Welcome to the Mountain City Council. It's uh Tuesday, January 27th, 607. Uh can we rise for the pledge of allegiance? >> I pledge 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. >> All right, thanks for bearing with us with our technical difficulties. and we had a workshop right before this. Um, we have our agenda. Do we have any amendments? >> There is one amendment is just adding some public input to the public hearings in item seven. >> Okay. Is that council item three? >> It is. Well, it's number seven on the on the agenda under public hearing. So, it's uh just input that would have otherwise been delivered in person. This >> that Oh, sorry. That's the That's the title of the document. Yes. >> Item three. Okay. So, we got that. So, we're going to adopt that into our agenda. >> Uh can I get a motion to approve our agenda? >> Motion to approve. >> Can I get a second? >> Second. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed. All right, we got our agenda. Uh, we got public comments. If someone wants to come up and uh give us the piece of their mind, give us your name and address. >> Mayor Holt, sweet council members, thank you for giving me my three minutes today. >> Yes. >> I'm a motan. I love this place. I grew up in Minnetonka. I moved to Mound four years ago. I live in a three generation home and we love the West Tonka area. But I don't love what's going on right now standing here before you. And I'm sad that I'm the only one here. I acknowledge that the tactics producing sweeping disruption, mounting injury, and now multiple civilian deaths are failing our state. They're failing our future. They're failing our children. and the failing my grandchildren. The aggressive and militarized actions of ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minnesota, which have now resulted in multiple fatal shootings and what I view as murder, are unconscionable, and I unequivocally and publicly condemn the role these agencies have played in this tragedy. I stand for peace. I stand here for my neighbors in mound who are afraid to leave their homes. I ask you to have a backbone, a compassionate heart. Have the perspective that realizes this is our moment. This is a moment for you to be on the right side of the history books. Put that cape of kindness on, please, with a focus on unity rather than division. For the students at Shirley Hills that stop while they're playing on the playground and watch ICE vehicles go by. For the West Tonka students that my grandson truth for the neighbors who are afraid to speak out for fear of retribution. I speak for you. I stand here for you and I realize what a privilege it is that I have the ability to even be up here. I will continue to show up to the city council meetings and the West Tonka school board meetings representing all families as I have done for the last several years. May our shared humanity guide us towards peace. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Anybody else? >> Okay. Hear none. Um presentations. I don't think Wesson is here. Doesn't look here. We're going to skip that. I just emailed them to see if they're on our way or not, but um we'll uh we'll punt that for later. Uh number 5B, we got S&P ratings. And I think uh Jess, you're going to take this one. >> I'm going to take it. Leila is unfortunately under the weather. Um and just among so far everything on the agenda. Uh this is a good one though. Um this is just a report to the council. So as you'll recall in November the council approved going out for bonds for some improvement work for this year. We sold the bonds early this year. And prior to selling bonds, we have to go on a ratings call with S&P. They look at our uh they look at the books. They talk to us. We do some interviews along with our Ellers's um consultants and they basically verify that we're in a good financial position, that we're making good financial decisions, and that we're abiding by good policy. And so we had previously been given a double A+ rating. They reaffirmed that rating. That's if you see in your packet, that's one below the highest possible rating of AAA, which uh we'd love to get to, but we're very, very happy with the double A+. So that is um their seal of approval for the city and um for the city council's use of public funds. So we just wanted to give everybody that put it out there for the public to see so they can be reaffirmed that we're taking care of mom. >> Thank you. >> Does council have any comments or questions on this? >> No, I'm happy about it. >> Very happy about it. Thank you for helping lead the charge. Yeah, thank thanks Jesse and No, I know he's not here anymore, but actually Maggie and >> uh thanks to you as well for the uh being on our long-term financial plan and the council as well. And just in case people don't know this, uh you know, we're saving money by staying with a high rating. Uh can't remember the exact numbers, you remember? >> No. >> Okay. I don't want to quote a number. >> It was a lot. Yeah, >> there's thousands of dollars >> uh by staying at a higher bond rating. So, >> cool. >> Correct. All right, we're going to go to the next one. Uh number six, we got the consent agenda. Does someone want to read through those? You can do that. Um all right. Uh consent agenda item U 6 A through C. A. Minutes from the January 13th regular city council meeting. B, approve payment of claims and C, MCEES INI application. >> All right, a short one. Anybody have any questions on those or want to talk about any? >> I think we should say what MCS is for people just for clarification. >> There's going to be discussion. >> Oh, we >> 1 through 12. >> All right. If there's discussion, then we want to pull it. Oh, okay. Well, >> which is fine. So, you want to pull that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, we'll pull C. >> So, any other questions on a A and B? >> Hear none. Can I get a motion to approve consent to consent item A and B? >> So moved. >> Okay. I have a motion from PU. Uh, can I get a second? >> Second. Roll call, please. >> Council member Herrick, >> I. >> Council member Mcanini, >> hi. >> Council member Pew, >> hi. >> Council member Costellano. >> Hi. >> Mayor Hold. >> Hi. >> Okay. So, A and B passed and then C. >> Um, you want to >> Yeah. >> State what you're >> So, I was just asking that we identify what the acronym MCES is because for transparency. >> Okay. I see someone come on up to the D. >> Mr. Mayor, members of the council, if I may, I'll offer up uh this uh Brian Simmons, senior city engineer. Uh thank you, Sherry. MCES is Met Council Environmental Services. That's who provides our wastewater treatment. And this uh council resolution is uh supporting an application for grant funding from them to us because we qualify for their inflow and infiltration program. That's helpful. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other items on that? >> Okay. Uh if there's no other discussion, can I get a motion to approve >> consent object consent item C? >> Page numbers in >> I don't understand. There's a 4A here, but it's not honor. >> It's the wrong It's the wrong number. It's um >> It's not There is no number. >> It's u like a typo. I saw that, too. >> Well, it's on page 13. 4A, which is city council item 4A, recommended action uh from Colette. >> Does that fall under the consent agenda or >> it's B? It's I think it's supposed to be 6B if I'm not mistaken, but it's the payment of CL um >> Oh, so it should be 6B. It >> says claim. >> Yeah. And then we added like the comma for who would be kind of responsible for it, you know, for the check run, but I think it's supposed I think it's supposed to say six feet. Okay. Got it. >> Yeah. >> The content. >> Sorry everyone. It's very It's very confusing. We're looking through a lot of papers and we don't see the documents. >> It's our new format. Yeah. The the content is right. The the title's wrong. >> Right. >> Just so so everybody knows what's going on. We just changed our uh >> format >> format of our agenda and this is our second uh session on this and so we're all kind of learning. But anyway, there's a typo. Uh, it should have been 6 C and it was 4 A. Should have been 6 B. >> On page 13, it should say city council item 6B, right? >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> So, we good on the check run. >> Okay. >> A motion for 6C. >> I think we got a motion, but not a second, right? >> Oh, did someone do a motion for 6C? >> You said motion, but you Oh, second >> for the MCEES. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Did you do the first motion? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, we got a motion. We got a second. >> Second. >> Any other discussion? >> All those in favor, please say I. >> I. I. >> Those opposed. >> All right. 6 C is passed. >> All right. Number seven, we got public hearings and we got a resolution number 2612 approving amendment to the 2040 comp plan for North Point at H Hallstead Bay. Uh >> and Rita's coming up. >> I'm here. >> All right. >> Techn is not working. >> No. >> So, I am working through uh I will walk through things. I'm not going to probably maybe go through all the detail I normally do because I can't graphically show you all that stuff. But that's okay. Let's do what we can and you can ask questions. I was trying to figure out, is there a graphic in your packet that you guys can at least look at? >> I think there's a couple. So, >> I saw some >> Well, that's okay. I just We could >> I just want you to look at it while we're while I'm talking. So, at least you're looking at a graphic. I was just going to pull out >> What kind of graphic are you looking for? >> Just I'm moving through my packet. Uh, >> I remember seeing >> it was like >> there's a preliminary plat preliminary >> there's like a site >> you did the site >> color rendering >> I'm trying to find what page that's on >> towards the end of the original >> page 128 starts the plans >> what page >> 128 >> I just figured we should start there >> yeah that's probably the best graphic >> 128 >> what p >> there's a graphic Um, >> well, I know you're in your printed form. So, >> yeah, 128. If you can get to that, there's at least some graphics in there and then we're all at least looking at the diagram. >> Are we all there before I start talking? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I just don't want to I want to make sure because it'll be a lot easier if you're looking at a graphic while I'm talking. >> Um so an overview for the project. Um the properties for this project are located on the south side of Bartlett Boulevard. They have lake uh lakefront frontage on H Hallstead Bay and they're basically at the western edge of the city. Um this project actually is split between the city of Minitrista and the city of Mound. Um, and the applicant is proposing to take four properties uh and to create eight lots with them. And I'll walk through those a little bit. Uh, the project, if you can see on the diagram, is proposed to include a 9-unit condominium building, uh, four unit townhouse building, and then a single family lot that will be developed by that single property, single family property owner, um, and an amenity building. And then, as I referenced just now, this is actually part of a bigger project that also extends into Minitrista. So on the miniaturrista side there'll be 45 units uh across three building condominium buildings and then 15 single family homes. The applicant has already received preliminary plat approval and entitlement approvals um with Minatrista. So they did them first kind of this uh last summer fall they've been working through that um and then they were approaching uh the city of mound after that point. Um so the request there's four requests for you this evening. One is a comprehensive plan amendment, one is a resoning, uh, one is a plat, and the final one is a conditional use permit. I'm going to briefly overview the first three. They're fairly straightforward. The conditional use permit is where all of the details are. So, I'm going to cover the first three um, and certainly uh, may go back for questions if we have them. So, for those of you who may be aware, this project was actually proposed for a development a number of years ago. at the time of that development um that was there this prop property was guided reguided in the comprehensive plan to medium density residential um a portion of this property. So when this project has come through they've actually added some additional parcels and in order to make the way that the layout is of this project with the condominium building uh near um Bartlett and then the rest of the townhouse towards the lake and the single family at the bottom of the the hill. uh we need to just readjust where the guidance is for the comprehensive plan so it matches. Right now the medium density residential extends from Bartlett all the way to the lake and we're reconfiguring it. So the medium density residential which would be over where the condominium building is um is just over them and then the town houses and the single family and the amenity building are all part of the low density. So comprehensive plan amendment is kind of not kind of it is just moving around what has already been designated in this area. So it matches the plan. Um the densities proposed for this project are 7.2 units per acre in the medium density. That's what's proposed and 2.45 in the low density area and that matches what we have in the comprehensive plan. So that is the comprehensive plan amendment. Uh planning commission held a public hearing about that comprehensive plan amendment uh at their meeting in December. the resoning. Similarly, because of that previous project, the longest parcel that