This transcript has been formatted with speaker identifications based on the provided context and the dialogue. **Note on Names:** The transcript frequently refers to "Melissa." Based on the city staff list, this is likely a phonetic transcription of **Ellissa Owens (City Administrator)**. I have attributed these sections to her. *** [0:03] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I'd like to welcome everyone to the regular meeting looks like city council for Wednesday August 9th 2023 and we're ready to start with the pledge allegiance place. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and through the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [Applause] And to welcome everyone it's here tonight. Thanks. Item is approval agenda additions and their changes. I do have one Edition under 6m this is just a little bit item under there than on which which I don't miss and that's the resolution that goes with that that Ranford just its resolution 26 08 -01 come here it'll be nice oh the first number is 23. [1:20] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I was just testing Ellissa. I'd like to add um... [1:32] **Ellissa Owens:** Okay, so Zoom business and podcasts. Any other additions or changes? You're not gonna have a motion to approve so do I have a second? [1:40] **Council Member:** Second. [1:42] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** All in favor say aye. [1:44] **Council Members:** Aye. [1:46] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Opposed? Motion carry. Moving on to number two the consent agenda. 2a1 is regular single cultural medium minutes for July 12 2023. Any discussion and the motion? [2:17] **Council Member:** [Unintelligible motion]. [2:18] **Council Member:** Another second. [2:20] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** All in favor say aye. [2:22] **Council Members:** All right [Aye]. [2:23] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Opposed? Motion carried. Under consent agenda to be Financial reports. Number one is the city council payable for July 2023. Number two the city financial statements July 2023. 103 the liquor store profit and loss statement for July 2023. Any discussion questions? [2:55] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** [Calls for vote] Opposed? Motion carry. Moving on to number three public comment. This time is reserved for comments from the public our matters not listed on the agenda. Please keep comments to three minutes so if we have none tonight thank you. Moving on to number four departmental reports. 4a is the police officer Chad Patterson Department to report for July 2023. Council. [3:48] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Mr. Mayor, of look at the shampoo printed out we had 464 total calls for service last month which is up about 35 from what we had in June. Um, self-initiated there was a 29 business checks, it was 29 in June also. 130 after 137 extra patrols, 132 in June. Uh, 106 traffic stops it was 111 in June, excuse me. And 77 Community engagements, there was 91 in June calls to respond. Uh, we had five assist other agencies which is down from juvenile it was 19 in June. Um, 101 other calls per service that we took from honey dispatch 911 calls stuff like that that went off there was only 72 in June and uh nine medical calls that we had to respond to where there was only four in June. Um, everything as far as I know went good at Agate Days. This is the first time I've actually been able to work days during the day because I'm using Straight nights. It was fun to see. I couldn't believe how much the population goes up during that day. We had two minor incidents where kids got lost in the crowd during the scramble but we found them pretty quick so it's uh July's report. [5:10] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** That's beautiful. I was I was stun having people I bet you. [5:15] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Yeah that was insane I mean it was awesome though. [5:17] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** Great question yes on the report where it says all your site schools there's quite a bit of them is that just... [5:27] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Um we had a lot of kids breaking windows and crawling in so we try and roll through there as much as we can to see if it looks like there's any new damage if there's people in the school. Rarely do we actually are we able to catch them but I'm trying to whether it's sooner or later somebody somebody's gonna get hurt. There's a lot of I kind of got way out in school myself walking through there and it's called The Park Ave and somebody's gonna get hurt. So I think he's going in there I mean they go find another window to break so yeah especially at night I try and roll through there because that's usually when they go in there so yeah if you see uh extra Patrol Old Blue State School that means somebody's actually going and checking the whole building to make sure nobody looks like he's trying to force their win. [6:40] **Council Member:** Is there something that is... [6:42] **Ellissa Owens:** So I've been in contact with the school, old school property owner, so he's well aware he was up last week. He keeps trying to do different things to reinforce the old structure whether it be Windows, Doors, different access points. He is not from here vocally but he continues to come and try and it's it's reactive versus um, you know proactive as far as his attention to the matter and so we just continue to have open dialogue with him. He knows it's an issue. Um, he's asked if the um City's Public Works is open to securing the building for him and at that time um, you know with the liabilities personal property and so utilizing public Monies to do so you know his his request was denied so that he did come up again