**[00:00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** All right, we're going to go ahead and call to order the regular meeting of the Oakdale City Council, April 23rd, 2024. Sarah, will you take the roll? **[00:00:10] Sarah Cotton (City Clerk):** Council Member Moore? **[00:00:11] Council Member Kari Moore:** Here. **[00:00:12] Sarah Cotton (City Clerk):** Council Member Engebretson? **[00:00:13] Council Member Susan Engebretson:** Here. **[00:00:14] Sarah Cotton (City Clerk):** Council Member Morcomb? **[00:00:15] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Here. **[00:00:16] Sarah Cotton (City Clerk):** Council Member Willenbring? **[00:00:17] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** Here. **[00:00:18] Sarah Cotton (City Clerk):** Mayor Zabel? **[00:00:19] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Here. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All righty, Council Members, in front of us we have a slightly amended version of the agenda. What did we add? **[00:00:40] Christina Volkers (City Administrator):** We added a consent item and a police item. **[00:00:42] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** All right, can I get a motion to approve the agenda as amended? **[00:00:44] Council Member Kari Moore:** So moved. **[00:00:45] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:00:46] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion and a second. Any comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:00:49] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:00:50] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And the agenda is adopted. Next up we have approval of the minutes. First set is Workshop meeting minutes, April 9th, 2024. Council Members, any changes or corrections? I'll look for a motion. **[00:01:03] Council Member Kari Moore:** So moved. **[00:01:04] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:01:05] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Any comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:01:08] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:01:09] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And those minutes are approved. Next up we have regular meeting minutes from April 9th, 2024. Council Members, any changes or corrections? I'll look for a motion. **[00:01:19] Council Member Kari Moore:** So moved. **[00:01:20] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:01:21] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Any comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:01:24] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:01:25] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And those minutes are approved. We are rolling right along. No public hearings tonight, so we'll move into Open Forum. We have a couple proclamations and then a brief presentation, and then we will open the floor. First up we have a proclamation for recognizing Pete Grassy Arbor Day. And the proclamation reads: Whereas the Oakdale City Council supports the planting of trees and encourages residents to landscape their properties with trees; and whereas in 1975, Mayor Pete Grassy was instrumental in establishing the City's first Arbor Day tree giveaway; and whereas 2024 marks the 49th anniversary of Oakdale's Arbor Day celebration and tree giveaway; and whereas Arbor Day is a time to appreciate the important contributions made by trees and to continue to increase their numbers in our community; and whereas this year's Arbor Day event will be held on Saturday, April 27th at 9:30 a.m. in Walton Park. Therefore, I, Kevin Zabel, Mayor of Oakdale, Minnesota, do hereby proclaim April 27th as Peter Grassy Arbor Day in the City of Oakdale and call upon its residents of the community to plant trees for the enjoyment and health of our generation and of generations to come. This is one of the highlights of our year. I mean, kind of crazy to think—you know, for a number of years now we've done 200 trees each year. Going back almost 50 years, obviously I'm guessing we haven't done 200 every year, but there are thousands and thousands and thousands of trees in this community that have come directly from this event. And I think this is probably the fastest they've ever sold out this year. They were reserved this year, I think, in just a day or two and they were gone. So our residents love this opportunity and it'll be good to see so many of our residents come out on Saturday even though I think it's supposed to rain again this year. But it'll be good. Next up we have a proclamation recognizing Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month: Whereas it is imperative that communities across Minnesota be reminded of the importance of sun safety; and whereas overexposure to UV radiation is one of the major causes of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers; and whereas skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States; and whereas skin cancer can easily be prevented if the proper precautions are taken, such as staying in the shade from the late morning to mid-afternoon, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a lightweight long-sleeve shirt, regularly applying a broad-spectrum sunscreen of an SPF 15 or higher with UVA and UVB protections, and avoiding indoor tanning to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer; and whereas skin self-examination