really is abuing the city of Minatrisa has already been reszoned for R3 multiple family, but we need to have the rest of the properties that have now been added to this project uh also be reszoned to R3 multiple family. So, the whole project is going to have the same zoning. So, again, we're kind of just finishing off what has already been started with the previous project in order to encompass all of the area that will be part of this project. Uh the reason we're doing R3 uh is because it allows for more land uses. So the condominium building would be allowed within R3. R3 also allows single family homes. So we can encompass all of the project, all of the types of housing that are proposed for this project within an R3. Uh, one element that we will have and we have specifically in the resolution is to note that the house, the single family home that's proposed right on the lake shore. We're proposing that it would be um have to follow R1 district standards when it develops because all of the properties on either side of it are R1. So, we want to make sure it's following those same standards because that pro that single family home will be developed independently with that property owner. Um, so that's it on the resoning part. The preliminary plat that is just meaning the organization of the lots. There's currently four lots uh across a couple of different owners. Uh the site is 3.29 acres in size and the plat will reconfigure the lot boundary so that we will end up with eight lots. One of the lots will be for the condominium building. Uh and then they will go later on and divvy up all of the individual units within the condominium building so that they can sell them. The townhouse will have one lot that is the the property around the building and then within the townhouse each individual unit will be their own lot. The single family home will be on a lot and then the amenity building will be on a lot. So that's where we're getting eight lots is each individual townhouse um is proposed to have its own parcel. So I've now covered three out of the four requests for you this evening. And as I said at the beginning, the condition conditional use permit is the most complex of them because that's when we get into all of the site design details. Um, so I'll do my best to highlight certain elements and then we may have to have some additional discussion so I can clarify. As you all know, a conditional use permit is used in mound for a plan unit development. This is a shoreland plan unit development. In addition, we also need the uh the CUP because the R3 district requires it for the townhouse and for the uh condominium building. So the CUP will encompass all of those elements and it just establishes the dimensional requirements and design standards for the project and also uh does some of the uses. Um I'm going to keep moving because the principal uses is like the pictures are helpful but um the multi- family residential, the townhouse and the single family home are all principal uses. Uh the accessory building is the amenity building. It's a little bit unusual to have a building that stands on its own lot. However, because this is a plan unit development, it makes sense that the amenity building will be on its own lot and it'll be owned and maintained by the homeowners association. You will note in the packet that we prepared that we did have a few questions and we wanted to make sure that the city council was aware and there was some discussion about it. Um the amenity building will have a kitchen, a seating area, restrooms, offseason storage, below grade um areas for storage, and then a patio and a deck area. Uh the applicant is uh proposing to use it in the short term for uh a for use as a sales office uh until project completion with hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Longterm, it's an amenity building for all of the residents within the development. and the applicant has indicated the HOA agreement would limit the hours of use from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Um, in the packet, we just noted that there's a staffer just wants to make sure that we all have a discussion about that, especially the part about when the amenity building should be available for the development because if you have to wait till project completion, that's all of the units I just described until all of them are done. Um, and so that may or may not be a concern. It also means that there will be additional traffic that's coming down B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B Bartlett into Hall H Hallstead into that part of the development for sales purposes. So, we just wanted to flag it because it is not something we've done before. It doesn't mean it's right or wrong. It's just not something that staff can weigh in on if there's a concern or what we should be thinking about relative to that building. Um the only other examples we have are sales offices um that were done in downtown, but that's a whole different situation than this one. So, these are just things that we wanted to point out. uh relative to lot sizes and yards, the cup does allow us to have flexibility. Um and they are pro proposing reduced yard areas for all the yards. Um and there's a reduced area between the town homes and the condominium building. That is fairly standard and typical for plan unit developments, especially when we're talking within the development. Um and so some of these things are related to where the lot lines are and how their their buildings are located within next to each other. So, for example, um the rear yard of the condo building is supposed to be 50 ft or so and they only have 20 ft. Um but again, that's related to the condo building related to townhouse building, which all of those are internal to the site. Um so that's something that can be accomplished with the CUP process. Um the townhouse building does meet all the requirements. Um and the single family lot meets all of the requirements as well. uh the amenity building. Uh we just wanted to note that that's not something that we have standards for. So they are proposing uh we do have a standard that says accessory buildings shall not exceed 1,200 square ft with a maximum of 3 thou 3,000 ft² overall of amenity on a site. Um again we think that's something that can be accomplished within the cup if you are comfortable with it. The building is proposed to be just under 1,700 square ft. Um, oh, and the only other thing that we'll mention a little bit is just making sure there's adequate screening because it is sitting between two single family homes. One that's existing and one that is proposed to be constructed from this development. So staff is mostly that is one of the major maybe major concerns for staff is that amenity building and making sure that we're not impacting the other neighbors. Um, because it'll be used by people that aren't living there. They're coming down to use that facility. As you are aware with shoreland rules, there are density requirements both from the Metropolitan Council, which I already covered and we're good with, and then also with the shoreland rules and density tiering. Um, this is one of the situations where the density proposed meets the shoreline regulations. Um, so that's not something we have to talk a lot about. U, but we did, the applicant did do the tiering analysis. We included all of the units on the site uh because they are all part of the project. So I won't talk more about that. Um, open space. The shoreland rules require 50% a minimum of 50% of the site be open or considered open space. They are proposing 59.1%. The big thing I want to note for you is that we had asked the applicant to take out the single family lot. Um because that lot will be developed independently and it will be easier for the property owner and for staff for the city if that lot can operate independently. It can come in for its own building permits. We would apply the R1 standards. So, we want to keep that away from the rest of the development because the townhouse and the condo building will develop won't have a lot of additional development um because that will be part of a homeowners association kind of project. So, um the only other comment um that came through uh between the December planning commission meeting and the January planning commission meeting uh there was a plan that changed uh the landscape plan and there was a proposal to have a beach and a retaining wall along the shoreline. uh staff recommended that that be removed because that doesn't meet the intent of the shoreline rules of having um the I'm trying to the shore impact preservation zone so 25 ft back from the shore is supposed to stay in a naturalized state um similar to how it is today. So the staff there is a condition in the packet in the resolutions that say the beach and the retaining wall would need to be removed but I wanted to highlight that um so you can consider that as part of the discussion this evening. Building height was one of the elements the planning commission expressed concern about. Uh the building the condo building is proposed to be three stories in the front and it'll look more like four stories in the back. Um again the back is what people are going to see that are in the town houses and then if you're down at the bottom um behind all of the trees. Uh and so the applicant has made some adjustments. Currently the proposed height is about 42 feet uh just shy of 43 feet for the condominium building with the at the request of the planning commission we did uh ask Minatrista and the height is similar to the projects that they had proposed for their condominium buildings. The townhouse building and the amenity building are fine. It's just the condo building is taller uh than our standard 35 ft. You can make those allow for that with the PUD process but it is something that we wanted to call out. Um, also from the planning commission between December and January, we did verify that both uh, Art Tessa and Harrison Bay are also taller um, than 35 ft. U, that was partly about when they were constructed, but it is also important to just recognize. We do have a few taller buildings that have been built recently. Um, and there's different reasons. There is a nice graphic that the applicant prepared between the two meetings that shows kind of what it'll look like from Bartlett Boulevard. Um, and if we need to, I certainly can bring my computer and you can see the graphic. >> I don't want him to see that. Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, we can do that. We can pivot. We can figure it out. >> Well, that was something too that the planning asked for them to provide so we could get a visual and see how far removed from the street it was and how the trees kind of am, you know, >> gave it nice cover. >> Yeah. The things to remember and you can see it in the plans if you have in front. So the condo building, there's going to be Bartlett Boulevard and then there's actually a driveway that's between Bartlett Boulevard and the condo building. So it's not like it's set to the street. There's going to be other, you know, a roadway landscaping before you get to that. >> I know it's a little bit more like on the miniaturista side. It's >> like if the height exceeds a little bit, but I know that it's, >> you know, very much sloping down and then the mound side, it >> isn't quite as much. But I just wanted to see that. Are we Are we in asking questions now? >> Can we ask questions now? >> Do we want depends what the mayor would like if you want to keep going? >> Okay. >> Um, >> parking is proposed, meets the city code requirements. And just to know again, I mentioned the driveway. So, access into this that condo building, the townhouse, they'll have two ways of getting in and out. So they're not limited to that one driveway because I know there's a lot of concern about access. But if things are really busy, they would have the opportunity to go back to the existing Hallstead Avenue and come that way. Um because I know that that's a concern. >> And there are left turn lanes on um Bartlett being proposed as part of this to help with stacking so that people won't be blocking the movement um on Bartlett into the development. >> This is only now. There is a trail and stairway that connects the condo building to the townhouse building down to the lake. Um, and that's something that applicant we have worked with the applicant about. Storm water has been something that people have mentioned a number of times. Um, again, Minhaha Creek Wershed District is the permitting authority. The applicant is already working with them. The recent information we received prior to the planning commission meeting was that they had additional items that they were being requested. Uh, Minihaha Creek is looking at things like rate control, making sure that we're slowing down the storm water. They're also asking, there's been comment made about the fact that some of the land north of Bartlett Boulevard drains through this site to the lake and so Minihaha Creek is asking them to take that into consideration. So, they are working through that part of the process. Uh, and as you are aware from other projects, typically the city does their approvals and then Minihaha Creek does their approvals and so we are able to condition our approvals on making sure that makes sense. If they if something has to change materially, then they'll have to come back through and see you again. Um, and then the only other thing I think I needed to mention is with the last plans, we had the addition of a new swale down by the amenity building and so engineering still needs to look at that a little bit more and the landscape architect. um it's fine. It's just we