This transcript appears to be from the December 20, 2022, Oakdale City Council meeting. This was the final meeting for outgoing **Mayor Paul Rinke**. While your provided context lists **Kevin Zabel** as Mayor, at the time of this recording, he was still a Council Member (he was sworn in as Mayor in January 2023). Based on the dialogue and the roll call, here is the identified transcript: [0:00] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: So welcome everybody to the Oakdale city council special meeting on December 20th 2022. It's 5:30 and Sarah, would you do a roll call please? [0:10] **Sarah (City Staff)**: Councilmember Ingridson? [0:12] **Council Member Ingridson**: Here. [0:12] **Sarah (City Staff)**: Councilmember Olson? [0:13] **Council Member Olson**: Here. [0:14] **Sarah (City Staff)**: Council member Swadberg? [0:15] **Council Member Swadberg**: Here. [0:16] **Sarah (City Staff)**: Council member Zabel? [0:17] **Council Member Kevin Zabel**: Here. [0:18] **Sarah (City Staff)**: Mayor Rinke? [0:18] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: Here. Please join me now in the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [0:36] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: Agenda for the evening and it's real uh simple, just dealing with the local sales and use tax. But uh can somebody make a motion to approve the agenda or make adjustments if you see so see fit? [0:46] **Council Member Swadberg**: I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. [0:50] **Council Member Olson**: Second. [0:53] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: There's a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? All in favor say aye. (Aye) Opposed? And the agenda is approved as presented. We'll kick right into it with the administrator's report and Chris, will you take us through the couple of items? [1:00] **Christina Volkers (City Administrator)**: Yes Mayor and Council. What you have before you tonight is two motions. So one is for the summary publication of the proposed ordinance 891, the other is approval of that ordinance. It is the last step that we need to um statutorily um do to comply with the imposition of the new local option sales tax which will go into effect as you can see on the resolution or on the ordinance um on April 1st of 2023. So it's just the final step so and it's been published for 10 days. [1:33] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: So counselors, do you have any questions of um about the ordinance or the publication process? Let's take them one at a time. Let's do the um amending the code of ordinances so can I have a motion on that please? [1:50] **Council Member Kevin Zabel**: I'll make a motion waived resolution number 2022-140 was proven the summary publication of ordinance number 891 by title and summary. [1:58] **Council Member Swadberg**: Second. [2:01] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: So we have a motion, is there a second? There's a motion and the second. Is there any discussion? All in favor say aye. (Aye) Opposed? The motion is proved as presented, thank you. [2:08] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: We have the last one which is the um uh just amending the code ordinance. You have it in front of you. Is there any conversation or discussion about it? Could I have a motion then please? [2:15] **Council Member Ingridson**: I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 891 relating to the local sales and use tax. [2:23] **Council Member Olson**: Second. [2:26] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: So there's a motion, is there a second? There's a motion and the second. Is there any discussion? All in favor say aye. (Aye) Opposed? The motion passes as presented, thank you. [2:31] **Council Member Kevin Zabel**: So before we turn, let me um just say thank you to the the council, uh to the staff that's uh here every two weeks. And I appreciate it. We as a body have done really good things and we've moved the ball forward. We've improved, I think we've improved the lives of the citizens and the taxpayers. We've got some really phenomenal developments coming down the pike and um uh it's been a good ride. So thank you very much. And Paul, uh I did just some quick math in my head—468 meetings for you over your time. Is that right? [2:59] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: Yeah, unless I mean I missed one. I literally only missed one. I missed one and it was the one where they did the sidewalks, yeah. [3:04] **Council Member Kevin Zabel**: [Laughter] Okay, look, let's have a motion to adjourn please. [3:07] **Council Member Swadberg**: So moved. [3:08] **Council Member Olson**: Second. [3:09] **Mayor Paul Rinke**: There's a motion, is there a second? Any discussion? All in favor say aye. (Aye) Opposed? Then this meeting is adjourned. Thank you and good night.