should be performed on a monthly basis because skin cancers are highly treatable when detected early; and whereas the City of Oakdale encourages people to protect themselves and their families against sun damage to their skin and to promote sun safety awareness and education in our community. Therefore, I, Kevin Zabel, Mayor of Oakdale, Minnesota, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2024 as Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month in the City of Oakdale. Council Member Willenbring, you always give us a PSA every year. Would you like to stress the importance of getting these checks? **[00:05:30] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** Sure, I'm stressing the importance of getting the checks. It has affected my family directly and I don't want any other family to be affected by it. It's not fun. So yeah, go get your skin cancer checks. Even if you don't think a spot or something is something, it's always good to ask. It usually is actually in spots where you wouldn't expect it—it happens in spots where it's not exposed to skin even, so... or to sun, excuse me. So go get checked. **[00:05:58] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Absolutely. Perfect, thank you for that. Before we open the floor for Open Forum, we have an update from Luke Fischer, the Executive Director of the League of Minnesota Cities. Luke, welcome. **[00:06:10] Luke Fischer (LMC Executive Director):** Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor, members of the Council. My name is Luke Fischer, I’m Executive Director at the League of Minnesota Cities. I have to admit I'm here under something of false pretenses. We told your City Administrator that we were coming tonight to give you an update on the League, but in reality I'm joined by my colleague Jay Stroble, the City Manager from the City of Brooklyn Park and League Board Member, to thank Chris because Chris has been on our board and served us very well. And so we're going to do that tonight. But context is important, and so I'd like to tell you just a little bit about who we are as an organization so you have a full appreciation and understanding of the scope of the impact that Chris has had as a board member at the League. The League of Minnesota Cities is an association that represents 838 of the state's 855 cities. You guys have any guesses who our largest member is? **[00:06:58] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Minneapolis. **[00:07:00] Luke Fischer:** Minneapolis, very good. Chris, you can't answer this next question. Any guesses on our smallest member? **[00:07:05] Council Member Kari Moore:** Birchwood Village? **[00:07:06] Luke Fischer:** No, not Birchwood Village. **[00:07:07] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** Landfall? **[00:07:08] Luke Fischer:** Not landfall. Now there's some population number... throw out a number. **[00:07:12] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** 300? **[00:07:13] Luke Fischer:** No, smaller. **[00:07:14] Council Member Susan Engebretson:** 20? **[00:07:15] Luke Fischer:** 19. 19. So very good. Mr. Mayor, if we're playing Price is Right rules though, you would be out. I'm sorry for that. Barry has a population of just 19 people. They're out in Western Minnesota; they're by Wheaton, and oftentimes when I say they're by Wheaton, people say "where's Wheaton?" It's by Morris, and then sometimes people say "where's Morris?" and I say "have you seen the state? There's a bump on the western side." Barry is out in that direction. But as an association, we have to represent cities everywhere from Minneapolis to Oakdale to Barry. And that takes a lot of focus and a lot of commitment and a lot of ideas and a lot of input from people that care deeply about the organization. That's our Board of Directors. They're City officials just like you from across the state that step up and give us a lot of their time and a lot of their energy and a lot of their focus, and they make us a lot better. To do the heavy lifting to thank Chris, I'm going to turn it over to Jay, and then I'm going to say just a couple of things to close things out, without any objection, Mr. Mayor. **[00:08:15] Jay Stroble (Brooklyn Park City Manager):** Thank you, Mr. Fischer. Mr. Mayor, members of Council, Chris. Jim [Thompson] happens to be our attorney as well in Brooklyn Park too. As Executive Director Fischer said, my name is Jay Stroble, I'm the Brooklyn Park City Manager. Also this year I serve as Metro Cities President. As President, I have a seat on the board of the League of Minnesota Cities, and I'm honored this evening to be here to recognize Chris Volkers' service to the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors. Chris was appointed to the board in 2021 and during her tenure has been a very active and dedicated participant. She took her time on the board seriously, getting involved however she could, whether that be attending League events, helping to convene members to discuss important topics, or serving on various committees. Chris has participated on the League's policy committees, helping to set legislative priorities that represent the interests of cities across the state. She has also served on a 4M Fund advisory committee, which is the investment program for Minnesota public funds governed by the League. Chris has been a great voice on the board for cities across the