Here is the transcribed townhall meeting with speaker names and timestamps added based on the context provided. [00:00:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** You do need to read something. Good evening everyone. I'm calling to order this October 14, 2025 meeting of the Richfield City Council. If you're able, please rise and join us for the pledge of allegiance to the flag 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. And these are public hearings. Thank you everyone. Next we'll move on to the approval of the agenda. [00:00:45] **Council Member Walter Burk:** So move. [00:00:47] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Second. [00:00:49] **Mayor Mary Supple:** It's been moved and seconded to approve the agenda. Is there any discussion? All in favor, please say I. [00:00:54] **Council Members:** I. [00:00:55] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. The agenda is approved. Next, we'll move on to the approval of the minutes for the city council work session from September 23rd, 2025 and the city council regular meeting from September 23rd, 2025. [00:01:10] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** So move. [00:01:12] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [00:01:14] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay. It's been moved and seconded to approve those minutes. Is there any discussion? All in favor, please say I. [00:01:20] **Council Members:** I. [00:01:21] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we've approved the minutes. So, next we're going to move on to the open forum. Members of the public are invited to address the city council during open forum. Speakers who have completed a comment card will be called to the podium to speak first. Speakers are asked to state their first and last name, city of residence, and the topic or item they wish to speak on. Each speaker will be given up to three minutes to provide their comments. Please note that that time may not be transferred or shared with another individual. So, in order not to um disrupt what you're saying, when we get down to 30 seconds, I'll hold up a yellow card so you know that you should start wrapping up and when the time is up, I'll hold up the red card. Open forum is an opportunity for the council to listen to public input. Council members will not respond to questions or comments during this time. However, all remarks will be taken into consideration. The council may direct staff to follow up or take appropriate action as needed. For more information on how to participate or provide public comment, please visit the city website. Now later this evening we will have a public hearing that has to do with the various assessments whether that was for the solid waste charges for the ILN 77th street project area the removal of diseased trees the sanitary sewer line assessment and the utility account assessments. So, if you're here to speak about that, that will be later on during the public hearing time. And it's my understanding that all of the comment cards I have at the moment are for that public hearing instead of just the general open forum. So, is there anyone that just wants to speak to the general open forum and not about the assessments? Um, you had a question. Is this for the general open form or for the assessments? All right. If you could step forward and state your name and your city of residence. [00:04:15] **Latoya Peterson:** Good evening. My name is Latoya Peterson and I am a city resident of the city of Richfield. Um I know I only have three minutes. It's just a quick question. I'll look for followup and I'm hoping that there's comments later. I do see that someone from the police department is here tonight. So I hope that he's paying attention to this concern. Um, on my way home on Sunday, September 28th, 2025, I encountered five white police officers responding to a juvenile matter. I'm sorry, I'm emotional because it's extremely disturbing. The response I got for why there were so many police officers present was because of the crowd. There were more police officers than there were citizens. There were two parents visibly upset um and arguably agreeably upset about four or five onlookers um who were just videotaping the incident and when I approached seemed to be non-combative and were not actually engaged in the situation. They were just recording because as we know in our cities and our state that that's the best practice. My concern and question is what is the city's protocol for response to juveniles? Why was a juvenile sitting in the back of a squad car for as many minutes as he was? Why does the city believe that having five white male police officers respond is the best practice for this young black juvenile? Um, why did the responding sergeant believe that it was okay to start aggressively walking towards me and get in my face to explain the policy? If a civilian such as myself had done that, I would have been in handcuffs or worse could have happened to myself. My solution to this and hope that comes out of this is a conversation with law enforcement about deescalation skills and best practice for responding to parents, community members, and other officials that stop by. And just an FYI, I work for the state of Minnesota and this is deeply concerning. Thank you. [00:06:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. Um, since you didn't fill out a comment card, could you leave your contact information so we can get back to you as well? [00:06:55] **Latoya Peterson:** Yes, ma'am. Where would you like me to leave that? [00:06:58] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Um, do we have a— Okay, the City Clerk will help you with that. Thank you so much for your time. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak during open forum? Thank you. Then we'll move on to the proclamations and presentations. And so our first proclamation is celebrating Indigenous People's Day. And I will be joined by um Human Rights Commissioner Maddie Vuken. So if you can join me up front so much. This is a proclamation of the city of Richfield. Whereas indigenous people's day is the celebration of the cultures, lands and languages of individual indigenous peoples, excuse me, throughout the land in which the United States is built on. And whereas the Dakota and Anishinabe people have lived on the ancestral lands of Minnesota for thousands of years, including the land of the city of Richfield. And whereas indigenous peoples have served courageously throughout our history in all aspects of our society and deserve to be recognized and respected for all their contributions. And whereas Minnesota is home to countless indigenous leaders including Winona LaDuke, Louise Erdrich, and Clyde Bellecourt. And whereas Mary Kunesh is the first indigenous Minnesota state senator. And whereas the state of Minnesota is honored to have Peggy Flanagan serve as our Lieutenant Governor representing White Earth Nation. And whereas the city of Richfield confirms its commitment to supporting, uplifting, and honoring indigenous peoples to ensure a better future for all members of our community. Now therefore, I, Mary Supple, mayor of Richfield, on behalf of the Richfield City Council, do hereby proclaim October 13th as Indigenous People's Day in Richfield and call on the people of Richfield to observe this period with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies and continue to honor the contribution of indigenous Americans throughout the year. Proclaimed this 14th day of October, 2025. Commissioner Vuken, thank you for joining us. Would you like to say anything? [00:09:45] **Maddie Vuken:** Sure. All right. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to say thank you, Mayor Supple, and the city council for having me here tonight. I am honored to accept the Indigenous People's Day proclamation on behalf of the human rights committee of Richfield. Lastly, I would like to stay state that um as a community member and a member of the human rights um commission that I believe it's imperative for us as a community to keep um learning and teaching ourselves and our children about the indigenous cultures and that we have a duty for our future to continue acknowledging all the cultures that make up our great state of Minnesota and Richfield. Thank you. [00:10:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. Our next presentation is the annual report of the community services commission. So I'd like to welcome Chair Tessa Johansson to the podium to speak. [00:11:00] **Tessa Johansson:** Thank you. Good evening. Get this... there we go. All right. Um, happy to be here to share our report of accomplishments since last October. Our community services commission received regular updates on projects like the new splash pad um, which opened this past year, Woodlake Nature Center's building project, and improvements to the Richfield Pool and Ice Arena. Uh we also assisted with grading proposals for the new playground equipment at Donaldson Park. We used criteria based on neighborhood feedback sessions that were done in 2023. Uh we also heard updates on the installation which was completed in September and it's looking very nice. Um we provided feedback and heard updates for the projects related to the successful local sales tax referendum. We also prioritized uh proposed capital projects and recommended council approval of the 2026 parks, recreation, and open space capital improvement budget as well as the 2027 through 2030 capital improvement plan. We also met jointly with the sustainability commission to hear presentations from Woodlake Nature Center, recreation services, and the forestry division of public works. Uh, we met on site at the Richfield pool for a facility tour, which I think everybody in the commission really enjoyed. Um, we were able to see the new splash pad and review a summary of the pool improvements that are planned for the off season. We also reviewed plans and policies for the revamped recreation fee assistance program, which saw $17,000 in funds utilized by qualifying Richfield households to assist with paying for activity fees. Um, we also provided guidance and feedback to staff regarding the roundup for Richfield Parks program at the Richfield liquor stores. In 2025, over $1,200 was raised to benefit the new recreation fee assistance program fund, which I will just note that our commission was really supportive and I think really excited to hear about um that particular program. Um, we also appointed new and returning members to the Friends of Woodlake board. And then new this year, we staffed tables at special events representing the community services commission and sharing information about serving on Richfield advisory boards and commissions. Um, our commission was present at the Earth Day celebration, the opening week of the farmers market, the state of the community celebration as well as PennFest. Uh we also appointed liaisons to and received regular reports from the planning commission, arts commission, friends of woodlake board, transportation committee and sustainability commission. And we also continued to receive regular reports from staff um related to recreation programs in Woodlake Nature Center, uh pool arena and wheel fund, mini golf and malt shop, parks maintenance, sustainability and organics composting. Um, I think this coming year will uh be somewhat similar in that we'll continue to be prioritizing capital improvement items, continuing to hear regular reports from staff and other commissions, and providing feedback and guidance on approved capital projects, including the Woodlake building project, play equipment replacement schedule, and other projects. Lastly, I did also just want to mention, I think, how much appreciation our commission has for the work that's being done um for the Woodlake Nature Center building. The thoughtfulness that has gone into the design has certainly not gone unnoticed by commission members and so I just thought I would share that feedback as well. So thank you. [00:15:30] **Mayor Mary Supple:** So thank you so much for your report and all the work you've been doing. I know your commission has been very, very busy and we appreciate all the work and your leadership as chair. Is there any—are there any other comments from any of the other council members? Do we have any questions? All right. You guys have done a lot of great work. So, thank you so much. [00:15:55] **Tessa Johansson:** You're welcome. Thank you. [Applause] [00:16:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Our next presentation is the Sustainability Commission annual report and I'll um invite Chair Amanda Keeper to come up and give that report. [00:16:15] **Amanda Keeper:** Good evening. Thanks for having me. Uh my name is Amanda Keeper. I chair the sustainability commission. Um this is our sixth year as a commission for the city. Um and I feel like we get better every year. Uh we've met 10—oh we will meet 10 times in 2025 and we have two meetings left. Um so first I'd like to thank our 2025 commissioners: Adam Burnside, Matt Dorretz, Craig Heinen, Alexa Wojniak, Chris Danner, Katie Boone, and our former and current youth commissioners, Helen Burke and Rose Thompson. Also want to thank our support staff: Rachel Lindholm, Zack McCarty, and our liaison, Council Member Coleman Woods, our liaison to council, and Haley Tompkins, our community services liaison. We always love getting our updates from the um community services commission. Um, so the sustainability commission creates an annual work plan every year. Um, it provides opportunities for commissioners to lead projects that they care about to help support the city's sustainability work. Um, so that's kind of how we focus our work um, as a commission. And we have four main focus areas that um we tend to concentrate on and they include performing community outreach and education, hosting community events, uh protecting, restoring and enriching Richfield's lands and natural resources, and then learning about the city's and partner organizations' sustainability work and offering policy recommendations to council and staff. So, I'll just run through our accomplishments for each of those four areas. Um, we had a really dedicated crew this year that I think really leaned in to the work plan and got a lot done. So, we had a good year. Um, in the first focus area of performing community outreach and education, we had a lot of educational tabling this year. Commissioners tabled at the farmers market, at the state of the community, uh the Earth Day event, and the unity in the community event, uh about multiple sustainability topics, including tree planting and tree care, um solid waste education, and caring for backyard fowl—that's chickens and ducks. Um, commissioners are also going to be tabling at the pumpkin smash that's coming up in November to educate folks about composting and waste reduction and to try to get more residents to sign up for a curbside organics recycling bin, which is something we've been focusing on the last couple of years. Um, we have a couple commissioners that are leading a project to engage with multi-unit buildings in the city to learn about their sustainability efforts and to share resources with staff and residents. That's a really cool project. Um, commissioners helped distribute door hangers in Southwest Richfield promoting the Nine Mile Creek watershed district's rain garden assistance program and also um commissioners presented at our—at Richfield's two high schools to encourage students to apply to be youth commissioners. And we did have our first uh youth commissioner um uh this year and now we have a second one that has come on board to um to be next year's youth commissioner. So, that effort seems to be working and we're excited about that. Um, in the focus area of hosting community events, um, our youth commissioner, Helen Burke, planned and held a trash walking and litter cleanup event around Earth Day, and I was very impressed, Council Member [Walter] Burke, at her organization and planning around that. So, we were grateful for Helen's work. Um, we also had a commissioner help support the city's first swap event which was focused on winter clothing. Um, and they even did some outreach to the middle school and high school to help connect students um, with getting winter clothes that they need and reducing waste at the same time. So, it was a win-win. Um, in the focus area of protecting