This transcript features the Hermantown City Council. Based on the provided list of officials and the context of the dialogue, here is the identified transcript: [0:01] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** i think we're ready let's call the meeting to order and stand for the pledge of allegiance of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all roll call please [0:22] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor peterson counselor geisler counselor nelson here counselor hashtag here hey boucher here [0:29] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** announcements do any council members have announcements they'd like to make at this time they hear none mr mulder we had a communication that wasn't listed here did you want to highlight that [0:47] **City Administrator John Mulder:** yeah the one communication we included in the packet was just a resignation from jesse stokey from the park board so that will create an opening of the park board we will start that advertisement process and if you have individual candidates that you think would be good at that you'll just have them contact city hall [1:02] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you and we had several presentations of an administrative nature at our pre-agenda meeting detailed on the agenda that information is available available to the public if they would like now we have public discussion this is a time that individual individual can address the council about any item not on the agenda we ask that you limit your time to three minutes per person is there anyone either in chambers or online that wishes to discuss anything with the council [1:47] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** if there is any public discussion please state your name and address for the record [1:58] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** we'll have one last opportunity for public discussion is there any public discussion of a general nature this evening hearing none we'll move on to the consent agenda which includes the minutes and accounts payable do we have a motion [2:08] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** motion approved [2:09] **Councilor John Geissler:** second [2:10] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor nelson second by counselor geisler roll call please [2:11] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** consider geisler counselor nelson aye councillor hashtag aye councillor peterson aye mayor boucher aye [2:24] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** next we will move to ordinances ordinance 2022-08 an ordinance amending title 2 of the hermanntown city code by amending the official zoning map parcel 395-0158-00080 do we have a more this is a second reading do we have a motion [2:40] **Councilor John Geissler:** second [2:41] **Councilor Brian LeBlanc:** motion [2:41] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** abortion by councillor geisler second by councillor nelson mr mulder would you like mr johnson to take this [2:47] **City Administrator John Mulder:** yes please eric could you explain this one to us [2:49] **Community Development Director Eric Johnson:** great thank you very much uh before us this evening this is a rezoning from hm which is the hermantown marketplace to rp residential which is primarily set up for single family residential this is a 40 acre parcel that's associated with the peyton acres development right now family homes are not a permitted use within the hm district only multi-family housing is so the rezoning of this property to r3 would allow for the developer to continue their single-family home development that they've already established within the previous two phases of the payton acres development this also aligns with the existing single-family homes that are exist to the south of this particular property here [3:41] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council is there anyone from the public that wishes to have input on this motion if so please state your name and address for the record [4:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any member of the public either in chambers or online that wishes to comment on ordinance 2022-08 [4:21] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** [Music] does anyone from the public wish to make comment on this ordinance change roll call please [4:36] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson aye comes to hashtag hi councilor peterson aye councillor geisler mayor boucher hi [4:48] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution resolution 2022-93 resolution approving pay request number three for reconditioning of highway 53 water tower water improvement district number 318 to osseo construction company llc in the amount of one hundred forty four thousand five hundred eighty dollars and fifty cents do we have a motion [5:04] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** motion approved [5:05] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** second [5:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor peterson second by councillor host child mr mulder [5:08] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so this is the work that's been done through july 7th since that date they have finished a lot of the outside work there's some cleanup on the inside yet and just we need to fill the water tower and just do a little testing but there'll be at least one more application pay an application for this [5:24] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council [5:27] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** this one's gone a lot faster and smoother than the other one [5:32] **City Administrator John Mulder:** yeah i think we got ahead of the schedule a little bit so i think i think it has gone well and it looks really so much better it was a really good change moderate modernized logo on the water tower [5:50] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any member of the public that wishes to comment on this resolution if so please take your name and address for the record [6:04] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public comment on resolution 2022-93 [6:17] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** any member of the public wishes to comment on this resolution please state your name and address [6:28] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** public input is closed we would ask for a roll call [6:33] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor host child hi counselor peterson right counselor geisler counselor nelson aye mayor boucher aye [6:47] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-94 resolution approving preliminary and final plot of payton acres phase 1c and imposing imposing conditions on the final plot we have a motion [6:59] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** motion approved [7:00] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by council peterson second fight councillor geisler mr mulder should we have mr johnson address this [7:01] **City Administrator John Mulder:** yes please [7:02] **Community Development Director Eric Johnson:** great thank you again uh before the preliminary and final plan this is the third phase of the payton acres uh development project uh this phase consists of eight single family lots as well as two outlaws outlaw a is proposed for the storm water pond associated with this phase without lot b for it being for future phases of the paint acres development uh utilities will continue to be run towards the east throughout the space these are existing utilities that have been put in place in the roadways so far by the developer there will also be the interior sidewalk system which will connect up stepner road essentially over to uh oprah's who made the oak ridge development to the south uh the lots are a minimum of a half acre in size which uh meets the minimum r3 requirements [7:56] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council is there anyone from the public that wishes to comment on this resolution if so please state your name and address for the record [8:14] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public comment on resolution 2022-94 [8:24] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** and one last opportunity for public comment on resolution 2022-94 roll call please [8:32] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor peterson aye mr geisler counselor nelson hi councillor hashtag aye mayor boucher hi [8:45] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** next we have resolution 2022-95 resolution authorizing and directing the mayor and city clerk to execute and deliver development agreement with jlg enterprises of hermantown llp for peyton acres phase 1c to have a motion [8:59] **Councilor John Geissler:** motion [9:01] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** second [9:02] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor geisler second by councillor peterson mr johnson [9:06] **Community Development Director Eric Johnson:** thank you uh this outlines the requirements of infrastructure work associated with this third phase that was previously approved uh this covers sidewalks water roadway warm water for that phase uh the developer is required to provide a letter of credit for the stormwater work for this development or for this phase uh they have the option of providing credit remaining infrastructure or they make that work uh previously to the city signing off on the plat project [9:40] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do you have any comments from council i for one would like to compliment the developer on this and other developments they've done in the past in their ability to work for what is best for the future of the community and come to an agreement with the city that works for everyone and i do appreciate that is there any member of the public that would like to comment on this development if so please state your name and address for the record [10:15] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public comment on resolution 2022-95 [10:27] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** one last opportunity for public comment on resolution 2022-95 roll call please [10:44] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson hi concert house child aye councillor peterson aye mayor boucher [10:56] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** next is resolution 2022-96 resolution approving st louis county's sap number 069-69-033-cp number zero zero nine one dash four zero one one zero eight county state aid highway number ninety one haynes within the city of hermanton corporate limits do we have a motion [11:13] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** so moved [11:14] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** second [11:15] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor house child second by concert peterson mr mulder [11:15] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so santa's kind of milling the bituminous surface making some ada pedestrian improvements and they're changing the lane configuration on haynes road that work will be done in 2023 and they're required to get municipal consent for that project [11:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council is there any public input on this resolution if so please state your name and address for the record [11:52] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-9 [12:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** any public input on the resolution for county state aid highway number 91 haynes road within the city of hermantown roll call please [12:15] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson hi counselor hostile hi councillor peterson aye spencer geisler mayor boucher [12:28] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-97 resolution receiving proposal and awarding consultant contract for an organizational management review to baker tilly us llp we have a motion [12:41] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** motion approved [12:42] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** second [12:43] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by calls peterson second by councillor house child mr mulder [12:47] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so we're asking baker tilly to just take a look at kind of the city hall side of things just in terms of uh the current workload how workload is uh divided up um how do we sign on some of the various new programs that we've taken on in the last couple years and so we're just looking at um kind of an organizational review is like and what kind of position would be the the best position um to help us deal with that workload [13:09] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do you have any questions or comments from console i'm just i'm really i think it's a good process to go through to come up with an answer of what we need because we are operating far too lean and really anxious to see what they come up with for a recommendation um of what type of position and scope of job description that would look like and what that position can mean to the city to support the growth and the needs [13:37] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** so any other comments i agree that this is a great step to take we need to add capacity to city administration but we need to know the best way to use our resources in adding that capacity i think this will help us head there [13:54] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** any other comments any public comment on this resolution [14:14] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** there's any public comment on this resolution please state your name and address for the record [14:25] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public comment on resolution 2022-97 [14:36] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** roll call please [14:42] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor hashtag hi counselor peterson aye mr geisler counselor aye mayor boucher hi [14:55] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** next is resolution 2022-98 resolution authorizing and directing the mayor and city clerk to execute and deliver the license agreement with south st louis soil and water conservation district do we have a motion [15:10] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** motion approved [15:11] **Councilor John Geissler:** second [15:12] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor peterson second by councilor geisler mr johnson [15:15] **Community Development Director Eric Johnson:** great thank you again in 2021 uh the swcd that's the soil water conservation district undertook a similar project the uh that work was uh handled in 2021 uh this is the second phase of that project which will include stream bank meandering installation of some trout habitat features as well as repair of stream bank erosion that have occurred through the years uh there will be work done to uh culvert that's south of morris thomas road that's going to help correct any scouring and erosion roadway side slope with that there's no park or trail closure expected as part of this project uh there will be a small portion of the northern uh parking lot that will be closed off that will be utilized for lay down area and storage of materials associated with this project uh there will also be traffic control and safety signage associated with this project also [16:08] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council on this resolution is there any public input on this resolution if so please take your name and address for the record [16:26] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-98 [16:37] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input resolution on the table right now please [16:47] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor peterson hi councillor geisler councillor nelson aye mr hoshchild aye mayor boucher hi [17:01] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** and next is a motion to go into closed session motion to close the meeting of the hermantown city council pursuant to minnesota statutes 13d .05 subdivision 3c1 and 13b 0.05 subdivision 3c3 to evaluate asking price of naming rights associated with a proposed hockey arena located in the city of hermantown and develop offers and counter offers and pursuant to minnesota statutes 13b .05 subdivision 3b per the attorney-client privilege discussion regarding potential or threatened litigation and a leak in the pool at the essential wellness center following the closed session the council will reconvene in an open session do we have a motion for a closed session [17:47] **Councilor Joe Peterson:** more should i move in and close [17:48] **Councilor Andy Hjelle:** second [17:49] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor peterson second by counselor host child all in favor say aye aye and we will pause for a few moments to allow the chambers to clear