state, but particularly here in the metro area and, of course, for the City of Oakdale. So just as one city manager to another, one board member to another, I just want to thank Chris for her incredible service and thank you, Mayor and members of the Council, for loaning her out on occasion for those board meetings because I do know personally they take a little bit of time. But really important work to work on behalf of Luke and the board in those 838 cities that Luke mentioned. So thank you. **[00:09:55] Luke Fischer:** And if I could just put an extra point of emphasis on our gratitude to the City for sharing Chris's time with us. The perspective that you bring, I'm sure, or the perspective that she brings I'm sure you all know and appreciate, but Chris is someone that I know that we can always count on to tell us the truth, to give us the straight talk on anything that we're dealing with, and that really helps cut through a lot and helps us make better decisions as an organization. It wasn't in Jay's comments, but I also think it's worth emphasizing too that Chris's perspective hasn't just been that of Oakdale; it's been of Greater Minnesota too. And there aren't many people on our board that have served both in Greater Minnesota and in the metro area, and so that unique perspective is extra special to us. So with that, Chris, we'd like to say thank you to you. Jay and I would love it if we could get a picture with you and your Council. **[00:10:45] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Council members, let's head down. **[00:11:15] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** [Laughter] Brooklyn Park... one of my most hilarious moments of my time on the Council. Oh dang, they left before we could talk about housing! Just kidding. Nice. Another day. We are still under Open Forum, so if there's anybody in the audience that would like to share anything that's on their mind, please feel free to step up to the podium and share whatever you would like with us. Our rules under public comment ask you to keep your remarks to three minutes or so. Other than that, please feel free to step on up and begin with your name and address for the record. Seeing none, we're going to keep things moving and move into Consensus Motions. Council Members, we have A through D in front of us tonight. Are there any that a Council Member would like to pull for individual consideration? Hearing none, I will look for a motion. **[00:12:15] Council Member Kari Moore:** Make a motion to approve consensus motions A through D as presented. **[00:12:18] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:12:19] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion and a second. Any comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:12:22] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:12:23] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And A through D are approved as presented. Next is an opportunity to check in with our Advisory Boards and Commissions. It looks like the only one that met since our last meeting was Park and Rec, and Council Member Morcomb is their liaison. **[00:12:35] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Yeah, we were able to meet and we were able to get a presentation from the consultants that were hired right now to work on a larger strategic plan for our parks. I know a survey went out to get feedback from the community; they got over 250 different responses. But there's also a map included with that survey and that's still open for residents to access and provide feedback—over 100 points of feedback on that map. And I know there's more surveys coming out in June. So that was shared and accomplished. It's exciting for our Park and Rec group, and also their Master Work Plan was reviewed and approved. Lot's going on with that group. **[00:13:10] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Lots going on. Thank you, Andy. Next up we have Award of Bid. We just have one in front of us tonight, but it's technically three items, it looks like. All right, Mr. Bachmeier, welcome back. **[00:13:20] Brian Bachmeier (Consulting Engineer):** Yeah, thanks. Thank you, good to be back. Good evening, Mayor and Council Members. The City did open bids last Thursday. There were three projects that were bid under one contract. It included the Street Improvement project for 2024, paving of some trails in the Nature Preserve or Oakdale Park, and then also parking lot improvements at the North Fire Station or Station 1. There were four contractors that provided bids for all three projects. Dressel Contracting out of Forest Lake was the low bidder on the street project, was the low bidder on the park project, and was also the low bidder on the fire station project. So the total of the three, they had the lowest bid for all three projects at $3,509,612. The project overall comes in under the CIP approved budget, so there's a slight reduction with one exception: the trail improvements did come in a little bit higher, and so we're going to be working with the contractor on how we can address that cost difference. With that, the recommendation is to award the contract to Dressel Contracting in the amount stated previously. With that, I'd stand for any questions that Council may have. **[00:14:30] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** I have a question for staff. That last piece about amending