and restoring and enriching Richfield's lands and natural resources mostly focused around tabling and education there. But in addition to the tree care tabling we did, we also had ongoing discussions as a commission about opportunities to update the city's tree protection policies and we expect those conversations to continue in 2026. Um and in addition to our solid waste education, we had ongoing discussions about ways to reduce plastic litter in the city, including connecting businesses to the MNiz program. And finally uh our last focus area um uh on learning about the city and partner organization sustainability actions and offering policy recommendations. Um the commission gave input on and approved the drafted changes to the backyard fowl code which was successfully uh approved and implemented by council. Um, as was mentioned, we had our annual joint meeting um with the community services commission to get those updates about Wood Lake and city forestry efforts. Um, we also heard uh presentations from several partner organizations this year, Nine Mile Creek Watershed, the 494 Community Services Board, and Great River Greening. Um, and of course, we receive regular updates from our support staff. Um at most of our meetings we get great updates about the city's many um sustainability topics including waste reduction, the city's climate action plan, various energy and forestry grants and projects, and the sustainability aspects of Richfield's "Our Legacy, Our Future" project. So, um, in summary, it was another great year for the commission and like I said, we have a great crew that really leaned in and showed up to help educate our community about sustainability. So, thank you for the opportunity to share accomplishments. Do you have any questions? [00:23:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** So, thank you for all of the work that the commission has done and for all your leadership. Do we have any questions? Um, Council Member Burke. [00:23:55] **Council Member Walter Burk:** Just a quick comment that I know how much the youth commissioners benefit from this, so please continue that and thank you so much for your efforts with that. [00:24:05] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Right. Any other comments or questions? We do really appreciate all the work that you've done and thank you for being here tonight. [00:24:12] **Amanda Keeper:** Thank you. [Applause] [00:24:15] **Mayor Mary Supple:** And so our final presentation for the evening is the receipt of the city of Richfield annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31st, 2024. And I'm going to turn that over to Finance Director Mary Boi to introduce the presenter. [00:24:30] **Mary Boi (Finance Director):** Thank you. Those statements this year, those work papers that support the financial report. Um, and I don't know if you do know that the finance staff, there's not one of them that is more than two years with the city. And so, um, this has been a year of learning. They did a fantastic job. And I will turn it over to Caroline to let you hear about the financial report. [00:24:55] **Caroline Stutzman (Auditor):** Good evening, Mayor, members of the council. Thanks for having me tonight. Um, as mentioned, I'm Caroline Stutzman. I'm the partner involved in the audit for the city of Richfield. So, I'd like to take a few minutes of your time tonight just to go through the results of that audit. Um, so, as we advance through... the main reason that we are asked to work with the city is to provide an opinion on the financial statements housed within the independent auditor's report. And also housed within that independent auditor's report, both management's responsibility as well as ours are outlined. As mentioned, management's responsibility is for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP. That means they're determining the numbers that are held within that financial statement. Our job then is to um obtain reasonable assurance that those financial statements are free of material misstatement. Meaning we are conducting our audit, we're sampling, we're vouching, we're verifying things. And through that process, um the opinion we're providing is what's called an unmodified opinion. That's the highest level that you can receive and not a change from previous years. Meaning we do believe those financial statements are fairly stated in all material respects as of December 31st, 2024. As we um outside of just auditing the numbers, we also conducted our audit in accordance with government auditing standards. That requires us to consider internal controls as we go throughout our process. We have one item of note there: lack of segregation of accounting duties. That is inherently present for um cities, especially in a season of turnover. So, it's not uncommon to see that um with with all of the um changes that you had going on for the year. When you spend more than $750,000 worth of federal expenditures in any given year, there are additional requirements—what's called single audit testing. Um, we conducted that this year as well. Um, the programs that were tested were Section 8 and then the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. There were no findings in relation to any of that additional test work. And then one final component before we look at the financial analysis, excuse me, is in relation to Minnesota legal compliance. The office of the State Auditor compiles a number of Minnesota state statutes that we are required to ask a lot of questions about. We did not have any findings related to any of that activity either. So with that, we'll move on to the graphs here and we start with the general fund. So here we have um total revenues, total expenditures as well as total fund balance. Both increased for the year. The results of that activity did increase fund balance as well um by 541,000, excuse me. Um, another way to look at your fund balance is in relation to your fund balance policy. And your fund balance policy indicates that you would strive to maintain a minimum unassigned fund balance of 40% of the current year actual general fund expenditures. This year's percentage is 38.1%. Here we have general fund revenue um in in more detail. In total, general fund revenue increased by 8.8%. Couple of the categories that contributed to that increase are property taxes which increased as a result of an increase in the levy, licenses and permits increased with additional building activity, and then intergovernmental revenues increased with an increase in local government aid for the city this year. Next, we have a similar presentation for your general fund expenditures. In total they increase 7.1% and across categories um the majority of the explanation relates to increases in wages. Here we have a budget to actual snapshot for your general fund. That first column is the final budget that was approved which anticipated fund balance would have a break even year. Actual results are in that middle column—increasing 541,000—and then that third column is a variance column. So looking at total revenues all the way over to that far right we see revenues were over budget and if we look at the components above that, the items that are over budget are items that are more volatile or can change based on activity for each year. So really taking a conservative approach on those budget line items is a common practice. And if we follow this chart down to total expenditures, again to that far right column, seeing under-budget there. If we apply a percentage to that it's 0.1%. So considering the size of budget that you're dealing with to be within 0.1%... that's I would say very good. Next we have tax capacity, the levy, and tax capacity rates. So the blue is the tax capacity that increased 3.8% for 2024. Green is the levy which increased 5.9%. And so with the results of those changes and the levy increasing at a slightly higher rate than the tax capacity, you're seeing a slight increase in that tax capacity rate. Next, we shift gears to your enterprise funds. And we start with your liquor fund. The sales in your liquor fund had essentially a break-even year. Slight increase there of less than 1%. Cost of sales decreased two and a half percent. So