and just try and do as much as he could on his own because we have a plan. The I've actually reached out for him for an update um and so I'm awaiting a response from him at this time we've heard from several different options but he's keeping that... [7:34] **Officer Chad Patterson:** I don't think anymore on RM he has we asked him if he could chain all the doors shut and I've done that and usually if we notify another damage he does come up and fix it but there's so much stuff to cover that some people find another way and so on Partners still Windows Center Line aren't open... [7:53] **Ellissa Owens:** Yeah well no as of yet. [7:55] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Last night I checked the two that I saw that were newly pulled open looked like they've been boarded up but they're still a lot of Windows and police would be broken out and hold back open again yeah that's that's the problem yeah there's so many entry points to that building all that glass is so easily easily defeated to get in there. [8:15] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** It's okay or they're just going into the damage or just... [8:18] **Officer Chad Patterson:** It's mostly vandalism and spray paint which is Wrecking stuff that's in there yeah or curiosity but yeah if if you win inside reacts back alive if you don't believe at this point. [8:27] **Ellissa Owens:** Any other questions discussion? Yes, um from a city perspective I just wanted to thank the police department National Night Out for huge success um and so it was a great Community event the police department did an exceptional job of hosting that and I just wanted to say thank you. [8:48] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Oh thank you because we love doing that the community events are I think we absolutely welcome it's a great event yeah thanks very much please pass it on to the crew absolutely thank you. [9:06] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Under departmental reports B City superintendent Phil Entner July 2023. [9:11] **Phil Entner:** Mr Mayor, Council, administrator Owens, um we outside of the people outside of Agate Days we are very busy but quiet month. It was it was actually not experience what would be doing instead of doing arguments that we have volunteered for and we end up dabbling in things that we should do but it's not in our adapters right it's not it's not most I've worked on the budget it's a little odds it never takes up a lot of time and now we're here in Oregon so um this last month was really nice and things. The water department um student 6.4 million gallons drinking water at home for July the the Minnesota Department of Health Source water protection Grant I got for the 73 lift station that work is complete but when you're like right in the middle of it got completed on the market so you will have a full overview of that next month's call city after all day before it was turned in and everything's taken care of. So uh Sewer Department um 10.8 million gallons of Wastewater collected monthly drive you see those numbers right they're down they're down big times live but I don't know if it's with it being so dry I mean that helps but I I don't I can't honestly say it I think a lot of it is still more lying there because half of our storm sewer network is unbelievable in this town in elevation so I like to see those numbers looking into things so we got to do pushing for sure treatment facility one that was crazy hot there two weeks ago in the 90s we took a lot of regulate mowing out around the inner slope of a ponds it's a print requirement we have to maintain Community sleep and we really did all that done it was great you guys loved it because they were sitting there conditioning all the time over nine to five so yeah we had a bunch of work done so it was great um and nobody can go in so that's cute. Street Department that's a plus absolutely possible feeling done monthly Broadway Dodge and done monthly frequency right away starting this week or two or hot mix pride is currently down so we will have a whole bunch of press kind of land all over town there completed and once that plant players back up we'll be getting this done starting to pick away at some of our Capital items for 2023 we're getting some of those started so we're almost done um but we're just in the process that's why we're on a lot bigger updates. Campground Cemetery Park all those of you know they're all kind of just running right here so we'd like to do that but that's all I have for now we're gonna pray this doctor later. [12:12] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Okay any questions? [12:14] **Council Member Kris Huso:** Yes I have a question I just have comment um we had our family reunion down at the park um we know Jews here and I'm sure all the kids to handsome and I just performed and stated a wonderful looking um looks running the position whole park down there my my relatives were just thrilled and they said that they want to have the remain in there all the time now to everybody. [12:44] **Phil Entner:** I will absolutely I mean everything was very nice and taken care of and it is great absolutely thank you very much. [12:51] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Any other questions comments concerns head shop go ahead. [12:55] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** But the start date for the line interjects laid around and then discuss that start date for the summer lightning yep um... [13:06] **Phil Entner:** So our televising of a little back up we just got it completed so I'm gonna back this up two steps back remember we had a project on the table that was too expensive we shipping years two months ago to a different project yep which then puts us back at square one so now we're rushing trying to still get a project there as much next