the 2024 budget... it's not necessarily tied to the action. I just wonder how you want to handle that based on our comments at our workshop tonight? **[00:14:42] Christina Volkers:** Mr. Mayor, City Council, Bill. I think the issue is that the budget amendment is to increase the allocation to come out of Parks Capital to an amount greater than we're actually going to need. I don't know that it harms anything by doing the budget amendment because we're going to spend what we've already got the direction to spend less. **[00:15:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** So would we have to adjust the resolution in the action, I guess? **[00:15:04] Christina Volkers:** Mr. Mayor, no, I don't think so. If you want to adopt it all at one time, you can do that. That's not a problem. **[00:15:10] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** And then we already have it come in under budget. Got it. Okay, let's get cracking. Three recommendations tonight. Who wants to take it away? **[00:15:20] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'll make a motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 2024-3 awarding the bid for City Project R2024-01 (2024 Street Reconstruction), City Project P2023-03 (Oakdale Park Trail Improvements), and City Project B2024-02 (North Fire Station Parking Lot Improvements) to Dressel Contracting Incorporated in the amount of $3,210,435.36 and amending the 2024 budget. **[00:15:50] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:15:52] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Final comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:15:55] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:15:56] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that resolution is adopted. Next recommendation. **[00:16:00] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'll make a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to enter into a contract with Dressel Contracting Inc. for the improvements according to the plans and specifications therefore approved by the City Council. **[00:16:12] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:16:13] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Any comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:16:16] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:16:17] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that recommendation is approved. Last one. **[00:16:20] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'll make a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to sign an engineering service contract with SEH for construction-related engineering services in an amount not to exceed $298,500. **[00:16:32] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:16:33] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Final comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:16:36] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:16:37] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that recommendation is approved. Thank you, Brian. Next up, we are under Staff Reports. Checking in with Community Development first, we have a couple items there. Community Development Director, Andy Gitzlaff, welcome. **[00:16:50] Andrew Gitzlaff (Community Development Director):** Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Members. The item before you is a CUP for an accessory apartment at 2872 Hallmark Avenue North. The request is to establish the accessory apartment, which is essentially an attached secondary dwelling unit to an existing dwelling. Their current home is 1,717 square feet; the proposed accessory apartment would be approximately 1,500 square feet, which includes a new 300 square foot one-stall garage. The property is approximately 1.1 acres in the zone R1 where accessory apartments are allowed via the conditional use permit process. After reviewing the request, staff finds that the request meets the CUP review criteria in the zoning ordinance as detailed in the Planning Commission staff report. The Planning Commission did meet on April 4th to review the request and did recommend approval, and staff does recommend approval of this CUP subject to the following conditions which are listed in Resolution 2024-29. I will briefly read those: The owner of the residence shall occupy at least one of the dwelling units on the premises except for a bona fide temporary absence; the use shall conform to the criteria required under City of Oakdale Code of Ordinances; a building permit must be obtained for the use; and the property owner shall verify with the Metropolitan Council if sewer availability charges are required as a result of the expansion. Lastly, the accessory apartment, including the initial garage, shall not exceed 1,600 square feet. So the accessory apartment can't be bigger than the primary residence. With that, Mayor and Council, I'd be happy to answer any questions. **[00:18:30] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Council Members, any questions for Andy? All right, I'll look for an action. **[00:18:35] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'll make a motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 2024-29 approving a conditional use permit for an accessory apartment at 2872 Hallmark Avenue North with conditions included in the attached resolution. **[00:18:48] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:18:49] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. Any