as a result, if we move to the next slide, we see that gross profit percentage did increase um in that very first column there for 2024 as did the gross profit percentage compared to the 2023 amount. All the rest of those are neighboring cities and their results. So just doing a comparison with the prior year activity showing that last year was slightly below the state average as well as the other cities that were presented there, but again seeing the increase for 2024. Here we have a water and sewer utilities fund. Charges for services did decrease here with a decrease in usage for the year. Operating expenses did increase about 7%. So the results of that activity are in that gray bar there showing an operating loss for the year. We do include operating income and loss with and without depreciation expense that is included as a means for you to analyze if those charges for services are covering all of your expenses for the fund including that depreciation as a means to set dollars aside for future replacement of those assets. In all of the years previous to this you were covering that depreciation expense 100%. So just this one year and for 2024 that's still 83% that was being covered and that's just information for you. Moving on to the next one, the last slide that we have for you is the storm sewer fund. So a similar presentation here um showing that charges for services did decrease about four and a half percent for the year. Operating expenses were down um a little more than that about 14%. So as a result seeing operating income for the year and it is common for the storm sewer fund to kind of have what you're seeing here based on project years because it's one where you're kind of cycling through building up for a project, having a project. So pretty common to see that activity fluctuate like that. That's what I prepared to go through with you. I'd be happy to take any questions you might have. [00:33:15] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Do we have any questions? Well, I would like to say thank you to the whole audit team and the whole finance department. And for anybody who's watching this or here at the meeting, there's a very interesting document um that's over a 100 pages, but if you go into it, it has a lot of statistics about Richfield and like who the biggest employers are and who the biggest taxpayers are and all kinds of information that might be of interest to you. So I would encourage people to look at that. So if there are no questions at this point, I would move to accept the annual comprehensive financial report for the year ended December 31st, 2024. Is there a second? [00:34:00] **Council Member Walter Burk:** Second. [00:34:02] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Do we have any discussion or questions? Hearing none. All in favor of accepting the annual comprehensive financial report for the year ended December 31st, 2024, please say I. [00:34:15] **Council Members:** I. [00:34:16] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we have passed that. Thank you. [00:34:20] **Caroline Stutzman:** Thank you for your time. [00:34:22] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Next, we will move on to the consent calendar, and I'll turn it over to City Manager Rodriguez. [00:34:30] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Thank you, Mayor. The consent calendar contains several separate items which are acted upon by the city council in one motion. Once the consent calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended actions have also been approved. No further council action on these items is necessary. On tonight's consent calendar: * Item A: Approved disbursements and claims. * Item B: Consider approval for a temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the Blessed Trinity Catholic School located at St. Richard's Catholic Church, 7540 Penn Avenue South for their annual gala taking place December 6, 2025. * Item C: First reading of a transitory ordinance providing funding for certain capital improvements from the Liquor Contribution Special Revenue Fund. * Item D: Consider adoption of a resolution of support designating that the photograph "Winter Interest" by Samantha Chin be used to wrap the Hennepin County utility box located at Penn Avenue and 66th Street. * Item E: Consider approval of an agreement with John A. Dalson and Son, Inc. in the amount of $670,984 for the replacement of the roof on Rink 2 of the Richfield Ice Arena. * Item F: Consider the first reading of an ordinance imposing a tax on lodging and repealing and replacing in its entirety chapter 14 of the Richfield Code of Ordinances. * Item G: Adopt a resolution authorizing acceptance of Office of Traffic Safety funds. * Item H: Consider approval to renew the contract with Chief's Towing, Inc. for the public safety towing services for December 1st, 2025 through November 30th, 2027. * Item I: Consider the joint powers agreement to enable Richfield to provide an alternative response for selective 911 calls in a manner that most effectively and efficiently supports and protects the physical, mental, behavioral health of individuals in the cities of Richfield and Edina. * Item J: Site plan approval for 7424 Lyndale Avenue South, conversion to retail. And I submit all of these items for your consideration as part of the consent calendar. [00:36:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Is there a motion to approve the consent calendar? [00:36:48] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** So moved. [00:36:50] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** Second. [00:36:52] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Um, are there any comments or questions? Council Member Hayford Oleary. [00:37:00] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Uh, just on item J. I just want to express my welcome to the business owners who are present. Um, Lion Cannabis LLC. Um, I watched the planning commission meeting and I just really appreciated the residents who were involved and the work of the business uh to be a good neighbor to those residents. So, thank you and welcome to Richfield. [00:37:25] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Any other comments or questions? Um on that same topic, I noticed in the staff report that the traffic committee is still looking at the issues that came up at the planning commission. And so, I just wanted to make sure that the residents that talked about that know that that is still on the agenda to be taken care of—all the traffic issues. Secondly, I wanted to say thank you to the city of Edina because I know it's been good to work with them cooperatively on our alternative response program and this joint powers agreement will continue forward with that. I know there's been a lot of good work with the two cities working together and I appreciate that. And finally, I just wanted to clarify for item F about the lodging tax. Essentially, what this is doing is it's having the Minnesota Department of Revenue start collecting that tax rather than the local people trying to track it down. It's an efficiency and I think it will help everyone involved. So, thank you to everybody that set all that up. Any other questions or comments? All in favor of approving the consent calendar, please say I. [00:38:30] **Council Members:** I. [00:38:31] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we have approved the consent calendar. Okay. Next, we're moving on to public hearings. And what we're going to do is we're going to have one public hearing for all the various assessments. So, if you want to speak about the solid waste charges, the ILN 77th Street project area, the removal of diseased trees, the sanitary sewer line assessment, or the utility accounts, that will all be happening now. And I'm kind of keeping track of what the comments are. And then after the public hearing closes, we will go back through and consider each of the different areas and if there are any questions that have come up in the public hearing, we can ask staff to address them at that time. So, we'll follow the same procedure that we did for the open forum. I will be doing the timekeeping. And so I'm going to turn it over to Council Member