week so it's really important that we get our televising done before so at our last engineering meeting we said hey let's let's get this televising done it saves the city money in the long run negates having a problem mid project costing the city more money. [13:42] **Ellissa Owens:** So in order for us to continue on with the process our televising had to account for that particular section. Uh that occurred this week that completely back on completely Monday as soon as I get those files it should be next Monday I've even probably getting them I'm probably running to the Duluth to drop them off so we can get this rolling and I hope they have a project they don't move in whether there may be a need for a special meeting or some type of movement in between Council meetings but because we have to shift gears as far as location project location it did set us back a tiny bit so we're going to do our best to get the project up for bid as soon as possible. One benefit that the engineers spoke about is a lot of companies have their schedule Set, uh their project schedule is set for the summer and so it could it could turn out to be that our project just is kind of gradient for whatever work schedules or project schedules some of these entities would do that type of work have um and so getting it done later in the season could work to our benefit. We don't know but we're going to be positive and just keep pushing. [14:33] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Very good thanks. [14:35] **Ellissa Owens:** You are welcome. [14:37] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Under 4C Municipal liquor store departmental report for July 2023. [14:44] **Ryan McKeon:** Campground um we worked with Pink Leeking to get some new merch for in the office um we decided on this minimalist design in this Forest screen so now we have hoodies on top of the sweatshirts and then these as well and I'm really excited about how these turned out I already bought one so anyway oh great thank you very much so those are in the little shed they're in the campground office for sale yep oh okay okay. Uh I'll be somewhere free with the liquor store because I have a lot more coming up um yeah things are really good at the liquor store apparently so I'm happy about that why are you doing a great job we're chipping away at the scheduling so we've hired a couple of more part-time people so we'll start ramping up our meetings and stuff but if air conditioning was fixed on the liquor the bar side of the store so that's a plus um let's see yeah we called Gardner for that and yeah happy birthday we'll have more for the liquor store. [16:08] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Any questions is there anything else that has to happen with the AC are you attached? [16:13] **Ryan McKeon:** Yeah so it's working perfectly great um you know they recommended there are some more long-term solutions that we're going down that road and we'll get two boats so we have to do quicker. [16:24] **Phil Entner:** Okay there's a control panel problem and this control panel is age that unit is already I don't know but it'll be good to be uh remember when it was built Chris was it 20 20 years 2005. [16:47] **Council Member Kris Huso:** Yeah so that could be 20 some years old so if the control panels there's a age of problems or you can't even find parts anymore here to do with those problems like that and when we get into budgeting assuming here you'll start the season probably things for the liquor store. [17:15] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Very good thank you. Motor vehicle department. [17:25] **Taylor Hansberry:** [Motor Vehicle/DMV update]... which was nice and it's something that we weren't expecting this time and it Outlaws you know yeah how is based on the amount you get is from the fiscal year previous fiscal years total I learned motor vehicle transactions so everybody is different amount but it was like something like six million years um a lot of changes in our because of that Omnia skill we have I don't think I've ever seen the list of changes that we have we will do July August October and then January is going to be a big one of just different things that will be changing like our driver's license went up right now um our benefits for the state's benefits they're getting um six dollars more per driver's license but they are going up again and nobody has to do their driver's license for us to get a feed um we're going to go up again in October so um and then you know of course have sales tax went up so that's sometimes an issue when customers and then come October 1st driver's license um you'll be getting an eight dollar raise from October her new application and just you know they will get a three dollar approval upgrade for just a normal driver's license so it's going to cost us a lot more for driver's license in the states increase I mean nobody has really said anything I think people are just used to the inflation and they just are just disappeared and I have 89 dollars for everybody um and then come October we're going to be doing driver's license for all too so that's going to be a new situation for us too and um so we'll be doing a lot of training and math with real estate and learn all the procedures and what the documentation have but um it sounds like those people will have to take a written off on the test so um everything to follow the floor you can see we also end from January we're going to be able to print out driving records which we've never been able to do in our office I always tell you to learn the new Zane station um vehicle records and Trail records and we get to charge a fee for that ten dollars or nine dollars depending on if you need to certified or uncertified and accidentally hurts um of that 10.50 goes back to review the only DBS question which is great it's