want to make sure it makes sense and it works and so there may be some technical adjustments that have to be made and we have accounted for that in the resolution that we would need to do more work with that that showed up prior to the planning commission meeting. So um that's something that as you revise plans sometimes those things happen. Landscaping wise they are um planting new trees on the site. There are a few con concerns about trees and our HKGI's landscape architect will be working with the applicant and with the city engineer to make all of that work. Those are some of the technical things that we'll work through, but otherwise they are meeting code requirements. Um, screening wise, I think I had kind of mentioned that just a little bit of concern down by the amenity building and next to the parking lot for the amenity building, making sure we're adequately screening um both sides of the amenity building from those adjacent neighbors. Right now, it's mostly planned to be landscaping. Um, if you've driven down there, it looks like there's a fence on the single family property owners. So, um, that's the conversation of fence or screening or shrubbery, those kinds of things. And then there are a few adjustments that need to be made for lighting, which is not it's a technical element. they just need to reduce or change where the lighting is next to the amenity building again so that we don't in in uh impact the neighboring property owner. And again from staff's perspective these are all fairly technical comments like the screening, the landscaping, the engineering, those are all things that we can um resolve and work with the applicant. Um obviously if you have specific direction we'd love to know what that is and we can act on that. Um, some of the things that staff is concerned about is just making sure obviously the overall project makes sense. How that amenity building is going to get used so that it's a to the best that we can for adjacent mound residents and any other elements that you are concerned about. So the applicant did receive comments um the planning commission reviewed this in December and in January and in December we had a long list of comments from all of the different agencies. There really has been a lot of involvement from Penipin County, two different parts of Henipin County, Mountfire, the city engineer, Minihaha Creek, the DNR area hydraologist, lots of agencies and the applicant has been working through trying to address all of those. Um, by the time we came to the January meeting, most of the technical uh reviewers said that we were making progress and we are positively moving to address their comments. So, we did put a lot of uh conditions in the cup that talk about making sure that the plans meet the fire, the city engineer, the landscape architect. Um, but there weren't any concerns that folks had that were drastically changing the plan. It's trying to make those technical things um be achieved. We did receive two public comments. Um, one public comment was in your packet and that is from a neighboring resident who's very concerned uh particularly about the storm water. They asked if the city could delay its final approvals uh so Minihaha Creek wershed district could do their work. Um they are very concerned about um making sure that storm water is handled adequately. Uh they also mentioned density is inconsistent with the shoreland district. Um this as I said before this is a typical process for us. Um the density is meeting the shoreland rules and the regulations that we have. um but they have a concern about storm water and they have been communicating directly with Minihaha Creek Wershed District as well. We've received multiple correspondences from them to let us know that those comments are happening. So, they're aware of the concerns and that information was in your packet. Um and then today we received a comment from a neighboring property owner. They are located east of the project. Um I had a graphic that showed it it and I still it's a little confusing even when I drove out there today to check on it. I they are like two houses over from the development. So the person who lives immediately east was at the planning commission and expressed concern um the first time in December. I don't think we saw him in January. And this is a neighbor two over um that also has a house kind of nearer to the road. Um and that's the agenda item amendment that you had this evening. And the concerns were light pollution, driveway, car headlights, noise pollution, traffic on Bartlett, and obviously um concern about H Hallstead Bay. And I didn't really walk through that. As I think you know, um Lake Minnotonka Conservation District are really the ones that determine docks and how many docks, but our understanding that the docks will be limited in terms of what they will be able to have. Um and there'll be a limit to kind of how the docks need to operate. We have not seen a lot of specific information. We've seen some of the correspondence, but those are some of the things. Um, but again, that's outside of our purview to some degree of uh doing that. There are docks shown on the plan, one dock coming out from the amenity building and then obviously that single family home will operate independently and so they will have their traditional dock rights um for being on the lake. So, those are the concerns that we've received in terms of public comment. The planning commission, as I said, reviewed it at two meetings. They had a number of comments which we summarized in the packet. Um then in January, um the planning commission felt like a lot of the concerns and comments had been addressed and they recommended approval of all of the applications. To just kind of pull it full circle, just a reminder, this is a public hearing this evening, so we do need to hold a public hearing. Um that would be on the major subdivision preliminary plat reszoning and conditional use permit. Um and then once you have an opportunity then we did pro provide for you um resolution and ordinance. So the resolution uh in your packet the ordinance is for the reasonzoning. That's a typical element is when you do a resoning it's an ordinance not a resolution. So that is in your packet as well. So there's four motions that we are requesting this evening if you should choose to move forward with that. I am happy to answer questions. I can bring my computer over so you can see the graphic. Um because I know that probably would be helpful. Are there questions I can answer and try and clarify? >> Does council have any questions for >> Yes, I do. Okay. The amenity building. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um you said it's going to be used as a sales office. >> That is what the applicant is proposing. >> So what what is the phasing of the development? Is Minatrista building first or is Mound building first? that part we need to ask the applicants about on how they're doing the phasing >> because that I think that would make a big difference on the impact of that building uh and traffic to the mound part. I mean with a smaller portion but if we have to endure endure the traffic of the larger development >> and the amenity building just a reminder comes off of the original the old H Hallstead Avenue >> and it's tucked back behind at the bottom edge of the mound side. >> Yeah. Is that the beach house that we're talking about? >> It has different names on they keep changing the name. So, sorry. Thank you for letting me first. >> Yeah, they're going to have to build. >> Yeah. So, the amenity building will be built first. What we don't know is if the mound section of the development or miniaturist is >> you would have Yeah, I think that would be a great question for the applicant when you have them come up because I I can't talk about the phasing. Then the other thing I have which uh when I first got on this council, we had a big dis dispute in the neighborhood adjacent to here around sewage because I think there's a sewer line that runs along the along the lake shore and then there's a sump pump station up on up on uh Bartlett. And so, uh, do we know how the sewer system >> tell you how the sewer system is going to run? >> Yeah. >> Um, either public works or >> Yeah. >> engineering can talk about those elements >> because there there are a lot of complaints by the neighbors in that neighborhood about stuff. The sewer actually runs, let me get my bearings, east to west. And it goes behind the homes that are to the east of this property >> and they we actually feed down to what's the street name? Hollstead. >> Hollstead. >> Yeah. Holstead Avenue. Uh so it feeds down there and it actually goes to a Minatrista >> lift station. >> There's no lift station up on Bartlett. >> Okay. >> Okay. So that's an agreement we have with them for just a short number of houses. >> Thank you. >> Council have any other questions for Rita? >> Um I guess just a couple, but I don't know if they're necessarily for for Rita or for the applicant, but maybe just to say a couple things out loud, too. Um, I had a couple things written down that I think the details are in here from the planning the second planning commission meeting, but like I understand that a lot of people were concerned about the like the the conditions are only met if all the other um, you know, MCWD is approved as well, so nothing's going to happen out of order. Um, I was more concerned with the Was the lighting study finished or is it like is that kind of set in stone for the development or is that kind of ongoing? >> The lighting plan. >> Yeah. >> So, what typically happens with the development is that they will select what lighting they're going to propose and then there's a phototric study that's done and it it gives us the estimate of how much lighting there will be. So, because we identified those issues, they'll be able to go back and either adjust the location of the lights or adjust what how they're functioning so that we can have the light be dimmer on that western property boundary. And that's a fairly typical part of the development process. Sometimes we don't even get the lighting plans while we're in this stage. It's something that kind of organically works its way through, but we're going to require them to meet code. >> Okay. And it looks like they're doing some work with like a buffer between the property. Yeah, there's there's, as I said, on the west side, there's already a fence there and then they have some landscaping there. I it's a fairly it's fairly tight. >> Um, but the fence, you know, I don't know that, you know, fences only last so long as they last. So, depends on how you look at putting a fence versus landscaping and which is better to do for noise or for views. Um, so that's something maybe to ask the applicant. I've we've not had extensive um conversations and as Sarah has with the neighbor to the west. >> Okay. I guess I was more concerned with I was more concerned with like the I think I'm looking at it right where it's the most east side like our side >> the most east side >> like um >> so is on the if you look at the amenity building is it to the left of the amenity building or the right >> closest to 44. >> Closest to >> So that's the amenity building you're looking at. >> Yeah. like that looks like that that the developer would be doing more than just the minimum as far as screening goes. >> We don't have a lot of requirement specific requirements. So, it's more about making us feel like there's enough screening that's being provided. >> Okay. Okay. >> Any other questions? >> I just have a curiosity kind of question. Um, right now H Hallstead Avenue goes into that property and there's like a Ryan help me out here. It's not really a culde-sac. It's a dead end turnaround. How about that? >> Right. So, this appears that that's going to change and it'll split out. Now, the property line on H Hallstead Avenue ends from an atrista. So, is if I'm looking at this right, does that property, do we have to sell that little culde-sac to them, the developer, or is that currently part of the property that they've purchased or they're in the process of purchasing? >> So, where that turnaround element is where it kind of forks? Yeah, because >> that's actually part of the 6639 property because the property goes from the lake all the way up to Bartlett. >> So we don't have to worry about plowing that anymore, right? That'll become their responsibility. >> We don't take care of that. >> You don't. Okay. So Minatrista plows to here >> and then association >> potentially that because they also have to plow the amenity building parking lot, >> but it's going to become like a Y here. >> Yes. And that's mostly for turnaround purposes. >> Okay. >> Good. Thank you. Yeah, I was just curious. >> I just I was looking around like I hope I spoke right. Figured people would override me if I was wrong. >> It's kind of nice to have everybody here. Normally I'm just >> answering questions. >> I I don't have anything else specific, but like when the time comes, I don't want to like jump all over, but I just wanted to see if um Sarah or Chief Peterson had any additional comments on on anything. I mean, looks like the fire plan got updated and modified enough, but I just wanted to see if they had additional input before we close public hearing. >> That's all I got. Okay. >> You want to come around with your >> Yeah, I'll get that set up and >> talking. We can pass. >> We have not opened public hearing. You >> after you show us all >> Oh, yes. evenual. >> Two of the same. >> I can pass it down. >> Oh, they are different. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, there's the east. That's what I was wondering. I guess it's more concerned about that there. That's just They're really >> It looks so flat because when I drove down there, it's pretty hilly. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I think the metric just It's like our side's more flat. even our side though when you come in the road you go downhill >> it's like it goes like that >> I thought it was more of a slope but >> no and it's in the road down the bottom I remember when I drove down there this when I was still driving about a year ago it seems like I remember when you get to the bottom you have to be careful cuz the road's real narrow you can't turn It's kind of crazy. >> Yeah. >> So, then you can answer. >> No. >> All right. The public hearing on North Point at Helsa Bay land use and subdivision applications now open. Anyone present will be given the opportunity to be heard. An official record is being made of what is being said at the hearing. Therefore, persons addressing the council are requested to begin by stating their name and address. Only one person may speak at a time. This is a time for public testimony. No debate is allowed. Your comments should be directed to the city council and out of respect for everyone, please keep your comments on topic and limit to three minutes. Anybody wants to come out? Go ahead. >> Good evening, mayor, members of the council. Appreciate your time tonight. Um, I'm Sheldon Bird with DJR Architecture 33. >> You're not Are you the applicant? >> I am here for the applicant. I'm not the actual applicant. >> Okay. I want to hear from the public first. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Yeah. and then I'll have you come up in a minute. >> Sure. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> Oops. >> Anybody else want to come up or No. >> Getting your exercise >> hearing hearing none. Uh let's see here. >> Okay. Can I just get a motion to close the public hearing? the public hearing only. >> Nobody came up, so I'm going to close the public hearing. >> Motion to close the public hearing. >> You got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All right. Can I get a vote uh to to close the public hearing? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. All right. Those opposed. All right. So, the public hearing is closed. All right. Now, the applicant, if you want to come up or on behalf of the applicant, I should say, then you give us your name and address. >> Sure. Thank you. Um Sheldon Berg um with DJR Architecture. Um unfortunately, the owner or the applicant is unable. He had a family conflict um tonight, but I'm here to answer as many of the questions as I can. >> Yeah. >> And I am with DJR Architecture. some one of the architects on the project and um have been involved since back in I think March. So um so uh just off hand I can either wait for questions or answer a couple that I heard and >> yeah if >> we the discussion was happening. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's uh let's go around first. Does anybody have anything off the top? >> Um well I appreciate you sending the the picture. I just wrote down some some notes. the the pictures and I wish this thing was working. It was very nice to see how this is going to look as you're coming down the street. Um, in regards to the sales office, >> do you know how that will work? Will that develop first? >> Yep. >> I can I can roll through that. Um so the the first part of the um the development would be this the um the Mandy building and that off or then it presents itself sort of as a place for realtors to meet with prospective buyers things like that. Um and then that and the town houses will probably be the first two elements that were built. Um and then there will be some of the activity for the single family homes on the amenrica side would also be kind of in that front end. Um so a lot of that would be built and then as we move forward in time that's when some of the counto buildings would come online as um because as just from a matter of uh a process >> you kind of have to get a critical mass of people >> that are wanting to buy into a one of the condo buildings before they actually do the construction. So, >> okay. So, just to clarify, uh, close to the lake on the mountain side, that's where the sales office will be, >> and there'll be enough parking for people to come and go. >> Correct. >> For sales, >> right? And it's I think it I think a sort of an understanding of how what we mean by sales center. It's like a realtor might meet a couple there at 8 o'clock and and you know or or nine o'clock, whatever. Meet them for half hour. They all go their separate ways. Maybe the realtor stays because he has another he or she has another meeting a little later, but it's it's not like there's >> 12 people there waiting to meet with a hundred, you know, potential, you know, it's it's a pretty incidental. But don't you think you might get crowds on weekends? The project the project downtown. >> Yeah, there'll be some es and flows. Yeah, certainly. >> Manitonka Flats, didn't they say they had 400 people on the first day of um the tour? >> The open house. >> Yeah, the open house. >> Um >> so I would hope you guys would do as well. Well, that'd be great if that happened, but try and plan and and work around that to um make sure that people are arriving and got the attention they need and and um as well. >> And so, so that'll happen first. And then you said town home. So, just to clarify, so town home is on the mound side, >> correct? >> Um there is no town homes on >> no town homes on the Musa side. Correct. >> So, you'll the thought is that that they'll work on that first. >> Correct. maybe sell those out or whatever and then keep phasing it >> as the projects keep keeps going. >> And then the condos, there's one >> 9 unit condo on the mountain side and then of course a few other on the miniatures side, but um those would be kind of later after the single families potentially. >> Right. Right. Most likely >> you're just going to phase the project. Okay. >> Um doc Yes. >> You going to have a dock? >> Yes, we will. And we've had a discussion already with the Lake Mitanka Conservation District about, you know, the the um criteria or the um the the rules, I should say, for that. And we're >> kind of on board with um that that it allows I think >> with um with the homeowners association, I think we have up to four slips. So, okay. >> But it's >> and you just like rent out the boats or whatever. Uh that all is being worked out >> right now. >> But it looked like one slip on the mound side and >> um >> how many slips on the mountain side? >> Well, it's >> it's only on >> it's one dock with four, you know, >> with four slips. Pardon me. Yes, thank you. >> Uh I think we kind of covered this with the screening, but it looks like there's screening on maybe the the east side. Um but is there enough screen I guess in between you know the existing house and the you know the dock house or the >> right >> the amenity >> right we're adding um obviously some trees and things on the um on that uh west side for the neighboring property owner that's currently there already. >> Yeah. Um, they also have an existing fence. The applicant has also talked to them about that and they're going to collaboratively work on, you know, either either improvements or replacing that fence to make sure it's kind of got the screening that they're looking for. Okay. >> That separation. >> And then we're also actively talking with the um the new um homeowner or that's that's planning to build a new house on the east side. >> Okay. And then uh storm water. Can you just >> let us know how how that's all going and then >> right >> with the a lot of acres across the street >> eventually come through. >> Yep. Yeah, we're um we're working through I think we're through at least one full round maybe into the second round with um um the watershed and we have one, two, three, four um um retention areas on the Minatrista side. Um and very lately we've added a one on the the mound side. And so all those are being sized and coordinated with the wershed on making sure we have both rate and and and quality considerations taken care of. >> And then the beach and retaining wall, there's some verbiage about right >> that that we're putting in there. Can you just expand on that? >> Sure. We Well, kind of a little bit later in the process, we are looking at potentially adding some beach area. We heard there was some some resistance to that and so we're we're okay pulling that back and >> just doing docks >> and just doing ducks and and some natural vegetation along there. >> Uh the height of the condo >> the height of the condos. Yes. It's so it's around is as said it's around 42 to 43 feet. Um, but it's also the nearest point to Bartlett Boulevard is I think a little over 100 ft. So, it's not like you're downtown and the building's five or 10 feet away from you as you're walking on the sidewalk. It's it's a ways away. Um, and then as you move further west, it's more like 140 or something feet, I think, just from memory. Um, so anyway, it's and you saw the um the images that we prepared. So hopefully that gives a good sense of it kind of gets itself settled within the um the landscape. And then there's obviously both existing and new trees um between the uh the road and the the new building. >> Okay. And then the picture helps um uh turn lanes on the county road as you're coming, >> right? Yep. So there's a there will be a new left turn lane that would through conversation or through recommendations from Hen County on um on Bartlett Boulevard both at the eastern most or sort of the mound entry from Bartlett as well as at H Hallstead. Um new turn lanes on each one. >> Okay. Uh and then last question I have um is so there's going to be a homeowners association. Is there any issues with having that split between two cities, per se? >> No, I don't think so because it's really just purely based on building and lot and things like that. >> Okay. >> So, >> anybody else have other questions for him? >> All right. Thank you. >> It's a really nice listening project and we're thrilled that you're able to make this work and >> great. We're very >> Thanks for listening. >> I had a very quick question. Yeah. >> Uh with regards to your comments that the amenity building probably will be the first building perhaps in the mound side. >> Um with regards to how development works is the plot is reported after all the uh parameters and the components go into that development are also recorded. Then there's building permits. And so if there's any need for anything ahead of when the plat would get recorded and when the plat gets recorded that means you're the owner of the property etc etc or folks have consented. Um that would need to be worked out uh and acted upon is something what we would call an early start agreement. Um, I also just, and I think I've mentioned this before, in addition to an early start agreement, which again requires financial securities and conditions and insurance and council approval, of course, and a and a scope of what those activities could be. It's also, I think, very important to reach out to the building official on how that gets evaluated because is it a a certain classification for a community building versus a certain classification for any sort of if they look at that as commercial type of a use. So, just so we don't forget about that as we move forward. Um uh because that when we were talking about the timing of it that would likely be the first building for us and that also has to get coordinated with the utilities and also the road >> um correct as well. So just again devil's in the details but you know just things that we think about as we're moving forward with uh following any council action this evening. >> Okay. >> Very good. >> All right. Thanks again. Appreciate >> it. Thank you all. Thank you. >> You want to come back up? I just have one um comment question I haven't figured out how to resolve but figured you guys can think about it. So one of my concerns um not in a I'm sure the development will be great and it'll sell off really fast but we know development takes a really long time and so the question of how long one should be able to have that amenity building only be used for sales versus use by the property owner. So, if I buy a single family home and I'm the first one in or I buy a townhouse and it takes three years to sell all of that and it's used as a sales building, do we want to have anything in it that says after so much percentage of the sales are finished, you need to convert that over to the property? That's been one of my concerns because it's kind of similar to how park like a lot of times you have a development and the park takes forever to get built and people don't actually get to use that. So, I just wanted to note that that's been one of my concerns. If you don't have a concern, we don't have to. And I don't know if we have to decide upon it this tonight. I just wanted to raise that as a is that something that we want to be working out between now and the final plat of how that actually looks and what's the language that protects those future property owners that they get to use that amenity building within a certain time frame of when they're building their house >> or is that a disclosure? Do they >> I was I don't think it matters like to me what the timeline is, but as long as they have one for the for the people, you know what I mean? >> Yeah. I just wanted to bring that up because that's been one of my concerns because I as a planner who works in communities I know that that's always a frustration that you >> this thing is here you're going to see it you you you go there but then you can't actually use