Hayford Oleary to start the public hearing. [00:39:45] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** All right. Um yeah, just to add to this um when you're called to—Mayor, will you be reading off the cards that have registered in advance? Okay. So the Mayor will read off if you have registered in advance. If you have not filled out one of those, you'll still have the opportunity to speak after we get through those who have filled out a card. Um, any resident wishing to participate in the public hearing, you'll proceed to the podium when called or after that one at a time. Please provide your name and address prior to your comment. I would also specifically ask if you can say which assessment you're here to talk about. That would be helpful for us. Um, we'll hear your comment. If you'd like staff to follow up, please include your name and phone number or email on the sign-in document. Each comment will be limited to 3 minutes in length. And just as a reminder, we can't respond during this time. We are here to listen. We are taking notes. If there are questions, uh we will do our best to address those or have staff follow up with you. Um so, Mayor? [00:41:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** During open forum, it was noted we didn't have a sign-in sheet. So, I'm going to create one right now. So, if someone would like to have us follow up and you don't have your name or email on the sheet, we'll use that and then I'll be right back. And it looks like Geraldine Cook will be the first resident to speak. [00:41:20] **Geraldine Cook:** Yes. I'm a lifelong Richfield resident. I was born and raised here and I recently bought a house 5 years ago. You guys recently installed a water meter as an update to the water program which I thought was great until I got my water bill the following month and it went up over $1,100 in a month. At that time, I had lost my social security benefits um because I felt I was working too much when I wasn't working at all. I've fought social security now for the past seven months. Finally got my statement reinstated. I came in earlier and talked to utilities commission. They actually found some discrepancies on the computer and they were able to go back and explore that. So, they were able to bring down what I owe for the utilities, but they're not giving me any options for monthly payments. They're telling me everything has to be due by November 14th. I don't have $1,000 before November 14th. [00:42:30] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. And if you've put your contact information, we will um get back to you on an individual basis. And then when we get to the water utility section, we'll talk about how the process works. Thank you. So, our next speaker will be Gloria Arnberg. [00:42:50] **Gloria Arnberg:** Thank you. I did fill out the form and I believe you've got my email and everything on there. I've owned property in Richfield since 2014. I am a property owner, but also it's a rental property. Um, I consistently get the water sewer bills, consistently pay them, consistently pay the taxes, make sure all my inspections are done. I had a tenant move out of the property at 7315 Logan because I found that she was using it as a daycare center, which is totally illegal. Then I received um a comment that came to the address of 7315 Logan, not to the property owner address, which is mine, that said that she had wrote a check for waste disposal in 2023 that came back insufficient funds, but it was not done until after the tax assessments had been created. Now, another one is coming that's saying another one is due 2024. I've never received any information about these being delinquent. And yet, I receive all this other information from the city regarding payments that you want from me, information that you need from me, and I'm very disturbed about this. Not only that, I'm not only getting the cost of it. Every time the city, the waste management or every time the disposal company bills, they charge an NSF charge again and again and again. The cost has practically doubled what the cost of the actual um rubbish cost was. And I've talked to—and I don't recall her name—but I've talked to so many people that own the company out in California that said she would be willing to work with me and that I would receive written information. Nothing has been forthcoming. I'd like to see how this issue could be resolved and I appreciate your time. [00:44:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. And we do have your email address so that the staff can get back with you. Our next speaker is Linda Munch. [00:44:55] **Linda Munch:** Good evening. My name is Linda Munch. I've been a resident of Richfield for 23 years. Um, when I first started getting waste management bills, they were addressed to my address, but someone's name that I had never seen before or heard of. And they were delinquent in hundreds of dollars. And so I appeared here before then or at that point, and the city of Richfield worked with me and we worked out a deal and I lived up to my end of the bargain and waste management has not. They're still billing me for this person—and it's not the person I bought the house from so I don't know who this person is—but um and they're also charging me every month or every 3 months for um yard disposal yard waste and I do not have a yard waste can. I've called them. I've talked to somebody, several people probably, and I've been assured that they will take care of the matter and it will be resolved and it hasn't been. So, any assistance you could give me, I would appreciate. [00:46:15] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. And we also have your um email here so we can reach out to you afterwards. Thank you. Our next speaker is Les Rosecke. [00:46:30] **Les Rosecke:** Mine is very simple. I've been a resident of Richfield since 1981. I'm a senior citizen. I've applied with social service agencies to help with utility payments. I have a large balance due on my waste management. How should I handle it? You're gonna have to come to me because I can't hear a word you're saying from where you are. [00:46:55] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay. So, sir, I'll come over and show you how to write down your phone number so we can contact you. If you can write down your name and your phone number here so we can get back to you to help you with that. Put your name and your phone number. [00:47:15] **Les Rosecke:** And that's it. [00:47:16] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Yes. We'll have staff get back in touch with you to help you figure it out. [00:47:20] **Les Rosecke:** Tomorrow? [00:47:22] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Um I don't know exactly when, but as soon as we can. Probably tomorrow or in the next few days. Okay. All right. Thank you. Our next speaker is Alexa Rosilus, speaking for Marco Loose. [00:47:40] **Alexa Rosilus:** Good evening. My name is Alexa Rosilus and I'm representing my dad, Marco Loose. I received the notice about—well, he received a notice about this new assessment and I have a few questions and concerns I'd like to share. First, I'd like to understand exactly what this assessment covers, what project is for, and how my property share was calculated. [00:48:10] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Um, in order to answer that, are you talking about the sanitary sewer assessment? [00:48:15] **Alexa Rosilus:** Yes. And second, I'd like to ask why the previous agreement of paying each year wasn't respected. That arrangement helped families like mine manage the cost better, and changing it now will negatively impact our family's economy. Lastly, I'd like to know what options exist for payment plans or deferrals in situations where the full amount can be paid by the deadline. And that's all. Thank you for your time. [00:48:45] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thanks so much. All right, that was all of the cards that were filled out ahead of time. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak at the public hearing? Right. Anyone else that wishes to speak at the public hearing? [00:49:05] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** I move that we close the public hearing. [00:49:07] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [00:49:10] **Mayor Mary Supple:** It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing. All in favor, please say I. [00:49:15] **Council Members:** I. [00:49:16] **Mayor Mary Supple:** So, I'm going to take a moment to make sure all of the contact information gets to staff and then we will go through each individual assessment. So now we're going to move on to item 9A. I will turn it over to Council Member Hayford Oleary. [00:49:35] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** All right. And in this item, we'll be considering a resolution adopting the proposed certification of delinquent solid waste charges to property taxes within the residential organized collection system from July 1st, 2024 to June 30th, 2025. Garbage, recycling, organics, and yard waste services for most residential properties in the city is provided through the city's organized collection program established in 2021. The city requires services to be provided by the haulers even if a resident has not paid their service bills as not having waste picked up is a public health concern. As a result of this requirement, the city agreed to take on the certification process to resolve unpaid balances. As of October 2nd, 2025, city staff determined the actual pending unpaid garbage collection services to be $180,474.83. This amount will continue to be adjusted as assessments are paid before being sent to the county. Um would staff like to say anything um before I make a motion? No. Okay. Um I will move that we adopt a resolution adopting the certification of costs incurred for unpaid garbage collection services between July 1st, 2024 and June 30th, 2025. [00:51:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All right. Is there a second? [00:51:02] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [00:51:04] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay, it's been moved and seconded. We're open for discussion and questions. Council Member Hayford Oleary. [00:51:10] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Um, I guess this is probably a question that really applies to all of them, but um, a number of folks mentioned this deadline to pay. My understanding is that that deadline would be if they didn't want it to be assessed to the property taxes. I'm assuming if it is assessed to the property taxes, either it's basically on their mortgage bill or they pay it twice per year if they own their property outright. [00:51:35] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Council Member and Mayor and Council, the due date deadline to pay is prior to when the city sends assessment or certification roles to the county for property tax assessment. Yes. [00:51:45] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Okay. In the situation somebody does own their property outright, is there any way to split the payment into smaller amounts than what would be split by the county's property tax payment? [00:51:55] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Unfortunately, I'm not the right person to ask that question to. [00:52:00] **Mike Langston (Finance Director):** Um, Mayor and Council Member, I think I can answer that. So, the resolution adopting these assessments indicates that this is a one annual installment. So, it would be paid on next year's taxes. And so, it's really we have to go with the county's collection of of those amounts. It's not up to the city. [00:52:20] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Okay. Thank you. [00:52:21] **Mayor Mary Supple:** So there's no interest if it's paid by the 14th of November, but then after that, it would go forward. Um, there were a number of people that talked about needing to work with staff. So staff will be reaching out to those people. Um, the question that I also would like staff to look into—there was a question of are there any social services programs that help with these things? Would that be through Hennepin County? [00:52:45] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Mayor, there are programs um, and it is through Hennepin County. They are often uh, there is more demand than there is availability. Uh, we can certainly connect residents and have done so um, through utility billing. I know we have um and we can and I will circle back. I've taken notes as well and see what we can do. [00:53:05] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay. Are there any other questions that came up during the public hearing that we haven't asked about? All right. So then we have a motion to adopt the resolution for the certification of costs incurred for unpaid garbage collection services. All in favor, please say I. [00:53:20] **Council Members:** I. [00:53:21] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we've passed that recommendation. And so staff will be reaching out to the people that spoke on their um on that matter. So next we will move on to the ILN 77th Street project area. And I'll turn it over to Council Member Burk. [00:53:35] **Council Member Walter Burk:** So, the item for consideration is to consider a resolution adopting the assessment on the ILN 77th Street project area for $130,596.78 for costs incurred to maintain the area for 2024 and a resolution ordering the undertaking of the current service project within the ILN 77th Street project area for 2026. The Interstate Lindale Nicollet or ILN 77th Street project area assessment was established to recover special maintenance expenses in the 77th Street area in 1988. Current services include maintenance and operation of irrigation systems, weed control, mowing, fertilization, trash and litter removal, replantings, noise wall maintenance, and tree removal, replacement, and maintenance. These current services are provided on both sides of the 77th Street noise wall. The maintenance functions are funded through a maintenance assessment on 77th Street commercial properties. So, the recommended action is to adopt a resolution adopting the assessment on the ILN 77th Street project area for $130,596.78 for costs incurred to maintain the area for 2024 and a second action to adopt a resolution ordering the undertaking of the current service project within the ILN 77th Street project area for 2026. [00:55:15] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [00:55:17] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Do we have any questions or discussion? I don't believe anybody spoke to that at the public hearing. So, all in favor, please say I. [00:55:25] **Council Members:** I. [00:55:26] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we've adopted both resolutions. Next, we'll move on to item 9C, which has to do with the special assessments for the removal of diseased trees. And I'll turn it over to Council Member Coleman Woods. [00:55:40] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** Thank you, Mayor. Uh the item for consideration before the council today is to consider a resolution adopting special assessments for the removal of diseased trees from private property for work ordered January 1st, 2024 through December 31st, 2024. In summary, the health of trees within municipal limits is threatened by shade tree diseases and it is the city's responsibility to control and prevent the spread of these diseases. If the city deems it necessary to remove a diseased tree on private property, the property owners have three options available: One, remove the tree themselves. Two, hire and pay for their own contractor to remove the tree. Or three, hire their own contractor and request the cost of the tree removal be assessed against their property tax. In the period from January 1st, 2024 through December 31st, 2024, 24 property owners chose to assess or were designated for assessment, and four property owners have since paid off their entire balance. The total amount being assessed is currently $45,420.15 across 20 properties. The recommended action is to adopt a resolution for special assessments for removal of diseased trees from private property for work ordered January 1st, 2024 through December 31st, 2024. [00:57:15] **Joe Powers (City Engineer):** Mayor and Council Member, I should note that the