kind of what we're looking at um we're getting some new license plates um we had a lot some inquiries about those already that those things come out to our January which we're meeting Alliance Club my Minnesota pro sports team Foundation and ordered musicians relatives and a blackout flake and the gold star place so they're all we already had both started with places um like another thing like her so and then um all our registration taxes are going to be going up first um from January look at I just have a lot of good things done full of good news yeah um what good news is that I'm just disabled 100 disabled events are going to be getting um free driver's licenses and free registration them up to two of their vehicles so that's that's a good thing um yeah so that that's great to hear so but I think we're going to have a lot of I've already had people come in no but I'm 90 so that's just been scared me and then we've had a lot of changes in the DNR also um those are already a lot of them have taken effect that really enjoying in July there is just uh way too many to mention them for all our changes just trying to do our best to help them we've had a lot of strange newcomers with some of that issues that I've been coming up that we've never and before we just do the best we can email and both for them and whether they're all about aspect sometimes it just doesn't work anymore but um on the other side we have many customers that we've had something that have complemented our office many times during the day which was a very grateful for and we're getting people from a little refrigerator from our Farmington okay escrow at the same installment for your liver even this you know we get a lot from the city so and we always wanted to say nice things for us to make this so they'll walk on your business and come back again if so yeah but um that's about it I got um I don't know if you have any questions. [24:34] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Any questions? [24:37] **Taylor Hansberry:** They're getting a lot today I have 99 I have seven people doing things today and that's quite a bit um one was an adult so people that lose their license and they have to be like a reinstatement or um insurance or whatever and they have to continue um one thing we are amazing is as an artist first they just continue where out of state residents that move into Minnesota they used to have to take away from as an honest person don't have to leave no one. [25:44] **Ellissa Owens:** Yes please um I just wanted to say that I did get a phone call this week of a really happy customer from the DMV. She was just very appreciative of the kindness and service you received in our office. She was ranking our office above other offices which is always fun to hear from other competitors at standpoint um but I I did get a communication this week that was very positive of all the work that's happening. [26:15] **Taylor Hansberry:** Oh yeah and we appreciate it we hear that all the time from people so I'm just thank you technology Library Department. [26:32] **Ellissa Owens:** Last week we met with Julia Gale horse she is our new I.T. advisor with bc3 she's been very responsive we're really happy with her um so things are great there um we went over a lot of Open tickets so some things that weren't resolved and we were able to close well and run for those things just ending things that he wanted to check on to see where we're at and stuff um and then tomorrow I meet with hurricane and the DSP um person his name's Eric to go over the camera server stuff information and then moving forward like what how much money would we need the budget to get a full-on fix for the camera servers in next year so that's what I have for that. I should mention this through our talks last week she pointed out that a lot of our workstations so we have this replacement schedule where it's two per year we get there and and parents this year and they're doing two per year so when she looked it over so she knew she's looking over all of our stuff she had noted that there's going to be quite a few that are not Windows compatible so of course we're going to need to ramp that up next year so we're probably replacing maybe 10 workstations next year or something like that so... [28:18] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I want to go back because I there's a liquor store and I was just there something I forgot and I know what Phil was working on this too. Did we come up with a handy man that could be called in Pearson with a small step? [28:38] **Phil Entner:** We're working on that yep okay yep all right that is in the words so good thank you any other questions thanks very much thanks guys. [28:55] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Moving on to uh city engineer monthly updates for July and monthly update for August 2nd. [29:01] **Ellissa Owens:** Yes so as promised July's meeting minutes are in here uh for your review. I will briefly briefly go over 30 minutes. A lot of these items will be either half touched on in different department reports and or will um one of the things that was discussed at our latest engineering meeting is just kind of planning for a project schedule for the phase two of the Trunk Highway 73 Trail. So our city Engineers are going to work on a project and funding schedule this will give kind of milestones and they'll start planning out design process and funding timelines. So now that we were awarded that second Grant they're going to take a look at when our grants money will be available and when it has to be spent by and then they kind of come up with a great schedule for project facilitation and funding. So we're working on having that by next month and I can share that once we receive that. It's really exciting. Um in addition uh the Fourth Street reconstart project has kind of wrapped