332 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:38,079 » I. >> Moer. Abstain for the same previous 333 00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:39,520 reason. >> Spencer. 334 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:40,880 » I. >> Benson. 335 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:41,839 » I. >> Brunick. 336 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:45,200 » Hi. >> Mayor of Villanoa. 337 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:48,560 » Hi. Motion passes. Number three under new business, the mayor's appointment of 338 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:54,240 citizen to Yankton Housing and Redevelopment Commission. Consideration 339 00:39:50,720 --> 00:39:57,440 of me memorandum number 25-185 recommending approval of the mayor's 340 00:39:55,839 --> 00:40:00,960 appointment of Nick Severson to the Yankton Housing and Redevelopment 341 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:05,119 Commission. The vacant position on this board is due to the resignation of 342 00:40:03,119 --> 00:40:09,440 Ashley Dimmer. Mr. Severson's appointment will expire in 2029. 343 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:12,160 Commission, what's your pleasure? >> Move to approve the appointment. 344 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:16,720 » Second. >> Okay. Okay, I have a motion, a second on 345 00:40:13,599 --> 00:40:21,920 the floor. Any commission discussion? Seeing no mics. Anyone from the public? 346 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,960 There's no movement. Roll call. >> Hunoff. 347 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:23,839 » Hi. >> Moer. 348 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:24,800 » Hi. >> Spencer. 349 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,680 » Hi. >> Benson. 350 00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:26,720 » Hi. >> Brunick. 351 00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:28,320 » Hi. >> Sarda. 352 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:32,400 » Hi. >> Mayor Villanova. 353 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:37,839 » I. Motion passes. Number four. Emerald ashbor mitigation plan. consideration of 354 00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:42,480 memorandum number 25-184 recommending that the city commission adopt the 355 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:47,599 updated 2025 emerald ash boore mitigation plan. And before I entertain 356 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:52,760 a motion, Todd, is there any any major highlights we should probably hit before 357 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,760 we move on? 358 00:40:56,480 --> 00:41:03,200 Again, this is pretty straightforward. Uh again, we already have a mitigation 359 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:07,520 plan in place. This is just updating some numbers and even in the memo it 360 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:13,920 starts to tell you that at one time we had 850 ash trees. There's still about 361 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:19,920 270 ash trees present in rightways along the old brokeout trail in the city 362 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:26,640 cemetery or in some park areas. Uh other things to know, we are planning on 363 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:31,280 saving a few ash trees. And by saving, so again, make sure the general public 364 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:36,319 knows until the state declares the emerald ashbor in the city of Yankton, 365 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:40,480 you do not need to treat your trees for emerald ashbor. So if you're paying to 366 00:41:38,319 --> 00:41:45,280 put chemical in your trees right now, you do not need to be doing that. Uh 367 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:49,200 once the ashbor is here, you have two years to figure out if you want to treat 368 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:56,319 your trees or not. Even if the ashbor is in your trees, you have two years. 369 00:41:52,240 --> 00:42:00,880 But things to know, uh this gives some uh data that you again can find on our 370 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:07,760 city website. We have links that'll take you to the 371 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:12,160 state and the department of a and uh environmental. They'll have 372 00:42:09,839 --> 00:42:15,760 recommendations and more information you can read. But again, there are a few 373 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:18,960 trees out in the city that we're going to try to save that are either in 374 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:23,440 rightaways along the trail, in the arboritum, up by the high school, things 375 00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:27,680 like that. Uh, if people want to save trees in the rightway, we will allow 376 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:32,960 them to do that also. But really, you're looking at a tree needs to be a really 377 00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:37,760 desirable tree that it's growing very well. It's looks healthy. There's not a 378 00:42:35,839 --> 00:42:42,960 ton of broken branches and trunks up top. It has good form. Those type of 379 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:46,960 things if it's desirable. Again, we'll have a process where they'll turn in 380 00:42:45,119 --> 00:42:51,920 some paperwork to us to prove that they are having the tree treated. We can put 381 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:56,000 a marker on the tree. And again, it's a process. 