it for >> they don't pay you know for it until they can use it also. >> Yeah. I'm just bringing those things up as a thought so we don't have to answer it tonight. I think we should have something more formally stated though, okay? >> Because as he described this the use of it, >> they can move that into a condo building. >> And so I would say when the first condo built in Minitristas, then it moves to Minatrista. >> Yeah. And those are details to me if we and the attorney how however we want to phrase it. It's like I don't know if we have to figure it out tonight, but the idea that before we get to final plat that we've kind of worked out the details and we know what >> Yeah. what the development agreement says, the homeowners association documents. And similar to there was a reference to fixing the fence of the property owner to the west, but we don't have anything right now in any of the things we prepared that I don't know if we how we handle that, but I think more information about that element because I'd hate to say we be we banked on them providing that fence and then it never happens again. We know we're putting an amenity building right next to a single family home that however many people can use. So those are just concerns for protecting the neighborhood around. >> Yeah. >> Uh Mr. Mayor, members of the council, um part of the conditional approval is for the developer to enter into a development agreement with the city also homeowners association documents which will be reviewed. Um at that time staff can work with the um with the applicant, the developer to come up with a solution that would maybe fit into what the what Rita is um discussing >> and that would be voted on as of a later time. >> Um no that you don't need to vote if you if we d council can take that or staff can take that direction and work with the applicant. I we don't need to bring it back to you for for approval unless or I guess the development agreement comes back for approval. Oh yeah. So the the association documents wouldn't. >> No, >> but the development agreement would the the the question too is where is the proper place to put that? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um we'll have to make that decision as you know after after if it if it's approved tonight to the point of uh plat release there's going to be a time period of where we can explore that. >> Okay. And I think from staff's my perspective as staff is just I want to hear what if you if you don't care about it then that's great then we know we don't have to worry about if you do then I want to make sure we're thinking about it and trying to incorporate it in. That's the biggest thing that's helpful for staff as we work through these conversations and I don't I don't know what it looks like and the applicant you know we have to have those conversations. I'm not trying to be ownorous just trying to figure out where the right balance is. >> Let's hear from him quick and then I'll have it come back up. Just a yeah clarifying item or clarifying comment. Um the use of the community building as you know sort of a sales area. I didn't want to say sales center or something like that but as a meeting place is is temporary and transitional. So once we get either the town homes or a single family home up and ready, we can just we're planning to move into one of those because that become sort of like a little showroom, >> right, >> for that activity. And so then >> all the members or the the homeowners can then use the amenity building at at will. So >> cool. Thanks. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Okay. You want to come back up or >> if you need to. >> Okay. Anybody else have any questions? >> I know. Or uh let's bring it back to council then. >> I know Mr. C. I wanted to hear from Sarah and the chief. Do you still want to >> Oh, if there was any additional, you know, comments or last things to add. >> He's saying no. >> Okay. >> He's shaking his head. >> I don't want to, you know, not just because >> another >> I asked carefully. >> If you're good then no. >> Yeah. >> We looked at it multiple times. It's all the fire code. Okay. >> Our access roads and everything is good. >> Okay. All right. Um council, uh do you all want to talk about this? Any comments or concern? >> No. >> Okay. Hearing none. Um on page 69 we have uh resolution number 2612 approving amendment to the 2040 comprehensive plan for North Point at House at Bay. Uh if someone wants to make that motion >> I can read it. >> Yep. uh make a motion uh to pass resolution 2612 approving amendment to 2040 comprehensive plan for North Point of Halfstead Bay planning case 2512 P A 221724 43009 and 2217 24 43007 >> All right, got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> I heard her curse. >> Well, it doesn't matter. >> Uh, any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed. >> All right. That passes. Uh, number 73. We got another uh We need a motion on that ordinance. >> I I can read it. >> Okay. Uh motion to pass city ordinance 012 2026 amending the mound official zoning map for North Point at Halstead Bay. 22117 24430046 22 117 24430028 and 2217 2443009. >> All right, got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. Those opposed. And that passes. >> Uh 74. We got another resolution. I get a motion on that. And this is a motion uh to pass resolution 2613 approving the major subdivision preliminary plat of North Point at Halstead Bay planning case number 2512 P A 22117 24430046 0028 00009 and 00007. >> All right, got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. Those opposed. >> All right, that passes. And last one, 80. Page 80. We got another resolution. Someone wants to make that one. >> You want a break, Kathy? You going to go four for four? >> Resolution. A motion to pass resolution 2614 approving conditional use permit for a shoreland planned unit development PUD and multifamily residential and townhouse uses for North Point at Holstead Bay. Planning case number 2512 PIDs. I'll read the first letters and then the four following 2217 24430046 0028 00009 and 00007. >> All right, have a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. Those opposed. All right, that passes. Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you everyone. >> Thank you. Um, we're gonna skip back to 5A quick. Um, Weston showed up. >> Um, Weston, do you feel comfortable coming up and give us giving uh your speech to us? >> Do you have it or do do you want to you want me to give it to you? >> All right. >> Do you know it by heart? >> Oh, I I I thought for a minute you did I was going to be impressed. if you want to go in front of the podium there and then you can put the mic down a little bit and you can give us your uh your speech there. >> Dear Jason Holt, have you ever wondered what it's like to be a mayor for the day? I um No, I have. I think that a mayor job is to help the community. In my opinion, a mayor should build buildings and make sure um we have clean water. If I were mayor, the first thing I would do is make another hockey rank beyond Thaylor. Since hockey is a is um popular and mound, one positive thing that would happen um because of this idea is that there would be more play space to practice and play hockey. So people would get better at it. And another thing good thing that would happen because of me is because people would be more happy and to play the sports of the egg. Plus there is more space for it behind theor. I think this would be a beneficial to people living in mound because they would make a lot more money by hosting tournaments at the new rink. This that is why I think we I would make a a good mayor if I were mayor. The second thing I would do is um is clean clean the drinking water. Um one good thing that would happen because of my idea is people would be healthy and hydrated. Another positive result that would come about because of the this is people would not get sick or think their water looks gross. I think this would make a mound a better place to live. I think I would be known for cleanest water in the area. These two reasons are why I think I would be an excellent mayor for the city. As you can see based on what I've I've written on my essay, I would make a great mayor of Mound of Minnesota. I've lived in Mound for 12 years and I love it here. I'm someone who is smart and confident and I have good ideas that I would put into action. Therefore, I think I would make a great mayor of the day because I would make my city awesome. Thank you for reading my mayor of the day essay. >> Thank you. >> I'm going to give you something if you want to hang. And just so everybody knows, um, you were selected, uh, there's three of you that were selected as top essays out of the whole six grade, right? >> Yes. >> Out of the whole sixth grade by your principal. So, uh, it's a pretty pretty cool honor. Um, I'm going to give you a certificate here and we'll take a quick photo if that's okay. Should we get a picture with the mountain in the background? Was it hockey? >> I think Jason's got competition. >> I think he does. >> And he can talk. call her on the way home and see what she wants. >> Thanks, Rita. Thanks. Um, >> it's just us, >> Mia. >> Thank you, Mia. >> Thanks, Brian. >> Thanks, Brian. >> Thank you, Sarah. >> You're welcome. You're welcome. All right, 9A we got new business mound fire mound volunteer fire department relief association pension increase says Peterson but whoever wants to do it have one last >> is this is this your last rotat the council >> no >> I wouldn't think so >> make him come back >> welcome Good evening, mayor, council, staff. Great to be here on this beautiful Minnesota night. A >> cold day. >> For the record, I'm Greg Peterson, a mound fire chief, and this is Andy Drilling, assistant chief and president of the Relief Association. >> Uh we're here to uh ask the council to approve a pension increase for our hardworking staff. Uh we put some information in the packet. Um the the relief board just authorized an actuarial study as of 1231 2025. And our fund is uh the relief fund. Anniey's the president of relief. Of course, I'm the fire chief. Um we're both on the relief board. Our fund is really well funded. Uh our assets at the end of the year were about $6.5 million per group of 38. And um we're request and it's actually in its current benefit level. It's overfunded by over a million dollar. And so we're asking for a 14.8% 8% increase roughly, which will still leaves us a bit behind our neighbors. We're making good progress at that rate of uh $7,100 uh per year of service. Fund is still going to be overfunded by 326,000. So the 105% funded. Um, we just think it's little known fact. Our fire department is always in the top 10% of call volume in the state. You know, we're not a little podunk operation. We serve a number of cities. Uh, we think our staff does a good job and I think they deserve an increase. So, I'll let Andy put his two cents in. And, uh, absolutely. We haven't had an increase since 2022. Um, the way our plan is set up, we have a lump sum benefit and also a monthly benefit option for some folks. Our plan prior to 2018 was only monthly a monthly benefit. So, we have 35 retirees that are currently collecting a monthly pension and this will also be an increase for their monthly benefit as well. So that's that's taking care of our retirees and taking care of our current staff so that they have a better benefit when they retire. >> Can you explain just so everybody knows that where does this money come from and I think there's a misconception about like we're just like giving you money or something, you know? >> Correct. Sure. So, uh, in part of everybody, every every homeowner's insurance premium, 2% of that goes to fire relief associations. And then also we have city contributions from our cities that we contract with that go into that every year. And then we invest that money with a qualified investor. And so the money uh, grows upon itself throughout each year and then contributions from the cities. So, we're it's the relief association's responsibility to manage that money and try and do the best we can for our members. And so, yeah, it's not coming out of the city's budget and that $6 million isn't part of the city's budget. It's the relief association's budget and it's in a special account called the special fund. And that money can only be used to pay for retirees. So, we can't use it for equipment or gatherings or anything like that. It's only for retirement. Yeah. Pensions. >> Does this have anything to do with the new fire joint powers act that you've all been working? Will this flow into that once that happens or will it be renegotiated? >> Um what it does is it brings our benefit level equal with St. Bonnie's benefit level which is helpful so that we're kind of on the same plane. Where we differ is that they are only a lump sum plan and we have both. And so reason why we have such a large amount in our account and a relatively low benefit is because the monthly plan draws that liability is we don't know when those folks are are going to pass. So that liability is kind of open-ended, right? >> And so we have to have more in the account than maybe a plan or a a department that has a lump sum only because once the person retires, we know that if they retire at 20 years, they're getting this amount and that's it. Whereas if some of our folks retire at 20 years, they get a monthly and then that might go on for 20 years, 30 years, 5 years. Just depends on the person. >> So this is being proactive, >> right? >> Should we end up with whatever you guys are all negotiating for the joint powers? >> Yeah, this is helpful help. It's a it's a part of the negotiations that keeps