up from a facilitation standpoint in the background it looks complete but there's a lot of items that happen in the background so we are awaiting our final pay up on that. Once I received that um I will bring it to council but the Fourth Street reconstruct project is almost completely closed out which is also exciting other of your mat please feel free to ask any questions if you see anything that comes up again our engineering meetings are always open as well for console attendant attendance if you'd like lots of things happening and we try and give as much updates as we possibly can but it's also kind of fun to be in them and and go through each item and kind of dive into them so that offers always on the table as well. [30:37] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Any questions about a council? [30:48] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** In 4G the chamber meeting today... [30:52] **Ellissa Owens:** Oh yeah the chamber shared they're really happy with their summer events that have taken place. Agate Days, the Fourth of July festivities, Nine and Nine golf events, all of them were a success. They're kind of wrapping up with their reporting so we can give some Financial updates in future meetings but really excited about that. What's nice now is that we've started to engage in wrap-up meetings so we coordinate very heavily with the chamber on these events. We've started to conduct meetings after the fact that just kind of go over the event and and items that could improve the event in future years are brought forward so lots of good proactive work happening in the background on those the triathlon and there's a Ragnar race this weekend on Saturday so that's something that's coming up and then they've already started their Brewfest planning as well so lots going on from a change of perspective. [31:58] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Questions during that we move on to the number five previously discussed under any city of looks like Campground blue doctor discussions a superintendent editor will provide an update on the true docking. [32:15] **Phil Entner:** Yes so at our last meeting um process this for removals of um there's a look there's there's a couple square yards of blacktop there's 200 feet of concrete ribbon brother there's a like 210 feet of fence spend it up to less than a thousand lots of Renewables and then approximately 16 plus five to maintainer to basically build up a driveway ramp type wheel rolled into that area not all the way through it just to just to establish where it rather would be and to have a usable soil vehicle you know that area so the question was how much that had cost less environments that's what you guys want to do and that's the wrestle that's where it is if you wanted to move forward we will we will start discussion... [33:14] **Ellissa Owens:** So we're not able to conduct the survey through our Uh current reservation system. What we could do would be a survey through like Facebook or something like that. Um wanting to be mindful of expenses you can pay for a survey as well so we were just kind of kicking around ideas of looking into that and we haven't gotten any farther other than just hey we could do a Facebook survey or reach with that we have to pay to have a specific reach other than that it would just be people who follow our Parks and Rec page or our city page that would could be engaged if we didn't want to spend any monies with it so looking for direction as far as a survey is concerned we have not completed one. [34:10] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Correct that's how we felt too internally with our discussions the resignation page you know for campsites is there a place for a question there? [34:25] **Ellissa Owens:** So we have email lists but as far people have not opted in and so the more we inquired with that it's you might be able to do something of that nature but it didn't appear to be easy and everybody who's currently already can't at our Campground can't with our services whether it's water electric or sewer so maybe not necessarily the audience audience looking for wound docking [boondocking] as well so yeah it's not a lot of money I guess I would say it's not a lot of money to get to get it started we put it in the Attic as a service that we have and then see how it goes a little bit. [35:10] **Council Member:** I guess one thing for me is to try to get it going sooner rather than later so we can get the advertising open you know obviously this year most of our current camping time is over but if we were able to start advertising it now then people would be aware and just get it's available. [35:31] **Ellissa Owens:** Yep all the sites would need to be put on Camp spots we generally have a picture of each site so we want to kind of have the work done so that then we could have a photographs Associated and or Dimensions things of that nature all that's included in each of the site reservation uh descriptions as well so um just kind of wanting to know once we got that figure how console felt on us continuing to you know put time and resources and money towards it as well. So I wanted to be mindful of that. [36:09] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** We're in the budget when you come from let's say we do Improvement... [36:13] **Ellissa Owens:** We have some repairs and maintenance line items in the campground um we have some Capital Money set aside although we have a bath house renovation that we need to do so we're trying to be mindful of of that project and make sure that those expenses are dedicated to that once the season wraps up um I think it would be really easy for us after The Season's done for us to say here is where some extra monies are available within that budget if they are and then a decision could be made at that time