382 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:59,920 One thing that has changed, again, as people learn about this, uh originally 383 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:05,599 they always talked about treating an asht tree every two years for the life 384 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:10,960 of the tree. And now that recommendation is starting to look like you would treat 385 00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:14,800 the tree every two years for maybe 10 years 386 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:19,440 because after that all of the ash trees are going to be 387 00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:24,000 gone other than the ones that are saved. The emerald ashbor isn't going to be 388 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:28,240 here and the likelihood that that beetle is going to be back 389 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:31,520 is very slim. So they are starting to change their recommendations that way. 390 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:36,960 But again, you can find links in there to take you to all kinds of different uh 391 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:42,240 either with the state or other uh universities to find more about the 392 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:45,119 about the emerald ashbor. But uh it's just a matter of letting the public 393 00:43:43,599 --> 00:43:48,720 know. We've looked at it. We've thought about it. We're working with it. We're 394 00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:52,000 trying to take down trees. And there are some things as private property owners 395 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:56,079 that they're going to have to do once it gets here. They're just not going to be 396 00:43:53,760 --> 00:44:00,560 able to let the tree stand uh because it gets very dangerous once it the beetle 397 00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:05,119 is in there. it starts to kill the tree. It really dries out and then you can 398 00:44:02,319 --> 00:44:09,200 have the tree almost start to shatter uh large parts of the tree shatter and fall 399 00:44:07,119 --> 00:44:13,359 down and cause damage to people on property. So, uh yeah, it's on our our 400 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:15,760 website. >> Okay. Thank you. Thanks for that 401 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:17,440 explanation. Commissioner, do you have a question? 402 00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:22,880 » Just wanted to ask real quick, what's the closest community to Yankton that 403 00:44:19,359 --> 00:44:28,880 has had the uh ashbor? Uh it so it started uh was up around the north side 404 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:36,160 of Sou Falls and then it has actually it jumped north and then it jumped south. 405 00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:40,960 So I believe Elk Point or Jefferson would be the two closest. It is not in 406 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:46,480 Vermillion yet. So, it hasn't started making its way west, but along the 407 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:53,760 border uh it's pretty thick from uh North Sous City all the way up to Dell 408 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:58,000 Rapids and places north of Sou Falls. So, 409 00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:03,040 » okay. Yes. >> Um just out of curiosity, Todd, you 410 00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:09,119 mentioned it of the removal of trees. Um, are we still actively removing trees 411 00:45:06,319 --> 00:45:12,960 or have we slowed down and and kind of where are we at in that process of tree 412 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:17,040 removal? I mean, there's stats here. I'm just curious how that's going and and 413 00:45:15,119 --> 00:45:21,680 how many more do you think we still have to take down and and what does that look 414 00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:27,280 like? So, originally in 2018, if you looked at rightways, trails, cemetery, 415 00:45:24,319 --> 00:45:32,079 parks, uh, Foxrun Golf Course, there were 850 ash trees that needed to be 416 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:36,720 removed if you were going to remove all of them. Uh, there's still about 275 417 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:43,839 trees that are present in Rideaways, trail, cemetery, and parks. So, the goal 418 00:45:40,079 --> 00:45:48,000 was to go about a 100 ash trees a year, and we would have been done in about 419 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:53,280 seven, eight years. We were not that aggressive. Uh, so we still have, like I 420 00:45:50,960 --> 00:46:00,800 said, the 275. There's 38 ash trees on Fox Run Golf Course yet. And there are 421 00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:06,880 45 trees in right of ways that are undecided. Either property owners have 422 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:11,680 talked to us about them or we've decided they're in a good location, good-looking 423 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:17,599 tree. So, we have about 45 trees that are undecided. 