Based on the context provided and the dialogue within the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker names identified. **Note on Context:** While your provided list mentions Jon Radermacher as City Administrator, the transcript explicitly identifies **Neil Jensen** as the Administrator during this specific meeting. Similarly, while the list mentions Jed Petersen as Public Works Director, the transcript records the hiring of **Dan Howard** to that position. *** **[4:45] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** What do you got? Good evening everyone, I'd like to call the February 16th City Council meeting for the City of Cannon Falls to order. Can we have roll call, please? **[4:45] City Clerk Sara Peer:** Ringgold? **Council Member Ringgold:** Here. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Duncan? **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** Here. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Gezme? **Council Member Gezme:** Here. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Kronenberger? **Council Member Laura Kronenberger:** Here. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Lindell? **Council Member Derek Lindell:** Here. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Montgomery? **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Here. All rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. **(All):** 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. **[5:33] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Okay, approval of the agenda. Do I have a motion? **Council Member Derek Lindell:** So moved. **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** I'll second. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Motion by Lindell, a second by Duncan to approve the agenda. Any discussion? All in favor? **(Council):** Aye. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Opposed? Carried. Okay, presentation tonight: the 2020 Economic Development Authority annual report. We'll turn it over to Laura. **[6:16] Laura Qualey (Community and Business Development Specialist):** Good evening. It'll just take me a second to get this fired up, I think. Maybe there we go. [6:26] Tic tac. [6:40] I think my computer's done working for the day... here comes. Okay, so um, this is a 2020 EDA annual report... [Laura Qualey continues with the detailed EDA report regarding grants, business activity, COVID relief, and marketing until 32:37]. **[32:37] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** That’s it, that’s the show. So, any questions from anyone that I can answer? Or can you repeat the first part? **[32:37] Council Member Bill Duncan:** Laura, are you actively marketing the Lee Chevrolet property? You know, is there any interest at this point? **[33:24] Laura Qualey:** I did walk a gentleman down there earlier this summer... [Laura explains the status of the Lee Chevrolet property]. **[34:11] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Any other questions at all? No? Great, thank you. Excellent report. Okay, leads us to the consent agenda. Consent agenda items may be adopted under one motion as presented or may be removed for discussion... [Mayor reads items A through J]. Is there anything the Council would like to pull down? **[35:44] Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** I'd like to pull down Item G. **[35:44] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Item G, okay. We're gonna put that under Council Business C: Approving the 2021 contracted police services rate. Is there anything else? **[35:44] Council Member Bill Duncan:** I'd like to pull down Item J. **[36:31] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Okay, we'll put that under Council Business as Item D: Approve an update to the City COVID-19 plan. Anything else? Okay, could I have a motion to approve the consent agenda minus Item G and Item J? **Council Member Derek Lindell:** I'll move to approve. **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** Second. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Motion and second to approve the consent agenda minus items G and J. Any discussion? All in favor? **(Council):** Aye. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Opposed? Carried. Before we get into Council business, I'm going to introduce our new Public Works Director who is in the audience. Danny Howard, if you'd stand up. That's your hire tonight, you're our new Public Works Director. Welcome. **[37:19] Dan Howard (Public Works Director):** Thank you. **[37:19] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Are you a flight risk? And uh, excuse me, Jon—just to mention that Dan would be starting I think March 8th? **[37:19] Neil Jensen (City Administrator):** I believe March 8th, okay. **[37:19] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Sounds good. Spike, watch that guy. Okay, let's get into Council business. Item A: SAC/WAC fee reduction discussion. Neil? **[37:57] Neil Jensen (City Administrator):** The Public Works Commission discussed the WAC and SAC reduction fees at their last meeting... [Neil explains the proposal to move to a standard minimum fee of $5,600]. **[41:49] Neil Jensen (City Administrator):** Back 20 years ago approximately, that was one of the things they put together as trying to make that payment... I feel since we've been for the last several requests reducing it anyhow, it's probably just time to set it at the minimum and move forward. **[42:35] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Is there anybody that is against that consensus to go move it to the City Attorney? Anybody opposed to that? **Council Member:** Oh no, we should do it. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Okay, I guess go ahead then. I don't think we need a motion, just the consensus. **[43:20] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Item B: Approve Tax Increment Financing (TIF) services. Laura again. **[43:20] Laura Qualey:** Yes, so Volumetrics is a new building that is going to be—Volumetrics and Cannon Bells' new facility... [Laura explains the TIF district details]. My request to the Council is to approve the proposal with Ehlers Public Financial Advisors. **[45:14] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Is there any discussion? Is there a motion? **Council Member Gezme:** I'll make a motion. **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** I'll second that. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Motion by Gezme, second by Duncan to approve the Tax Increment Finance services agreement with Ehlers. Any other discussion? All in favor? **(Council):** Aye. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Opposed? Carried. Okay, Item C is approving the 2021 contracted police services rate. Mary Jill, you pulled that. **[46:02] Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** My turn. I've been thinking a lot about how I was going to approach this... [Mary Jill explains her opposition to the city providing police services to private businesses like the winery]. **[49:07] Council Member Bill Duncan:** Can I ask a question? This what's proposed tonight in the agenda is just the approval of the rate, correct? We're not approving the whole contracted services thing, are we? **[49:07] Police Chief Jeff McCormick:** This would be just a continuation... we just were approving the rate continuing of the agreement that we had already drawn up. **[50:38] Council Member Bill Duncan:** So we're not voting on whether we should continue this or not continue it at all? Are we discussing that tonight? **[50:38] Police Chief Jeff McCormick:** My understanding is that this was setting the rate to continue for 2021. **[51:24] Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** The City Council asked that the matter be reviewed after a year. I consider that to be the entire agreement... [Mary Jill and Bill Duncan continue to argue against the potential liability and worker's comp risks]. **[52:56] Council Member Steve Nordin:** Well, I think everything Bill you said is nothing new. We've hashed this, we've rehashed this... if the cops want to work a little extra somewhere else, that's fine. **[52:56] Police Chief Jeff McCormick:** I think the important thing to remember is this is not like Public Works... having an officer there is an advantage to the city and to the business... [Chief McCormick explains the de-escalation benefits]. **[54:28] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Bill's got a point on that workman's comp, but I guess I feel if a policeman wants to take and make some extra money, that's fine. **[55:59] Council Member Gezme:** I'll make a motion to approve Item C. **Council Member Steve Nordin:** Second. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Motion is made and seconded to approve Item C. All in favor? **(Council):** Aye. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Opposed? **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** Nay. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** We have a roll call vote, please? **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Ringgold? **Council Member Ringgold:** No. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Duncan? **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** No. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Gezme? **Council Member Gezme:** Aye. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Kronenberger? **Council Member Laura Kronenberger:** Aye. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Lindell? **Council Member Derek Lindell:** Aye. **City Clerk Sara Peer:** Montgomery? **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Aye. It's passed four to two. **[56:47] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Item D is approve an update to the City COVID-19 plan. Matt? **[56:47] Mayor Matt Montgomery (Speaking as Council Member/Chair):** Yeah, it's just little stuff to this one... [Discussion regarding "discipline" of employees and changing the word "expectation" to "recommend"]. **[58:19] Neil Jensen (City Administrator):** I think the discipline varies amongst who the union is, because we have to follow whatever that is. **[1:00:40] Police Chief Jeff McCormick:** I think that the "expectation"—as an employer, we're saying what we expect is you to behave in a manner that doesn't bring back and put other employees at risk. A recommendation would be... well, it's really your choice. **[1:05:17] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** I'll make a motion to approve. **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** Second. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Carried. Okay, reports. Kyle’s not here from the Chamber tonight. EDA, Laura, anything else? No? Okay. Public Works, Derek. **[1:06:04] Council Member Derek Lindell:** Yeah, we met a couple weeks ago. One of the things we talked about was the water and sewer access fees... [Derek reports on Colvill Street water main, curb stop policy, and Highway 19 project]. **[1:08:25] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Park Board, Matt. **[1:08:25] Mayor Matt Montgomery (as Park Board Liaison):** Most of our issues were in the consent agenda tonight... approval of hiring a manager for the pool and the John Birch Park rock wall. **[1:09:11] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Police Commission, Jeff. **[1:09:11] Police Chief Jeff McCormick:** The Police Commission has met a couple of times... [Chief reports on hiring updates and background checks]. **[1:11:29] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Library Board, Mary Jill. **Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** Nothing much. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Finance Committee, Bill. **[1:11:29] Council Member Bill Duncan:** Yeah, we had at our meeting two items that we took care of tonight... [Bill discusses scheduling a meeting with the school regarding John Birch lights/fees]. **[1:13:51] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Okay, let's see what we got. We got Nicole, we got you there tonight? **[1:13:51] Nicole (Library Staff):** I'll just give you an update about what's going on at the library... [Nicole lists upcoming library events, kits, and workshops]. **[1:16:54] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Thank you, Nicole. Let's see... Staff. Laura you got anything else? Jeff? Neil? **[1:16:54] Neil Jensen (City Administrator):** A couple things. I just wanted to touch base with the retaining wall on John Birch Park... [Neil discusses wall types and examples in Rochester]. I want to welcome Dan to the City of Cannon Falls. I look forward to working with you. **[1:19:59] Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** I promise I will not say a thing! The last person we had, I said hey, he came back after the first day and then he quit the next day, so I'm not saying a thing. **[1:20:44] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Okay, let's go around the horn. Laura, do you have anything for us? Mary Jill? **[1:20:44] Council Member Mary Jill Duncan:** The only thing I would say is that it's sure been cold at my house... huge shout out to all of our first responders and Public Works. **[1:20:44] Mayor Matt Montgomery (as Council Member):** Nothing big, just obviously COVID things are changing... stay safe. **[1:21:30] Council Member Bill Duncan:** Just that I was the council member that Mary Jill mentioned who had to give her kid's car a jump. **[1:21:30] Council Member Steve Nordin:** Welcome Mr. Howard. Kudos to the Fire Department... also thanks to the City, I got to spend over five glorious hours with the League of Minnesota Cities on some webinars. **[1:23:03] Council Member Gezme:** Nothing from here. **[1:23:48] Mayor Matt Montgomery:** I just wanted to mention to the Fire Department—it was a wicked weekend out there. Again, welcome Dan. Joint Powers Board is Tuesday, February 23rd. With that, I'm going to open the public input. [Mayor reads the public input rules]. Is anybody here for public input? Second call? Third and final call? Hearing none, I'll close the public input portion. I'll take a motion to adjourn. **[1:24:35] Council Member Bill Duncan:** So moved. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Second? **Council Member Matt Montgomery:** I'll second. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Motion by Duncan, second by Montgomery. All in favor? **(Council):** Aye. **Mayor Matt Montgomery:** Opposed? Carried.