that just then eliminates the opportunity for us to have any um any impact this camping season it would be in preparation for next year and then utilizing extra budget money from this season. So Council um you could dedicate this good emotion um with future working on the budget of winning the appropriate time to do this where you know that you're not you know overspending or knowing that this season is just going to be the prep for next. [37:25] **Phil Entner:** One thing I would add to them is because it would be but if we could promote this throughout the winter right and have pictures all set up if we had a deadline before snow to even get pictures of all the sites so we are ready first things right it's all over with there's no wrap-up construction happens no problems but that's all done however I can't guarantee we're in their doctors together or it all depends on what we want done. [38:09] **Ellissa Owens:** You it almost you know in order to advertise that you would have to get pictures of the campsites so you would have to like do the gritty note of it so you can take your pictures before you can start advertising for it. Our campus season ends on October 1st this year and so um we have a little bit of a window here too as as we're looking at this season's budget and next year to kind of determine what monies are left over to so um you know it council's okay with us having a little bit more of a stretched out timeline to facilitate um I feel confident we can find the money in the campground budget it's just we want to make sure that nothing else comes up and that nothing is neglected that was previously budgeted for so have to be a little bit of an extended timeline here over the next 60 90 days that we're working with if that's okay we would proceed that way. [39:11] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I've also want to see what you put on that reservation site coming soon as is coming soon the pictures and stuff um our reservations for next year don't go live until January 1st so as long as we can have it advertised before January 1st I think it would be good tomorrow for next week because and with that I think you could put it on the Facebook page I mean next year you know more details to follow our pictures or whatever but yeah if you can just get the word out because it's coming... One way or another time. All right promotion. [40:15] **Council Member:** I'll make that one you might have a second wait I need emotions I'll make emotions over there because [Calls for vote]. [40:27] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Opposed? Motion to carry thank you Phil. [40:40] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Moving on to 5D ordinance number 170 an ordinance for the keeping of livestock and hardening excuse me Hobby Farms. And I think this is our second reading of this ordinance is it the third one already? [41:04] **Ellissa Owens:** This is our third we've done a few modified a few modifications each time and so um I will have administrative um assistant Taylor I will have her give an update on what work she's done on this in addition we still have a requirement of publishing so we do have to publish this on uh in the newspaper and on the city web page and things like that so that requirement has not been met yet what we're looking today is to make sure that everybody is in consensus with the modifications that Taylor's worked on based on previous discussion. [41:39] **Taylor Hansberry:** So based on discussions I unfortunately missed last council meeting but I was able to watch it um and so based on discussions that were had then we have made some modifications allowing up to 15 chickens in city limits. They give the numbers for that were based on Research from the University of Minnesota and other agricultural sites. The cooks must provide four square feet of space per chicken and each chicken must also have an additional tens for a few different space so making sure that they have enough space will also help to ensure that things don't get messy and smaller than to provide business. I also added in here that Crews and enclosures must be located in the backyard and at least 20 feet from any property line so that Hoops aren't flooded right up against somebody else's garage or a house or whatever and it's still no losers and then in the new new synthesis portion let me just made sure to specifically call out plucking and crying and other voices that chickens make and that things need to be kept sanitary so that flies and other insects cannot find a place to breathe so um on top of that we did other research or did research on other cities and there are cities that require a permit the easiest way for us to facilitate about it in an administrative level is to just do a one-time permit so that we're not trying to keep track of who is due for their yearly renewal and whatnot so as it stands right now it's a one-time fee of 100 and then we have we can keep track of who has chickens within Cleveland's and then that money can also helps with the enforcement and purpose organs. [43:50] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Have any questions Council? [43:53] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** Not thrilled to have you in the city limits to be honest but I do like see being put in there since the Flies and then smell and then if there's enough teeth in in this ordinance that I think it's hard it will give a lot to happen together and except for onions yeah. [44:29] **Council Member:** Um and one last time there's a discussion on not having any roosters because of the noise we have to have them here as well which which one was that round number four? [44:48] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Number four able no news okay gotcha okay know about how many people in Canada honorable cheese. [45:04] **Ellissa