22 of those would be 424 00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:21,440 property owners that uh I think we have about 22 property owners that have 425 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:26,000 decided yes, we are going to try to save them. So, and then we have eight ash 426 00:46:24,079 --> 00:46:32,079 trees out in the park uh in the arboritum around uh the summit activity 427 00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:35,760 center that we're thinking about the city is thinking about treating also to 428 00:46:34,240 --> 00:46:42,480 keep them in our arboritum so people again can see different tree species uh 429 00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:46,960 and the varieties of a tree. So again, we were hoping to get a 100 trees a year 430 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:50,560 down, ash trees. We have other trees that have to come down other than ash 431 00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:54,880 trees. So we haven't been quite as aggressive, but we're still hoping. Uh 432 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:59,680 and again, 275 trees. We within three or four 433 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:04,400 years, we're hoping to have the majority of the ones that we're not saving down. 434 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:09,359 That way, if the ammerald ashboard gets here, we're not up against a wall where 435 00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:15,440 we have 400 trees to take down in a in a winter. So, 436 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:22,280 » okay, good question. Anybody else? Okay. Thank you, Todd. All right. With 437 00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:22,280 that, I will entertain a motion. 438 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:29,440 » So, moved. >> Okay. So, I have a motion and a second, 439 00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:33,760 it sounds like. Okay. So, again, any more commission discussion on this? 440 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:36,960 Okay. See no mics come on. Anyone from the public? Seeing no movement. Roll 441 00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:38,480 call. >> Moer. 442 00:47:38,079 --> 00:47:40,400 » I. >> Spencer. 443 00:47:39,119 --> 00:47:41,920 » I. Benson I >> Brunick I 444 00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:42,720 » Sarda >> I 445 00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:44,400 » Hanoff >> hi 446 00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:48,640 » Mayor Villan Noeva >> I motion passes okay number five under 447 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:53,839 new business garden Estates development project phase 1 acceptance consideration 448 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:56,880 of memorandum number 25-187 recommending that the city commission 449 00:47:55,200 --> 00:48:01,520 accept the sewer storm and street improvements for phase one of the garden 450 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:03,760 estates development commission what's your pleasure 451 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:08,079 move >> to approve second okay have a motion and 452 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:11,839 a second on the floor any commission discussion 453 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:16,079 Seeing no mics come on. Anyone from the public? No movement. Roll call. 454 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:17,040 » Spencer. >> I. 455 00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:17,920 » Benson. >> I. 456 00:48:17,359 --> 00:48:19,119 » Brunick. >> Hi. 457 00:48:18,319 --> 00:48:20,079 » Sarda. >> I. 458 00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:21,040 » Hanoff. >> Hi. 459 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:22,640 » Moer. >> I. 460 00:48:21,359 --> 00:48:27,280 » Mayor Villan Noea. >> I. Motion passes. Okay. Number six. 461 00:48:25,359 --> 00:48:31,440 Cedar Street second to fifth street reconstruction acceptance project 462 00:48:29,040 --> 00:48:34,720 closeout. Consideration of memorandum number 25-188 463 00:48:33,359 --> 00:48:38,480 recommending that the city commission accept the completed Cedar Street 464 00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:42,960 reconstruction project as well as the alley and parking lot reconstruction and 465 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:49,319 authorize the finance officer to issue a manual check to Holstein Excavating Inc. 466 00:48:45,359 --> 00:48:49,319 in the amount of $32,113. 467 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:53,880 Commissioner, what's your pleasure? 