us kind of on a level. >> Okay. >> It's probably a really good like recruiting tool, too. I mean, for like you said, it gets you almost on par. with your neighbors and you don't want to fall. >> Well, it's getting us close. For example, Excelsier, which is serves a similar number of folks that we do, their their benefit currently is 10,500 per year of service. And we're at with this, if you approve this benefit increase, we'll be at 7,100. And even our West Suburban friends that have Maple Plane and and Lorettto are at 7500 per year of service. So, we're we're making headway. We're gaining ground. Um, and uh I would expect that in a couple three years they're going to be back here talking to you again hopefully depending on how the investments do. But >> um yeah, even if the partnership doesn't proceed, I mean, this is still >> I mean, it's really their prerogative what they want to do. Now, we they still got to get our vote, right? But it's It's not our, you know, it's not our money, right? We help fund part of it, the 2% money, >> you know, these are the other cities that help, but >> uh really what it shows is it's they've done a really good job managing the money. >> I agree. >> And it's 120% funded, which you've heard stories in the past where unfunded liabilities, right? >> What we don't want to have happen is it gets too low and the cut off usually is what 70 80% is where you kind of say, "Okay, hold on. That's not going to work. So, if we approve this, we're only going to 105. You're still 5% overfunded. Right. So, I think it's a no-brainer. Um, >> by the way, we wouldn't come if it was 70 or 80. We wouldn't be >> No. No. Right. >> Right. So, just me and Council Pew have spent a lot of time on this behind the scenes with you guys. Um, so unless there's any other questions, I think it's pretty straightforward. >> Yeah. >> All right. Thanks, guys. >> Thank you. >> We're proud of our MFD. >> So, >> today and always. >> Just a heads up, we we we're going to start a new uh tradition next month. We're going to bring in some of our new probies and do a swearing in at the council meeting. That's what we're going to put on the agenda. And we have uh actually six new folks that are and we added two more last night. So we have about eight new folks that are about a year on. So we're going to bring them in and stand them up in front of you and uh you know take a look at them. >> We we asked for it. You know we get all these updates from the police but we don't see you guys. Now >> we see you all. There's a lot of people that do see us because we had 807 runs last night. So, there's a lot of people glad that see us. >> Well, we appreciate it. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> You guys >> All right. So, yeah, you might want to wait a minute here. >> All right. Page 145. Uh, can I get a motion to approve? >> I can do that. Um 9A. I'd like to make a motion to approve changes to the Mound Volunteer Fire Department relief association pension plan. >> Okay, you got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? >> All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed. All right, that passes. >> Congratulations. Thanks for all your hard work. >> Thank you everybody. >> All right, I'll see you. >> All right, 9B. We got city poll banner discussion. >> Um, >> it's Pauline. Pauline's gonna take it. All right. Do you want to come up? >> You give us your name and address. No. >> Hello. My name is Pauline Krebs um with Midland Press, 2361 Wilshshire Boulevard in Swed. >> All right. >> Um we had sent the graphic in >> unfortunately >> it's not working today. >> Okay. All right. That's okay. >> Oh, perfect. Got print out >> just in case it wasn't sure. >> Excellent. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Ryan, you're going to get to see all kinds of them after you guys get to be poll buddies. So based on the comments from the last um time you saw the designs um we have made these changes to them and the rectangle at the bottom that's the dotted white rectangle >> that is actually the imprint area. So you can kind of see from banner to banner to banner how it kind of lays and the area that is going to be used for the imprint area. So, at this point, I'm just kind of waiting for your approval. And once I have your approval, what we'll do is we'll go ahead and we'll order two sets and we'll take those sets and we'll actually put them up and test the product to make sure one it fits. Are there any issues? Is it strong enough? And then from there, we can actually use it as selling tools also. Good. >> Where would you put this the trial ones? >> Uh, probably the main. >> Okay. >> Yep. Would you put a logo on that one or just would it be blank for now? >> We pro. We could do either or. It doesn't matter >> because we wouldn't have you we might not have us the first sale yet, right? >> No, we don't. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Could you put like this the mound logo or your logo could be here type? >> Oh, yes. >> verbiage just so people can get excited when they see it that I mean it's some nice real estate on that for for company logos. So, Yes, we could leave it blank. We could put, you know, the city of mound logo on there. I mean, we could do a lot of different ideas with it. So, I'm open to your suggestions. >> Do we know of anybody that is in favor of this? We probably maybe want to see a sample that we could >> Well, she's going to put up a >> She hasn't sold it. >> A sample and then >> she'll use that for sales to >> see hopefully the interest is high. Is your is your company going to do it? I mean, could we use your logo on one of them? >> Yeah, we could use hers. >> Brenda's a sample, right? >> Yes. And a lot of the reason we're doing the sample also and the reason we want to hang them up is to make sure that the product >> actually see how strong it is. Is it going to last in the wind? Um, so yeah, it's just again just because I would hate to, you know, sell a bunch, put them up, and two weeks later all down. But this is like when when one's up and then say you go to where you know some business amount you could say drive up there you'll see one and then the other one you could have in your hand. >> Yes. >> Got it. >> Exactly. Yes. >> So it's a good >> Yep. >> sales technique and then I would say when you're selling these say you know we've put a generous spot for >> you know the businesses. >> Definitely. >> Right. Versus some of the other cities may might >> Yeah. We've got third as opposed to a quarter in a lot of them. Right. >> Yes. Definitely. >> Well, uh, yeah. >> Can I ask something? I wasn't here for the last meeting. Are we looking to set contract for a year, two years? >> What are we what's the details? >> So, based it'll based it'll be based on the testing >> and how if we want to keep them up for a month, a couple of weeks. Then after that, what we'll do is we'll go ahead and we'll start selling them. As soon as I have the samples up on the band, the pole band the up on the polls, I can go around and start asking and start selling. And then based on that, typically what we try and do is the same calendar year. So this year it'll be modified and go through December 2026 so that we're prepped for 2027 next year. So >> So same thing all year long. No, like summer, winter doesn't change. >> Doesn't change. No, all year. too is like how often are they going to get rotated? >> Yeah. >> Is that kind of what you were like up and down? >> Yeah. >> Once a year. >> Once a year. >> And the design can change >> all four colors simultaneously, right? >> Okay. >> We We don't want to do spring plants. So then you're out there every other >> three months changing them all out all the time. >> Yeah. >> We had you in mind >> and son. >> Yeah. >> I think they look great. Yeah, you >> did a really nice job, Pauline. >> Okay, thank you. >> Good job. Thanks, >> Council as well. >> It's easy to work when she knows how to sell what program Pauline does. So, I'm just the the uh communicator between us. So, thank you. You did a great job. >> Thank you, Kathy. We appreciate all the help that you gave us also. >> Yeah. >> Well, any other questions or are you ready to >> Oh, that'll look great. >> No, that looks >> good. Mhm. Okay, >> we're good. >> Uh, so 9B, we have page 146. Someone wants to make a motion. >> I can do that. Um, I'd like to make a motion to approve final design for poll banners and direct staff to work with Minute Man Press to implement the program. >> All right, got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed? All right, that passes. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good luck. >> Appreciate it. let us know how we can help and you'll probably be in a lot of contact with Ryan as the selling happens. >> Yeah. >> All right. 9C. We got 20 >> 2026 Latin copper sampling. Mayor, council members, I'm Ryan Preach, public works director for the city of Mound. Here to talk to you tonight about 2026 lead and copper sampling water bill credit program I'd like to propose. Um I will you did get uh a note about this that's an annual testing. It's actually every 3 years. If we do fail, then you have to go to annual testing. Um, but every 3 years we do lead and copper water testing at homes throughout the community. Um, in the past there hasn't been any tier system. It's just go out, get the samples, try to spread it around the city. And um as of 2025 uh MDH uh came out with a tier system uh that was imposed by the EPA for the lead and copper testing. Um it's the testing is based off of year the home was constructed, service line and interior pipe materials. um uh water treatment equipment within the house like a water softener, filters, um uh other requirements for us uh on the testing side are uh stagnation periods, you know, that the amount of time the water's been sitting in the pipe, uh time of day the samples are collected, and the proper handling of the of the collections. Sorry. Um, so with the new tiering system, we have to have a plan of 45 houses pre-approved by MDH before we can do the testing, which we have to do this June. Um, so what we're proposing is a $50 credit. We have an inventory of uh the homes that we need to propose this to in tier one. Tier one being the highest risk. And uh once we get our 45, then we'll turn that into MDH. anybody who doesn't want to jump on or because of filtration or other things is kicked out of uh sampling capabilities, we have to document each one of those homes and work our way down the system until we get our excuse me 45 homes. >> So, there is a lot of work here uh to be done in a short amount of time. We're trying to engage and try to get as many homes um to jump in and be willing to do the testing. Um we're going to have to do a little bit of field work, go out to the homes, check their plumbing, check, you know, what the what the service is coming in, do, you know, go into their house and check all that. and then get them to agree, walk them through what the testing will, how it will happen, get them to do it the proper way on the proper day, which is sometimes hard too. We found in the past years why we always have a couple extra supposed. It's really 40, but we do 45 just to cover us. Um, and uh really love to so the the idea is to offer a $50 credit to get them to jump on board to do do the testing. So I'm here tonight to ask for their permission to offer those >> rebates on the on their water bill. Right. >> Are the to come up with these tiers, the lead and copper sampling, did that come from the Bolton Mink letters that they sent out last year? >> So, unfortunately, they named these things the exact same, >> but >> oh, >> they kind of tie into each other. I mean, we have the state requires us to get an inventory and they called the lead and copper inventory. The lead and copper testing, water testing we've been doing for decades. >> But so, >> but you know the letter they sent out to all the homeowners, >> it's a complete different program. >> Oh, it is. Yes. >> So, you can't rely on >> because of that program. >> Now, I have more information so I can easily figure out who fits into what tier. Great. Okay. But they're two completely different programs. >> But that was of use to you. Yes. Their program. Great. >> I think it's it's a great idea. But how would we like communicate it? What if you get way more people that want to do it and you don't need >> I have a list I have an inventory based off of uh years of constructed homes. >> Okay. >> And I have to work my way down that. So >> I'll probably get a lot of phone calls that says I want $50 off my bill. But >> I have to work down that list in order and document each one >> who's eligible and >> who's eligible and then move on to the next one. And >> okay, >> if they do participate, great. If they don't, I have to document why. And all that has to go back to MDH to get approved as part of the plan of the 45 houses. >> Okay. So, it's not going to be an issue of like, you know, you only >> get to volunteer in >> or like you only needed X amount, but you've got all these people you got to tell no to or something. Yeah. >> They wanted money off their bill. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> You only get to opt in if you get called. >> Okay. Got it. >> Do you get to choose hand choose your nice residents that you work with, too? Out of these 45 homes. No, I get to go right down that inventory list. They they're literally in order and that's our the inventory MDH already has of of our homes we've that was part of the other program. Okay. >> So, they know when the houses were constructed and >> what's been already identified. So, we have to go through those. >> So, are these homes like constructed before like 1960 or something like that? >> So, we have some homes that were turn of the century. >> Mhm. >> Yep. And then there are some specifics in the taring system. Um there's actually a date between 83 and 85 where >> they call out that timeline because in 83 is when they notified all the plumbers >> that lead was going to be >> not be able to be used after 85. >> Yeah. So >> we had this built even lead solder. >> So the MDH's idea was that >> since they notified a lot of the plumbers and between that 80 83 and 85 timeline >> and once they were notified that was ending, they think a lot of plumbers were trying to use up everything they had left. >> Yeah, I'm sure. >> So that's why that's the hot ticket time of >> we need to check those homes. So they're they're higher up on that timeline, >> but we have already identified that there's a handful of lead services and galvanized services in town. So they're a tier considered a tier one also. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? >> All right. 9 C uh page 148. Can I get a motion? >> I can do that. >> Yeah. Um, I'd like to make a motion to approve 2026 copper and lead sampling water bill credit program as presented. >> All right, got a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. I. Those opposed. All right, that pass. Thanks, Ryan. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Nice work. >> All right. Uh, hang with me here. Uh, this one's I'm going to run through all our priorities. So, this is 9D. Uh the the city council had uh a workshop uh a couple weeks ago and we kind of came up with our priorities. Um these aren't specifically in order partly one number one is kind of in order, but um but there's no real order after that I guess on the importance of any of these. But uh we've met as a council and discussed these items as kind of our 2026 uh priorities that we want to get done this year. Um number one is water treatment facility and water updates. Um, so obviously we're probably not going to be able to finish the water treatment plant this year, but again that's our priority to a review user fees uh scenarios with ellers in the spring. Um B, uh capital request of 15 million to the state legislature. Um I've been working with our senator and state rep uh to get that done. We just sent a letter to the governor um to so that's kind of on on his radar as well. Um C explore PFA and MDH grant opportunities to reduce costs. D increase water update frequency on the city website. So when you go on the website, we want to make sure that it's updated constantly um so you're getting the refreshed updated information. Uh e like we do every year uh at least for the last three years I know um we do a state of the water presentation at our March city council meeting. This will be at the first March city council meeting. So if you're interested in an update on our water as a whole for our city, please come out to that first meeting. Um, on a uh add- on to this, we are trying to get uh federal uh money as well. I just got a call from Senator Clobershar's staffer and it was uh signed by the the the Senate that we got uh just a little over a million. I think it was 1057 somewhere in there. But anyway, a little over a million. Um, it's still waiting the president's signature. So anyway, congrats to all of us for getting another million as long as we get another one more signature. So hopefully coming. Um, and then just so you know, this is not tied to the to the uh bill uh that they're trying to pass to, you know, not shut down the governor uh government. So that's a good thing that it's not tied to that. We need to pass on thanks to to Jesse to Jesse and Mayor Holt and public works Bolton and Ming and everybody >> who's done just yman's work on on this and lots of like work. So thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. I appreciate that. These aren't easy and you know it's you could say oh it's only a million but I mean a million's a lot of money and uh I know we need a lot of millions to finish this thing but >> every million helps. So, we're very very happy and yes, thanks to everybody uh involved. Um number two, state of the city open house. This is kind of a new initiative that we're looking at doing. This is uh tenative as of right this minute, but hopefully very soon uh we're going to probably at our next council meeting approve this to go forward. Um, so a April 22nd is the tenative date. So if you're looking at your calendar, maybe cross that off for now. This would be most likely like a five to seven, five to eight, somewhere in there. Uh, again, we'll we'll uh fine-tune that later. But the purpose of this is to have the council um as well as our city manager, public works, fire, police, um some of our city staff just all kind of get together um get give a an update on the city as a whole. Um we'll maybe have a few different speakers. The goal is probably to have it at the fire station in the in the open bay. we'll move a a truck out or two and uh have seating and tables and um maybe a few other things. So, we're uh to be determined, but we're we're kind of looking at that as an opportunity uh to reach out to to residents. Uh number three, we're going to continue to prioritize customer service like we always do, and that's internal and external. Uh you know, we're not here without the residents, obviously. Um, so we want to make sure we're responding to them quickly as well as uh, you know, staff interactions as well. Number four, review, amend, and adopt city council and commission policies. Uh, A, adopt city council and commission's code of conduct. B, update procurement policy. Uh, C, continue to review city policies for necessary updates. Uh five, focus on Mound's uh park system. A complete phase two of Lasso Lake Commons. Uh B continue to explore Tonka toys licensing opportunity. C do a a joint city council and parks and open spaces committee meeting for February and keep doing that annually. Uh we did that I think it was April or May last year. Uh we did one meeting um that was our first meeting in probably ever or a very long time that they did a joint meeting with the council and parks and so we're I think we got one on the schedule here for February in a couple weeks. So we're going to kind of meet with them and get a good game plan. D develop blueprint for parks master plan. E, parks and open spaces to identify uh depot budget items for 2027 refresh. Uh, six, we have deci decision on next steps for fire service joint powers agreement. We just talked about the pension part there just a couple couple minutes ago, but looking through, you know, the contract if we're going to move forward uh what what that looks like. um try to get that done this year. Uh number seven, continue to follow long-term financial management plan. We've been on a plan for a couple years. It's been working. We just heard from our uh city manager about the bond rating. That's that's good. Uh a uh update the city council in the spring. Um we do hear from all of our departments in the spring anyway. um you know kind of the almost like a state of the city but on the in a council setting. Uh eight is economic development strategy. A assessment of sites uh redevelopment vacant sites etc. uh B considering reestablishment of the economic development committee and C encourage local organizations to explore uh to utilize explore Minnesota. Nine, determine scope and blight ordinance and a develop more comprehensive blight description. B, Joint City Council and Planning Commission, which is scheduled for February uh 17th. So, that's one we've always done, or at least as long as I've been here. We do we do a joint uh planning commission meeting, and that's good to kind of get the kind of what we're we're trying to get done for the year and let them kind of get a list to start working on. Uh 10, expand citizen of the year promotion. We've done that. We started that two years ago and we just did our second annual uh in December. Um we'll have, you know, number three this year. Uh number 11, adopt a rental license program, and that's for rental houses, uh long-term rentals. Uh 12, explore grant opportunities. Age friendly. B infrastructure. C parks. 13. identify distribution method for digital newsletter that's been kind of on the list for a little while. We just got a new website. We want to see if there's any way that we can kind of push out more data uh faster, quicker, uh and more digital. Uh 14, uh event coordination. Uh so a develop a staffing model, b utilize community ed uh for west tonka and c host national night out uh uh slashnight to unite whatever it's called now at Lost Lake Commons. So kind of the the thought behind this whole thing is to uh use our new Lost Lake Park for uh more events. you know, that's kind of why we, you know, had had it done. And >> that's what it's for. >> That's what it's for. >> So, August, we're hoping to do a a kind of a big thing there. Maybe we bring >> I know the police and fire go out uh ride along. I know you've done that before. >> Yeah, >> it's pretty fun. But we can also invite uh the public to, you know, to come to our city uh August, whatever it is, the first Tuesday in August. Um, also I know uh, Council Member Heric has kind of taken on some responsibilities of trying to find other events and things that we can do in the park. And I know she's already on the on on that a little bit. So, um, that's it. Uh, that's our 14. That doesn't mean that that's the only 14 things that we're working on, but those are just priorities that we had uh, thought up here. And obviously usually what we do is we kind of do a midyear kind of check, you know, how are we doing? Are we kind of getting some of these things done? And then the end of the year check. And a lot of this obviously we have one employee. Um so Jesse, no pressure to get all these done. So um anybody else want to make comments on priorities list for 2026? Go ahead. >> Um I don't have the original one in front of me, but this we had like 20 items. Do we just kind of consolidate it? There's something missing, right? >> Yeah. So, the idea was that um I was trying to give it a little bit more rhyme or reason. >> I like that it's shorter, but I don't want to forget anything. >> It was more so I mean, ideally, I think it would be almost departmentalized, if that's a word, you know. Um >> and if Leila was here tonight, I think she would speak on a little bit. Our idea was get it approved obviously and then put it into a package that is a little more friendly for the user and then give that as an outward um okay >> thing for the for the uh residents. So the idea would be is you know what are our parks of things? What is it city council adjacent? What is it? You know so you know I don't know if we try to do that a little more even for 27 but that was the idea here. So everything that was identified was put in there but just sort of organized a little differently. >> Um I just have three other like quick little bullet points. Um, and maybe I don't know if you guys think we should make any of the changes or not, but for number three, it doesn't really say anything specific like should we add I didn't see on here, unless I missed it, like the the new role that we're adding to help address, you know, the blight and stuff like that. >> Well, a lot of that's going to be discussed, I believe, in our priorities workshop with planning. >> Okay. Well, and >> I mean, >> but but I agree that's kind of the whole point of this is to identify. >> Yeah. Um >> I mean, not that we're going to forget, but I'm just like if someone's like, "Well, what are you working on for customer service?" And it just says that we're just prioritizing it, you know? >> I think we should be happy that we're adding that other position. >> You could say like a add whatever that position is called, right? That >> Yeah, I think that's fine. >> Compliance. >> Yeah. Um >> that that helps the customer. a good talking point. >> Besides big picture, we just want to make sure that, >> you know, we're telling the public we're >> we're thinking about you. >> Um, and then for 5e, um, and maybe this isn't the right order of how to how to do things, but like do you feel like we need to put like an amount for parks to work with, too? Because I feel like we talked at the workshop like it's been a couple years. I keep bringing up the depot and then we kind of don't really exactly know what we want to do, but for us to all be on the same page, I kind of want to have a good and this could be at the parks joint meeting, but I feel like we need to just make sure we finally tell them like I don't want them to come to us with uh lists of you know A, B or C and we're like whoa whoa whoa or like on the other hand you're like that's that's all you know. But >> you know when I look at this I I see each aid through ABCDE as possible workshops for us to actually sit down and okay >> identify >> you know >> I guess I'm not prepared to be like well well how much should we expect to use for budget for the depot be like I don't really know you know >> yeah I mean without having discussions of of what our expectations are what we'd like to do >> how can we come up with a budget >> you know I think we need to Yeah, I think >> we'll fine-tune some of this in in the meeting. >> Okay, last one. >> And in workshops >> um for 11 that was the residential only, right? The rental code. Am I understanding that right? >> Right. Well, it's an encompassing rental code. Any like the mayor mentioned, long-term rentals, so any um Okay. >> ideally Oh, eventually it will be every rental >> any any 30-day plus rental. >> Correct. >> Okay, that's all I got. All right. Any other >> Can we add that language though longterm rental adopt? >> Can Jess, can you >> adopt longterm? just update the >> find it 30 days or more or whatever just so it doesn't conflict with her. >> All right. >> And I think that's a good um >> a good comment where you know if you and Ila kind of take this list >> make it a little bit more digestible maybe even do like a one pager and do some graphics. Hey parks what are we doing blah blah blah financial. And then the other thing I would like to see because we did this last I think last year and the year before >> at least one of them I know we put this in the newsletter. So like the you know the next newsletter should say you know maybe we don't have to highlight every little thing but you know here's our big picture what we're trying to work on as a city >> right I well I I think to you know when there's an opportunity to expand on these we certainly can I mean I'm I don't want to get ahead of myself and promise something but I mean >> I think anytime you can sort of contextualize some of these like >> um to council member Castalano's point you know what are we prioritizing what are we focusing on I It's a broad statement. So maybe that's something more for the outward presentation of this is um I think adding the context of the new employee and how that sort of plays in. I think the reason maybe I didn't do that uh was because that's sort of addressed in the blight portion. But I mean um I'd say considered a moving target. However, you just want to see more. I mean if we get something put together and you say, "Hey, could you add on this?" I mean, it's a website we can edit. So, >> yeah. >> All right. Anything else? All good. All right. So, we got 9D, our 2026 city council priority page 151. I get a motion to approve our priorities. >> Motion to approve recommended action 2026 city council priorities. >> All right. Got a motion. Can I get a second? Second. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Those opposed. All right, that passes. >> All right. Um, uh, >> thanks, Ryan. >> Thanks, Ryan. >> We got city uh reports from city council members. Pew. >> Okay. Um well the big news um or it's um that um the director Rhonda at Gillespie has um tendered her re resignation. >> She has gotten an offer that she can't refuse. Um and she has done such a wonderful job in being a part of revitalizing Gillespie Center. So I think you know we want to wish her the best in her new career. But boy, it's going to be a big shoes to fill. Um, and so if people have any knowledge or ideas of individuals who could fill that role, I'm sure the GLP board would be welcoming to um receiving resumes. >> So, they're looking to just fill that same role. >> We have we haven't had our board meeting yet, so but yeah, they would fill it. I'm sure >> she do like a 30-day notice or what did she >> I you know I don't >> Well, she said she'd stay as long as it takes to get somebody up in her office. Yeah. >> So, we we could put that on social or, >> you know, whatever we need to do to help them out, I guess. >> Yeah. >> Let's wait until we get Rhonda's language, >> so we all have consistent messaging, >> right? And presumably if they post something, we could >> we could post it. Yeah. And so that's about the only thing I did this time. Um the fire group, we haven't met, but we're going to meet in a week or so, I think. >> Yeah, we have it coming up. >> I know February. >> Yeah, >> we have at least one, >> if not. >> Yeah. And so that's coming up. >> So that's it. >> All right. Uh, I went to the MCWD 2027 management plan meeting this morning along with U. Council member Herrick was there. >> Our planning director Sarah and our planning commission chair Mr. Good was there. It was very well attended. It was very nice breakfast. Um it they did a great presentation highlighting the collaborative efforts meeting the demands of city planning initiatives with future water quality desires and in integrating strategic planning initiatives with all the challenges and projections between city our you know 2020 our next city zoning plan and the plan that they're working on right Now, um they did showcase a couple of finished successful projects in Victoria and Nina. Um and the board of d this is for everybody out there. The board of managers are seeking those in interested in serving on the advisory committee and they will be appointing committee members in February. The meetings will be every two to three months from March 2026 through November 2027. and you can go on to their website to to pull the advisory committee interest form and fill that out online. >> Okay. >> Uh and that's all I've got. >> All right. Council, >> I don't have anything. >> And here. >> Okay. As you mentioned earlier, I am working on the um events. Um I have been in contact with the Brewfest >> person. Jesse, I think we're gonna try to maybe meet on the 9th. We'll have to get that scheduled. >> Um, just to kind of get a heads up and figure out what we can do to assist them and what they need from us and that sort of thing. Um, so I don't have much more on it than that. Um, but I think we're still moving forward. That's always a positive. >> Great. >> Um, I've also reached out on the economic development committee or whatever we decide to call it. Um I did reach out to one of the candidates that applied for um one of the previous commissions and we had a nice chat and I think um you know he had some good ideas and I think maybe we can move forward with that. I want to go ahead and talk to Jesse a little bit more in detail. We me kind of talked a little bit before the meeting um to find out exactly what you know what is our objective what's our mission. Um, I think it's slightly different than a maybe a traditional economic development since we are pretty developed out per se, but it's working very closely with our business partners within the city limits as well as working with people who would like to come in and set up businesses within our city. So um those are all things that we needed to you know establish and discuss and then also try to set up some sort of um you know mission statement directive whatever we want to you know do as a council to try to get that up and running. Um we have had one in the past and my understanding is it was shut down I don't recall what year. >> Long time ago. >> Yeah a long time ago. >> So you know do we want to build it up from that or do we want to start over? I mean obviously this is not an original idea right? So, and we can leverage some of the information that we can get from Henipin County um and kind of have different contacts and directives for some people that you know may want to come into the area and build out a new business. Um but yeah, so that's kind of moving forward. Not big progress, but it's moving. Um I think what else? Went to the minimum haha watershed district meeting as Councilwoman McMini mentioned. That was interesting and nice. um was really interesting to hear a little bit more about what they're doing. One thing that I did take away with it and I did talk to Sarah uh Smith briefly um to maybe see if we can't get some of their attention applied towards Lake Langden. Um they are doing quite a bit around the community um not just here in Mound. Um and they have resources. So I'd like to see maybe what we can't do with that. Lake Langden. I mean, I live there and we're full disclosure, not asking for any special favors or anything, but the lake has been improving slightly, but we do have a water quality pro, you know, problem over there. And there may be things, as Sarah mentioned to me, just very simple things that we could do. And that is a lake that is totally well for the most part encompassed by the city of Mound. Same thing with Dutch Lake. So, how do we get the attention of these organizations to help us with, you know, Minnetonka gets a lot of attention, But how do we get attention for Dutch Lake and for, you know, Lake Langden? I'm just familiar with Lake Langden, so it's easier for me to talk about it, but I know and I'm aware that Dutch Lake could also stand to have some assistance as well. >> You know, do either of those lakes flow into the >> Minhana Creek. >> So that's the other thing. Full disclosure, I live on Landon as well. >> Yes. >> Um but yes, it does actually flow into Lake Manka. >> Yes, it does. >> Which flow. So I'm surprised they have ignored these two lakes for as long as they have. >> They It's because it doesn't it's not water there yet. You know, it's like Minnetonka has no jurisdiction. LMCD has no jurisdiction over, you know, Langden and Dutch. Um but we do contribute and we're also taking in water from upstream. So I don't know about Dutch Lake. I'm not as familiar with that. I apologize. >> Dutch Lake is pretty clean actually. >> Is it? It's overstocked with fish though >> because no one fishes it. So >> yeah, if you want >> DNR goes and they fish a great water scheme. >> Well, and that's, you know, that's just it. I know DNR has looked at it multiple times, but you know, what can we do and work with our partners at the Oklahoma Wershed District? >> I just want to caution us. I mean, I think that that I would encourage us to do something about the lake, but remember, we voted down the citizen uh request, which was the majority. You know, there were 129 people who voted for setting up that um what do you call it? The district >> or the lid. >> The lid. >> Yeah, the lid. And only 22 who didn't. And then there were those who didn't vote. And when you don't vote means you don't care. But we took the don't care and put them with the don't like and we gave them the majority position and we voted down the lid. So to now come back I mean I think we do have an obligation >> to do something about the water quality >> the lid. >> Well finding out what the options are and what Minhaha watershed district can do. The wershed district is, you know, I mean, it's all about the water quality. >> Correct. >> And and we do sit on the the end of the lake that has the greatest challenge because our lakes are shallower and so therefore we don't get the benefits of like Wisetta's Bay and stuff like that. And so, um, you know, I I think it's it's great that that you're bringing it up as something we need to do, but I think sometimes we have to think about what we've done in the past, too. >> Well, I mean, they do work with, >> you know, there are 29 cities within >> within that, you know, Hopkins and D. So, the amount of work they've done to all of these areas and are initiating right now, they've only they only went through, I think, three projects that are >> great successes, but I think it's great to just bend their ear. >> Well, I think yeah, just get us included in the discussions that are because that's what they're doing. They're creating their planning for 2027, but >> you know, obviously I don't think we'd be ready to have that discussion with them. But for 2028, so on so forth down the road, what can we do to a get their attention and help us with the water quality? >> Um, you know, they're funded >> tax dollars and stuff, I assume. So, I don't know enough to know, but I mean, I think it's just asking the question. I mean, it could be another resource for us to help, you know, quality of life for the citizens of >> Mound, >> you know. >> Anyway, that's all I've got. >> All right. Uh, >> Jess, do you have anything you want to talk about? No, other than to just mention uh the parks and open space joint meeting is the 5th. Uh then we have a regular meeting on the 10th and then the joint meeting with planning on the 17th and then back here again on the 24th for regular >> the shortest month. We have a lot of activity. >> Correct. >> So on the 5th we are at 6:00 p.m. >> I won't be late. >> Yeah, we can do five then. No, no workshop on the 10th. >> Yes. Uh the 10th is when the information for the state of the city uh stuff will will be coming for a unless we want to do it an open meeting. I assume we kind of wanted to just workshop it um and then we can bring it to a meeting at a later date. I will send out meeting invites for any and all city council meetings. >> Well, when there's this many, it's helpful. I forgot. I didn't know anything about tonight. >> We'll um >> that is a good idea to do calendar invites. >> Yeah. >> Instead of just emailing us because then we forget to put on the calendar. >> Yeah, that's a good idea. >> That's a 2026 priority at a staff level. >> There you go. >> You might want to write that on. >> Good job. All right. Um, my main thing was the the federal money. So, >> really excited. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, just as a well, you just said this, but our next city council meeting is February 10th at 6 here. Uh, so number 11. Uh the city council will now go into close session to review the performance of a city manager in accordance with Minnesota statute 13D.05 subdivision 3 which states that a public body may close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority. The public body shall identify the individual to be evaluated prior to close to closing a meeting. At its next open meeting, the public body shall summarize its conclusion regarding the evaluation. The city council expects to adjourn the meeting following the close session and will not return to an open session. In accordance with law, a summary of the closed session will be provided at its next regular city council meeting, February 10th, 2026. So, I will take a motion to adjourn. >> Make a motion to adjurnn. >> Uh, sorry. Motion to adjurnn to close session. >> Okay. Motion to adjourn to a close session. >> Okay. And can I get a second? >> Second. >> And can I All those in favor, please say I. I. I. >> I. Those opposed. All right. We're ajourned.