Owens:** I can say from an administrative standpoint Taylor and you know City staff in general has has really tried to just dot our eyes cross our teeth a lot of research has been done about what other cities do from an agricultural standpoint as well building in as much as we can to to minimize nuisance moving forward. Um this is a result of a lot of a lot of work and effort and you know more accommodations. [45:34] **Taylor Hansberry:** Correct. The four square feet and 10 square feet for run space will also help um it does just help keep the numbers down as well so it facilitates allowing chickens but also you know you have to have adequate space to take care of them properly and to prevent usage so that's a checks and balance that went in that was researched and well filed. [46:31] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Maurice could you come up to her right here well just saw the community just so the community came here that's why I'm here... [46:37] **Maurice (Public):** The 15 is a lot of birds I think that's too high for upon ourselves. [46:44] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Thank you for your input that is also why um number three was added in too because it's up to 15 but you also have to accommodate the space allocations within the ordinance you got it yeah so there will be a few locks and or hoops that can accommodate 50 and you have to be able to check every single point off the of the words because that's a pretty big you got it right right now. [47:18] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Thanks Taylor I appreciate that any other questions? [47:23] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** Yeah I didn't see on here we've had it for a while is there anything that deals with uh they're not in the home in the home all I work in state Hall and it was the numerous times go ahead interesting though there isn't anything currently in the ordinance but I was definitely something we can relate to adding for the next few days. [47:50] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I would like to have it in there a strictly prohibit the news... [48:00] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** There isn't anything specifically saying they have to be kept in their arrests and if you have that because what if you know if you want to have three real details rubbing into the name of the yard and you know beats were bad enough coming into the yard and and maybe even a manually in my face you know just yeah or they're not running out on the road and you know and uh... [48:44] **Taylor Hansberry:** Well as long as they remain in there we are I guess conducted the chickens must remain on your property at home yeah I guess because that's more every now and again I get a chicken loose but they really don't go very far they pretty much stick but that's a good point to put that thing here they should be confined yeah to their release very good. [49:15] **Ellissa Owens:** You have consensus on these items that have been brought up to be added in Greg like this? So we have consensus to add those into our ornaments little little apples in and then we will publish and so um you know if everybody feels prepared we'll we'll publish and then we'll look for um the ornaments to be adopted at the next possible. [49:46] **Citizen Speaker:** Chickens how long have we had chickens? They know about at least four or five years but more than that I can't remember since I retired I had them before prepared so you love life on the hill open and we live on two Hill we're right across from the North River oh okay we have we have four lives whole backyard and never you don't know I have never heard it because when when a head lays an egg she is always lets everybody know but it's not as 4am that's right because they're saying oh everybody doesn't know and it's four in the morning little pens I was probably yelling at about 10 11 in the morning and they don't yell at them my dogs have never heard him because he never tried to take off in your yard again they don't come up to your house. [50:54] **Citizen Speaker:** Yeah sounds good and one day they did you know we don't have many dogs which is really nice but um sometimes my chickens do it up and they don't go very far but the dog came and I had a bird over it at mice trying to figure out nobody wanted to do this so here there we got it we have really high fences so we as well. [51:30] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** All right I think they have consensus they very much Dale I appreciate it. Thanks Maurice for your input. [51:44] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** So moving on to Moose Lake Gravel Pit update. [51:49] **Phil Entner:** So the last time that we met oh my God our job for the month was during this to distinguishing a proper in the middle around me and everyone even remember meeting me over here and we have anywhere from 40 to 80 feet are these different right I'm not making that decision so good luck Council Mr Mayor I asked for a little Community um I don't know if anybody else did but looking at the 40-foot talker that we drove along in between the two Fields I've done it can be a lot more respectful to have AB I think than there would be a quarter of buying something that would be very hard to see through that and I would rather air um larger than a smaller just consensus well I I just I don't I mean I didn't walk it off so I don't know what before you leave I mean I agree I I don't I would rather than have a you know a little larger than smaller sounds okay get paid real like little difference between the gold you could do we can't always be made smaller right now about larger once it's expenses cut so it's very proud so you take consensus I'll give them uh thank you very much. [53:43] **Louise (Public):** You are welcome to