468 00:48:54,720 --> 00:49:01,760 » Move to approve. Second. Okay. I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any 469 00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:06,000 commission discussion? Seeing no lights come on, anyone from 470 00:49:03,359 --> 00:49:07,200 the public? Seeing no movement, roll call. 471 00:49:06,559 --> 00:49:08,079 » Benson, >> I 472 00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:09,040 » Brunick. >> Hi. 473 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,000 » Sarda. >> Hi. 474 00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:10,880 » Hoff. >> Hi. 475 00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:11,760 » Moer. >> Hi. 476 00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:13,280 » Spencer. >> Hi. 477 00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:18,000 » Mayor Villan Noea. >> I motion passes. Number seven, Karen 478 00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:23,119 Drive and Bradley Street Valley Road Water main project acceptance closeout. 479 00:49:21,599 --> 00:49:26,000 Consideration of memorandum number 25-189 480 00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:30,160 recommending that the city commission approve change order number one. accept 481 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:34,880 the completed construction project along Karen Drive, Bradley Street, and Valley 482 00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:39,040 Road and authorize a finance officer to issue a manual check to Fymer 483 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:42,040 Construction, Inc. in the amount of 175,35230. 484 00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:50,079 Do I have a motion? So moved. >> Second. 485 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:55,280 » Okay, I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any commission discussion? 486 00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:58,720 See no mics come on. Anyone from the public? 487 00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:00,400 See no movement. Roll call. >> Brunick. 488 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,960 » I. >> Sarda. 489 00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:03,920 » Hoff. >> Moer. 490 00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:05,119 » I. >> Spencer. 491 00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:06,160 » I. >> Benson. 492 00:50:05,839 --> 00:50:11,119 » I. >> Mayor of Villanova. 493 00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:15,119 » I. Motion passes. Number nine. SD dot agreement. Chain Gurnie Airport 494 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:18,960 Maintenance and Financial Agreement. Consideration of memorandum number 495 00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:23,119 eight. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you. My apologies 496 00:50:21,040 --> 00:50:27,760 everybody. Getting ahead of myself. Number eight. Waterline easement 497 00:50:25,200 --> 00:50:31,920 relocation in tract B of Steven Larson Edition consideration of memorandum 498 00:50:29,839 --> 00:50:36,079 number 25-190 recommending the city commission approve 499 00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:39,680 resolution number 25-47 a vacation of the current waterline 500 00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:44,240 easement and creation of a new easement and tract B of Steven Larson edition 501 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:50,800 city of Yankton Yankton County South Dakota as shown in the the associated 502 00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:56,640 attachments. Do I have a motion? >> Move to approve the resolution. Second. 503 00:50:54,640 --> 00:51:00,960 » Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any commission discussion? 504 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:03,599 » See no lights. Come on. Anyone from the public? 505 00:51:02,240 --> 00:51:05,040 » Roll call. >> Sarda. 506 00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:06,240 » I. >> Hunoff. 507 00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:07,200 » I. >> Moer. 508 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:08,160 » I. >> Spencer. 509 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:09,119 » Hi. >> Benson. 510 00:51:08,720 --> 00:51:09,920 » Hi. >> Brunick. 511 00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:12,559 » Hi. >> Mayor Vanova. 512 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:17,520 » I. Motion passes. Thank you, commissioners. Appreciate that. Keep me 513 00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:21,200 in check. Number nine. SD dot agreement. Chain Gurnie Airport Maintenance and 514 00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:25,119 Financial Agreement. Consideration of memorandum number 25-191 515 00:51:23,839 --> 00:51:28,319 recommending that the city commission approve the maintenance and financial 516 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:32,520 agreement for the chain Gurnie airport project number 3-46-4600-312025 517 00:51:33,839 --> 00:51:41,119 and authorize the city manager to sign the referenced SD dot agreement 518 00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:45,280 commission. What's your pleasure? >> So moved. Second. 