assessment for diseased trees is collected over a period of five years. It's a standard practice for this program. It's very, very hard to come up with that kind of money out of nowhere for trees and also for sanitary sewer lining. So thank you. And then again this one's paid over five years. [00:57:40] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. That was what my question was going to be if it could be spread out over the five years. So that is good information to have. So, we have the motion before us. Is there a second? [00:57:50] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Second. [00:57:52] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All in favor, please say I. [00:57:55] **Council Members:** I. [00:57:56] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we've adopted the resolution. Next, we'll move on to item 9D. Council Member Christensen, and that has to do with the special assessments for the sanitary sewer line replacements. [00:58:10] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Thank you, Mayor. This item for consideration is to consider a resolution adopting special assessments for sanitary sewer line repair or replacement on private property for work ordered from January 1st, 2024 through August 1st, 2025. The sanitary sewer line special assessment program was developed with the aim of lessening the financial burden residents experience when their sanitary sewer fails. The program allows the city to pay the initial cost of a given sewer repair and then recoup these costs from the property via special assessment over a 5-year period. This allows a property owner to have the sewer repaired quickly, but to pay off the costs of the work over a more manageable timeline. From January 1st, 2024 to August 1st, 2025, 13 properties chose to participate in the program, which resulted in $93,371 in sewer repairs being paid by the city. Recommended action is to adopt a resolution for special assessments for sanitary sewer line repair or replacement on private property for work ordered from January 1st, 2024 through August 1st, 2025. [00:59:30] **Joe Powers (City Engineer):** This is just like the tree assessment where this one also is paid over five years. [00:59:35] **Council Member Walter Burk:** Second. [00:59:37] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All right. Do we have any comments or questions? Council Member Hayford Oleary. [00:59:42] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Um, so we did receive, I believe, one comment on this item and it sounded like the person was unaware of the nature of the charges, but just to clarify, the the property owner would have had to sort of sign up for this, right? Okay. Um, yeah, I hope you can follow up with that property owner, but it doesn't the testimony doesn't quite align with my understanding of the program. [01:00:05] **Mayor Mary Supple:** And that was my question. We do want to follow up with the person to make sure that we're talking about the right thing because we also have sanitary sewer charges, but what you're talking about in this program is like if the sewer line from the house to the city sewer fails and the city covers the cost and then you have five years to pay it back. [01:00:25] **Joe Powers (City Engineer):** Yeah, Mayor, that's correct. [01:00:28] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All right. So, it's going to be very important that we reach out and talk with the individuals involved here so that we can work it out. But I'm glad to hear that there's going to be a five-year payment period. All in favor, please say I. [01:00:40] **Council Members:** I. [01:00:41] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we have adopted the resolution. Next, we'll move on to item 9E. And I'll turn that over to Council Member Hayford Oleary. [01:00:50] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Yep. Uh this is to consider a resolution adopting the proposed assessment of delinquent utility accounts, false alarm charges, public health or safety hazard charges, weed eradication charges, and vacant property registration fees to be certified to property taxes. Minnesota state statutes 444.075, 429.101, and 429.061 provide that certain unpaid charges may be assessed against the benefiting property. Chapter 7 of the Richfield Code of Ordinances provides that unpaid water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street light charges may be certified to the county auditor to be included in a property owner's annual property tax bill. Section 9.25.02, Subdivision 5, section 9.15.7, subdivision 3 and chapter 8.02 of the city charter provide that the city is allowed to specially assess delinquent fees. The city code authorizes a certification fee to be charged against each delinquent account by certifying the delinquent charges to the property taxes. The city is assured of collection of the charges. The delinquent accounts must be certified to the county auditor in order for the city to collect the charges through the property tax payment process. Property owners have been notified that any unpaid charges or fees may be assessed against the property. Um, does staff have anything to add prior to me making a motion? [01:02:30] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** We're available for questions. [01:02:35] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Okay. I will move that we approve the attached resolution authorizing certification of unpaid water, sanitary sewer, storm water and street light charges, false alarm charges, public health or safety hazards, weed eradication charges, and vacant property registration fees to the county auditor to be collected with other taxes on said properties. [01:02:55] **Council Member Walter Burk:** Second. [01:03:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Um do we have any questions or comments? I believe it came up in the public hearing about whether there are options for payment plans for this. And so it's my understanding if it's—if you pay by November 14th, you don't get interest. But otherwise, it'll be put on the property taxes for the following year so that you could pay it off in the normal manner for paying off property taxes. But we will have staff reach out and talk to the residents that spoke here. [01:03:30] **Mike Langston (Finance Director):** That is correct. [01:03:32] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All in favor, please say I. [01:03:35] **Council Members:** I. [01:03:36] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. Um, I want to thank everybody that came out and spoke with us this evening, and I'm hoping we can work it out with staff to make sure we go through the whole process and figure out the plan for how everything goes. Um, I know some of the staff is already out in the hall talking with people and so some of it may get resolved yet tonight. Thank you. Next, we'll be moving on to other business and for item 12A, I'll turn it over to Council Member Coleman Woods. [01:04:10] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** Thank you, Mayor. The city advisory commission terms for youth members are for one year and terms expire on August 31st, 2026. The city manager's office offers an ongoing recruitment window for vacant youth commissioner seats and includes information on the city's website, Facebook page, and communication with the local high schools. Both applications received were forwarded to city council for review. And do staff have any recommendations prior to me making the motion? Great. Uh and in which case, a motion to approve the appointment of Jaye Portales to the Advisory Board of Health and Carmen Melnichuk to the Arts Commission as youth commissioners. [01:05:05] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [01:05:07] **Mayor Mary Supple:** It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? I would say that I'm really thrilled that we're starting to get more youth commissioners. We always had a lot of youth commissioners and then COVID hit and we lost all our youth commissioners and now it's great to start seeing um people getting involved. All in favor, please say I. [01:05:30] **Council Members:** I. [01:05:31] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And