final comments? All those in favor say aye. **[00:18:52] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:18:53] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that CUP is approved. Thank you. Hannah's going to walk us through the next one. Hannah, welcome. **[00:19:00] Hannah Marik (Natural Resources Coordinator):** Thank you, Mayor and Council. At the September 18, 2023 Environmental Management Commission meeting, it was suggested that the City look into the possibility of offering Home Energy Squad rebates to Oakdale residents for home energy audits. Home Energy Squad is a program provided by Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy and delivered by Center for Energy and Environment where energy experts help homeowners identify ways to save energy. This idea was then brought forth to Council at their November 14th, 2023 Workshop meeting. Council members were supportive of subsidizing the cost of the audits and providing residents with a 50% rebate for home energy audits on a trial basis. The initial budget is $6,500, with $5,000 being dedicated for rebates and $1,500 being dedicated for marketing. The Action before you today is to approve an interfund transfer from the pandemic business recovery loan fund to the general fund and amend the budget in the amount of $6,500. **[00:20:10] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Just a quick question. At what point, if this is passed and approved, would residents be able to access this immediately? **[00:20:17] Hannah Marik:** Well, an agreement needs to be signed between CEE and the City, and once that happens, then it will be immediate. There will be no delay; they've got basically everything set up on their back end for it to go live. **[00:20:28] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'm actually going to make a request or recommendation to change the fund that we take money out of. Instead of the pandemic business recovery fund, taking it out of the Special Projects fund. Special Projects fund has consistently been what we've used for small requests like this, and as a body, we haven't had a conversation about what we want to do with the pandemic recovery fund yet. So I'll go ahead and make the motion to waive reading and adopt Resolution 2024-40 approving interfund transfer from the Special Projects fund to the general fund and amending the Community Development Department 2024 budget in the amount of $6,500 for Home Energy Squad rebates and marketing. **[00:21:10] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:21:12] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. **[00:21:15] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:21:16] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that interfund transfer is approved. Anybody want to tackle that other recommendation for us? **[00:21:20] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** I’ll make a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to enter into an agreement with Center for Energy and Environment for the administration of Home Energy Squad rebates. **[00:21:30] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:21:31] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. **[00:21:34] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:21:35] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And that agreement is approved. Thank you, Hannah. Next up, Police Department. We have an application to renew an off-sale intoxicating liquor license. Before we move forward, I have a statement to make. A question has been raised as to whether I have a conflict in this matter. Regardless of whether a legitimate legal conflict of interest exists or not, I believe that all elected officials must hold themselves to the highest standard and avoid even the perception of a conflict of interest. Because I was a witness to an infraction in this matter, I'm recusing from this agenda item and asking Acting Mayor Engebretson to preside. I will take no part in the discussion or decision on this matter. **[00:22:20] Acting Mayor Susan Engebretson:** At this point, I'm going to turn it over to City Attorney Thompson to provide some general background. **[00:22:25] Jim Thompson (City Attorney):** Thank you, Acting Mayor, members of Council. Liquor licenses in the City are renewed as of April 1st; they expire on March 31st of every year. The applicant before you was the holder of a liquor license for 1801 Geneva Avenue. Because of a late submission by the applicant, the license renewal could not get to the City Council until April 9th. Therefore, the existing license expired on March 31st. At your last meeting, you directed staff to come back with a resolution of denial. Under your city code, before the Council takes final action on a non-renewal or revocation, the applicant is entitled to a hearing. He has requested that hearing. The purpose of the meeting tonight is for you to consider both the information presented by the Police Department and the information submitted by the applicant. **[00:23:20] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Jim, if the Council wanted to, could we approve but suspend the license if we felt that was a way to say, "Hey, what you did was wrong"? **[00:23:28] Jim Thompson:** It's a little technical because they currently do not have a license, so you can't suspend a