519 00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:50,119 » Okay. I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any commission discussion? 520 00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:57,200 Seeing no mics come on. Anyone from the public? 521 00:51:55,119 --> 00:52:01,880 » Sure. Can we get some explanation on that, 522 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:01,880 please? 523 00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:09,040 » Yeah. >> Uh, sure. Just quick explanation on 524 00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:12,480 that. Sho is was doing a project that just required a relocation of a water 525 00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:16,720 line. >> We're on number nine, which is the SDG 526 00:52:15,760 --> 00:52:22,000 chain. >> Oh, never mind. I will let 527 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:25,000 It's airport. >> Sorry. 528 00:52:25,599 --> 00:52:33,119 » This was a maintenance project that the DOT contracted out for the asphalt 529 00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:39,839 runway at the airport. It's like kind of like a glorified chip seal on that that 530 00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:45,520 runway. Like I said, the DOT contracted that all out and this was for our share 531 00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:51,200 of the project. So, >> okay. Thank you, Adam. 532 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:54,960 Okay. Again, will any any commission discussion? 533 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:57,359 Anyone from the public? >> Okay. Roll call. 534 00:52:56,240 --> 00:52:58,400 » Hanoff. >> I. 535 00:52:57,760 --> 00:52:59,280 » Moer. >> I. 536 00:52:58,720 --> 00:53:00,400 » Spencer. >> Hi. 537 00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:01,520 » Benson. >> Hi. 538 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:02,480 » Brunick. >> I. 539 00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:04,000 » Sarda. >> I. 540 00:53:02,800 --> 00:53:08,720 » Mayor of Illinois. >> I. Motion passes. Okay. Number 10. 541 00:53:06,559 --> 00:53:13,200 Yankton Transfer Station Tipping Fees Adjustment. Consideration of memorandum 542 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:17,839 number 25-192. recommend the city commission adopt 543 00:53:14,720 --> 00:53:25,520 resolution number 25-48 enacting the new rates effective January 1st 2026 January 544 00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:29,520 1st 2027 and January 1st 2028 commission what's your pleasure 545 00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:32,000 » so approve >> second 546 00:53:30,160 --> 00:53:37,359 » okay I have a motion and a second any commission discussion 547 00:53:35,359 --> 00:53:41,359 » see no mics come on anyone from the public 548 00:53:39,359 --> 00:53:43,359 seeing no movement roll call >> moer 549 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:44,319 » I Spencer Hi, >> Benson. 550 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:45,280 » Hi, >> Brunick. 551 00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:46,240 » Hi, >> Sarda. 552 00:53:45,839 --> 00:53:47,440 » Hi, >> Hanoff. 553 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:51,280 » Hi, >> Mayor Villanova. 554 00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:55,359 » I motion passes. Number 11, airport fees, consideration of memorandum number 555 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:59,359 25-193, recommending the city commission adopt 556 00:53:56,960 --> 00:54:04,800 resolution number 25-49, enacting the new airport rates effective 557 00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:06,960 January 1st, 2026. Commission, what's your pleasure? 558 00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:09,119 » So moved. >> Second. 559 00:54:07,839 --> 00:54:14,319 » I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any commission discussion? 560 00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:18,880 See no lights. Come on. Anyone from the public? 561 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:20,319 See no movement. Roll call. >> Spencer. 562 00:54:19,599 --> 00:54:21,440 » I. >> Benson. 563 00:54:21,119 --> 00:54:22,400 » I. >> Brunick. 564 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:23,520 » Hi. >> Sarda. 565 00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:24,640 » I. >> Hanoff. 566 00:54:24,240 --> 00:54:25,520 » I. >> Moer. 567 00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:29,119 » I. >> Mayor Villanova. 