thank you to our youth commissioners for applying and welcome to the commissions. Next, we'll move on to item 12B and I'll turn that over to Council Member Burk. [01:05:40] **Council Member Walter Burk:** So, the item for consideration is to consider approval of an agreement between the city of Richfield and the Science Museum of Minnesota in the amount of $354,658 for professional services in the fabrication and installation of interpretive exhibits for the new Woodlake Nature Center building as well as an agreement with Blue Rhino in the amount of $354,500 for the same services and with the same terms and conditions. The project was jointly bid for a total of $709,158. The new Woodlake Nature Center building will include displays that educate the public and provide interpretive information about the natural habitat at Woodlake Nature Center. Science Museum of Minnesota and Blue Rhino were contracted in August 2024 to design the new exhibit space. Designs were completed in August 2025. An invitation for bids to fabricate and install the exhibits was published on July 31st, 2025 with bids due on August 12th, 2025. A single bid was received submitted jointly by the Science Museum of Minnesota and Blue Rhino Studios for $709,158. The work is divided between the two organizations with the Science Museum of Minnesota completing the interactive exhibit fabrication work and Blue Rhino Studios completing the murals, sculptures, and snoops. The total cost for the Science Museum of Minnesota came to $354,658 with a phase one cost of $229,790. Total cost for Blue Rhino is $354,500 with a phase one cost of $312,500. Staff have anything to add? [01:07:45] **Karl Huemiller (Recreation Services Director):** We're available for questions. [01:07:50] **Council Member Walter Burk:** Okay. Uh so the recommended action is to approve the agreement between the city of Richfield and the Science Museum of Minnesota in the amount of $354,658 and an agreement with Blue Rhino in the amount of $354,500 for the same services and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to finalize and execute both contracts. So move. [01:08:15] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Second. [01:08:17] **Mayor Mary Supple:** It's been moved and seconded. Do we have any further discussion or questions? Council Member Hayford Oleary. [01:08:22] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** I just wanted to say I appreciated seeing some of the examples of the contractor's other work. It looks really cool and I think it's going to be great. [01:08:32] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** I just want to duplicate that. It's really exciting to look at what's possible and can't wait to see it happen. Thank you. [01:08:40] **Mayor Mary Supple:** I have one curiosity question. It mentioned murals, sculptures, and snoops. So, what is a snoop? [01:08:48] **Karl Huemiller (Recreation Services Director):** A snoop would be um sort of a hidden—it might be a—it might swing. You might come up and look in a little globe and see something small, but the globe would make it bigger. So the little secret hideout... they're secret places in the murals where you find out new information. So a Jack-in-the-Pulpit, you would open it up and you'd find out something you didn't know about a Jack-in-the-Pulpit. [01:09:10] **Mayor Mary Supple:** So just a different a different way to share information. [01:09:14] **Karl Huemiller (Recreation Services Director):** More interactive. And they're in fun off-beaten parts of the exhibit. So some are easy to find, some are a little bit more challenging to find. [01:09:22] **Mayor Mary Supple:** And I would echo the sentiments that it's very exciting to see the project moving forward. All in favor, please say I. [01:09:30] **Council Members:** I. [01:09:31] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we have passed the resolution. Next, we'll move on to the city manager report. [01:09:40] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Thank you, Mayor. Uh, we had three speakers at our last open forum. Ms. Balaban asked for more information on our commission web pages, more detailed minutes and the ability to be able to view the commission meetings. We will have more consistent commission pages once we update the website. As far as minutes, we have answered these questions before. We do approve the minutes on the commission's web pages, but it's done after they approve them. And so because they're meeting less often than the council, they may not get posted as quickly. Um and also we don't record at the board and commission meetings because of cost and also staff time limitations. Mr. Sather provided comments on short-term rentals but did not have any questions. Mr. Lowry spoke again with his concerns about loud traffic near his home. Public safety will continue to control the area. Finally, I wanted to announce some good news. We were picked as a stop on the Senate bonding tour. It will be Wednesday, October 29th at 5:40 and we only have 15 minutes, so it will be a very short two-block tour. [01:11:00] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Just to confirm, the Senate bonding tour is looking at Nicollet Avenue or is there a different—? [01:11:06] **Katie Rodriguez (City Manager):** Yes, Nicollet Avenue. [01:11:08] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. Next, we'll move on to council discussion items. First of all, I would like to begin with some actual some sad news. We were saddened to hear of the recent death of Rick Jabs. Many of you may remember all the work Mr. Jabs did in community service here in Richfield. In fact, he was the recipient of the first annual Edwina Garcia Community Builder Award for his commitment to the Richfield community. He was involved in everything from the little league to the band boosters to the remodeling fair. Mr. Jabs was chair of both the building committee for this municipal center that we're sitting in right now and for the band shell. And we are so grateful for all he did for our community. Our deepest condolences to Rick's family and friends. And I believe Council Member Hayford Oleary wanted to add some words, too. [01:12:00] **Council Member Sean Hayford Oleary:** Yeah, I heard this news from another longtime Richfield volunteer, and I was really saddened to hear it. Um Rick Jabs was the chair of the planning commission when I first joined it about 10 years ago and he was just a really good leader. He was the sort of leader that makes it almost effortless to follow their lead. He had a humble spirit and he really gave a lot to Richfield. That was true in the planning commission, and in his ongoing support for the Bandshell. I know that Rick ended up living out his last years in Bloomington, but his spirit will always be with Richfield, and we are really grateful for everything he gave to the community. [01:13:00] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Thank you. Council Member Coleman Woods. [01:13:05] **Council Member Rori Coleman-Woods:** Um, my hats off to Morris Nilsen for hosting—they had a line around the block for the trunk or treat. It's always fun to see all the kids outside and dressed up. So thank you Morris Nilsen. [01:13:20] **Mayor Mary Supple:** Yes, I was at the trunk or treat as well and it was a lot of fun. Another great Halloween tradition is the great pumpkin giveaway earlier that same day—they gave away over 550 pumpkins. They had an inflatable obstacle course, coloring contests that the arts commission helped with, and picture booths. So, hats off to all the people that helped contribute to that. And finally, the commission application period is open through October 31st. You can go on the website and apply to be on one of those commissions. We have no further business. So, I would entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting. [01:14:00] **Council Member Walter Burk:** So moved. [01:14:01] **Council Member Sharon Christensen:** Second. [01:14:02] **Mayor Mary Supple:** It's been moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. All in favor, please say I. [01:14:05] **Council Members:** I. [01:14:06] **Mayor Mary Supple:** All opposed. And we stand adjourned. Thank you.