license that doesn't exist. But if the majority of the Council is inclined to go that way, we can figure out a way to get that done. **[00:23:40] Nick Newton (Police Chief):** Thank you, Madam Acting Mayor and members of the Council. Oak Liquor failed to submit its 2024 liquor license application by the deadline of February 16th. Consequently, the licensing clerk sent the owner a letter advising them to cease the sale of liquor between April 1st and April 9th. During that first week of April, the Police Department learned that Oak Liquor was selling liquor without a license. On April 3rd, a police employee witnessed customers leaving the store with what appeared to be alcoholic beverages. The following day, a police detective entered the business and purchased beer. On April 7th, the Police Department learned that the owner sold liquor to an Oakdale resident, which we learned is the Mayor. The owner acknowledged he was selling liquor without a license and said he had financial obligations which necessitated the continued operation of his business. In light of the willful acts by the owner to continue to sell alcohol knowing he didn't have a license, we have no other choice but to make a recommendation of denial. **[00:24:50] Acting Mayor Susan Engebretson:** I would like to invite the owner to come up and present whatever you wish to present. **[00:25:00] Owner (Oak Liquor):** I respect what Mr. Newton said. I received a letter of intent of purchase and one of the contingencies was to remove my liquor license prior to closing date on April 1st, 2024. After the deadline passed, I was notified that the buyer backed out on the deal. I then rushed to apply for the liquor license on February 29th. Honestly, I didn't know what to do so I kept the store open because I have SBA loans and a lease. If you guys were to grant me another license, my plans for the future is to be in compliance with the City. **[00:26:10] Council Member Kari Moore:** My concern here is that everything that you presented initiated this whole conundrum that you're in, but it still doesn't address the challenge of you selling when you should not have been selling during that period. When it comes to alcohol issues, we need to defend our codes. **[00:26:30] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** I personally think it sends the wrong message after all of the attempts the police had made and the willful disobedience. I would be in favor of denial. **[00:26:45] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** Susie, I'm kind of with Council Member Morcomb in this case. It bothers me immensely that you were asked to stop selling multiple times and you didn't. That shows to me that maybe you don't respect the city ordinances as much as you should. **[00:27:00] Acting Mayor Susan Engebretson:** I'll look for a motion. **[00:27:05] Council Member Kari Moore:** I'll make a motion to adopt Resolution 2024-41 denying the application for renewal of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license for Oak Liquor at 1801 Geneva Avenue North. **[00:27:15] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:27:17] Acting Mayor Susan Engebretson:** Motion and a second. All in favor say aye. **[00:27:20] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:27:21] Acting Mayor Susan Engebretson:** Opposed? Motion passes 4-0 with the Mayor abstaining. I’ll turn it back over to Mayor Zabel. **[00:27:30] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Thank you, Council Member Engebretson. Now is our opportunity to check in with our City Attorney, Mr. Thompson. Do you have anything to share? **[00:27:38] Jim Thompson:** Nothing tonight. **[00:27:40] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** City Administrator Chris Volkers? **[00:27:42] Christina Volkers:** I have nothing to report. **[00:27:45] Council Member Kari Moore:** I just want to share that the month of April is Hmong Heritage Month in the state of Minnesota. It's just a month where we celebrate our heritage and our journey here to America and how much we've contributed. So just want to give a shout out to my fellow Hmong citizens out there. **[00:28:10] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Thank you. Our annual Park Cleanup Week began yesterday and runs through Sunday, April 28th. This Saturday we also have the Pete Grassy Arbor Day tree giveaway and a free paper shredding event from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Also, spring is a crazy time for the City—Public Works is changing over, Rec is gearing up, and we'll be kicking off the budget process soon. We don't say thank you enough for everything that our team does for this community. Time to pay the bills. We have claims roster April 10th through April 23rd, 2024, in the amount of $975,419.82. I’ll look for a motion. **[00:29:00] Council Member Bill Willenbring:** So moved. **[00:29:02] Council Member Kari Moore:** Second. **[00:29:04] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. **[00:29:07] Council Members:** Aye. **[00:29:08] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** The bills are paid. Can I get a motion to adjourn? **[00:29:10] Council Member Kari Moore:** So moved. **[00:29:12] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. **[00:29:14] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** All those in favor say aye. We are adjourned. Thank you and good night.