568 00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:33,359 » I. Motion passes. And lastly, number 20 or excuse me, number 12, section line 569 00:54:31,119 --> 00:54:37,440 right-of-way vacation. Consideration of memorandum number 25-186 regarding the 570 00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:41,520 planning commission's recommendation that the city commission issue a 571 00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:45,280 position statement to the county that stipulates that the city will be 572 00:54:43,040 --> 00:54:50,480 satisfied with the county decision to vacate the described north south section 573 00:54:48,319 --> 00:54:56,079 line highway beginning at the north boundary of the widing drive rightway to 574 00:54:53,040 --> 00:55:02,400 the north boundaries of sections 8 and 9 T93 north R55 west of the of the fifth 575 00:54:59,680 --> 00:55:09,119 pm all in Yankton County, South Dakota. a centerline distance of approximately 576 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:12,400 1,50 ft. And before I accept a uh motion, should we have some explanation 577 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:15,640 of that? Thank you. 578 00:55:24,079 --> 00:55:31,839 » All right, Mayor Villanova, members of the commission, thanks. Uh 579 00:55:28,800 --> 00:55:38,880 so basically the uh the county has asked the the city commission to provide a 580 00:55:35,359 --> 00:55:42,960 position statement on a uh request for a vacated rightaway. Um and it is in the 581 00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:49,200 county area. And the reason they're asking the city for an opinion is uh 582 00:55:46,079 --> 00:55:54,319 this is located within the three mile um platting jurisdiction of the city. even 583 00:55:51,760 --> 00:56:00,480 though the the act of a rightaway vacation is is a county action. Um but 584 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:04,640 uh the uh this issue was presented to the planning commission here earlier 585 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:09,359 this month and they uh recommended that uh the city you know provide a position 586 00:56:07,119 --> 00:56:16,160 statement that would be uh favorable to the to the county. Um it's it's sort of 587 00:56:11,920 --> 00:56:20,640 a non-issue you might say. um the uh the petitioners that uh were asking for the 588 00:56:18,640 --> 00:56:29,599 rightway vacation. Basically, the reasoning was the the uh uh the section 589 00:56:24,720 --> 00:56:34,720 line right away um is is unnecessary because of the fact that the um um if 590 00:56:32,240 --> 00:56:39,440 you if you can picture u southwest Jim River Road and Whiting Drive, um 591 00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:44,240 Southwest Jim River Road is basically runs parallel to this section line and 592 00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:51,200 it's very close to this uh section line in question. And um so if if we were to 593 00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:56,640 um look at a plat or a subdivision uh in the future um we would be looking to 594 00:56:52,960 --> 00:57:01,680 that uh that Jim River Road as as the section line of of record for right away 595 00:56:59,359 --> 00:57:04,880 consideration. >> Okay. Thanks for that explanation. I 596 00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:08,799 appreciate that. Okay. With that explanation, commissioners, uh do I have 597 00:57:06,559 --> 00:57:10,799 a motion? Move 598 00:57:09,040 --> 00:57:15,040 » to approve. >> Second. Okay. Have a motion and a 599 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:18,640 second. Any commission discussion? Anyone from the public? Roll call. 600 00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:20,160 » Benson, I >> Brunick. Hi. 601 00:57:19,520 --> 00:57:21,440 » Sarda. >> Hi. 602 00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:23,280 » Hoff. Hi. >> Moer. Hi. 603 00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:26,640 » Spencer. Hi. >> Mayor Villainova. 604 00:57:24,240 --> 00:57:29,520 » I. Motion passes. Okay. Next. Future business. So, this is the time that the 605 00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:32,960 city commissioners to address the commission regarding matters not on this 606 00:57:31,359 --> 00:57:36,720 agenda. These items will not be deliberated by the governing body and 607 00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:40,240 will not be acted upon at this time. Items mentioned may be added to a future 608 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:43,680 city commission meeting or work session for deliberation or action. 609 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:49,599 Commissioners, do we have any future action, future business? 610 00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:55,119 Okay, seeing no mics, come on. We'll move next to uh I'll entertain a motion 611 00:57:52,160 --> 00:58:00,880 to to move into uh executive session to discuss contractual and litigation 612 00:57:56,880 --> 00:58:03,119 matters under SDCL 125-2. >> So moved. 613 00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:07,520 » Okay, I have a motion >> second 614 00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:12,690 » and a second. Uh all in favor say I. I. >> All opposed, nay. Okay, we'll move into 615 00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:15,769 executive session. [Applause] 616 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:21,040 Oh, any action? >> No action after. 617 00:58:18,480 --> 00:58:25,960 » Thank you. >> This conference is no longer being 618 00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:25,960 recorded. 619 00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:38,599 Yeah. 620 00:58:43,340 --> 00:58:46,409 [Music] 621 00:58:47,440 --> 00:58:52,119 » Grab you before I head out. 622 00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:59,920 » We got to make the story. >> Yeah. 623 00:58:58,799 --> 00:59:07,119 » Talk about that. >> That's what we do. That's what we do. 624 00:59:03,119 --> 00:59:07,119 Well, well, you're finally