stay or you can leave yeah thanks everybody thank you thank you. [53:50] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** On your new business 16 to 2022 audit exit presentation. [54:12] **Ryan McKeon:** Well CLE that's the city Auditors we can do some scheduling conflicts we really couldn't come up with a good thing in time so Ellissa and I asked them just to send the presentation. I'm going to go over it with you um to be completely transparent I've only been through it a couple of times myself so I do know that the principal auditor Doug Post he made some notes in here so you'll see some stuff that there's a pin in here um and then we'll just focus there. If you have any questions either today I'll do the best because I can to answer them or if you have questions later I can definitely answer them too or get an answer from the auditors and away we go. So this is our exit auditor conference presentation so all right and we're going to go through the intro require Communications that we have to communicate to us internal control Communications Minnesota legal compliance Financial results and then key issues in summary. [Applause] Their audit team it consists of the following professionals they have over 51 years of governmental accounting and auditing experience four of them are returning offers. Required Communications there's a separate letter required by statements on auditing standards... it was no difficulties in Kentucky in my audits uh let's see no disagreements with management that's us while they issued a clean opinion on the financial statements and they'd like to thank all of us for working so hard on the audit so it was done by the deadline. Any questions? Internal controls Communications material weaknesses these are deficiencies in internal controls such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement would not be prevented or detected the incorrect at an M.A basis so the first three segregation of Duties you're in closing procedures financial statement preparation those are all pre-existing things there is one new of being reconciliation which is what they put in parentheses when we're 22 um if you guys have any questions about the new one or any of the old stuff I feel like we've communicated already kind of what what happened yeah. [56:39] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Segregation of Duties comes up every time from such a small office that you can't physically do that and I think everybody understands that you know pretty much all small cities are in the same boat that had a staff of two three some I've only Staffing one so you to do this every day you should do it is down too you know it's such a small staff with a lot of different departments we wear a lot of hats and it'll be cross brain so let's do the same thing so we know in case somebody leaves right so thank you. [57:25] **Ryan McKeon:** All right internal controls Communications continue significant efficiencies deficiencies in internal control that are less severe than material weaknesses yet important enough to Merit attention by those charges governance uh none in 22 21 or 2020. Minnesota legal compliance we've tested the city's compliance with the seven legal compliance categories for example cash Investments on indebtedness Contracting taxing increment financing Etc as required by the statements by the Minnesota Office of the State office to determine the city complied with the applicable Minnesota statutes uh they have one thing on here get Levy five percent in excessive principle of Interest carried forward from 21. this was corrected in the 23 budgeting process not an issue for the 23 months. So then you get into Financial results it looks like governmental and business type activities uh net position increased 1.9 previous year was at two approximately 35 percent of that position is unrestricted the previous year was 41 percent there's about an 8 million increase since 2017. General funds are stopping us together total fund balance 2 million fifteen thousand six forty eight twenty one it was 2.6 that's the 618 000 decrease due to more expenditures in 22 and we have our money signed fund balance 207 591 and 21 it was 1.4 million thereabouts uh there's about a 1.4 million in capital out labor 22 and we all know what that was all right yes please. [59:46] **Ellissa Owens:** Yeah so between the world project and between our Trails um we had built up our fund balance to be able to facilitate our road project. We spent 1.3 on our road project completely depleting those funds and now we start to build them back up again so in addition there was a 330 000 grant that has crossed years so we'll be getting reimbursement for expenditures for the trail that occurred in 2022 and our reimbursement is going to come in 2023. So that's another impact that we're seeing in addition to our our first ever World project so um it's kind of interesting to see what happens as we accrue monies for our for our projects our infrastructure projects and then how when we spend them down we're depleted and we just start that process back up. [1:00:41] **Ryan McKeon:** Account for 82 of total revenue in 22 and 84 to 21. so 278 000 or increase in governmental revenue is primarily due to decreases for covet assistance small City assistance for animals the governmental fund expenditures expenditures increase about 718 022 increases mainly in capital all players for the street project. Uh long-term liabilities governmental funds the next page he doesn't know here debt payments needs per repayment schedules so you'll see the what's going on formal liabilities applying charity problems he has some notes down here down 290 000 in the revenue notes one item 420 000 General obligation bonds and up to 16 000 in compensation sets. The priority funds Revenue expense comparison for the liquor fund by from our page 14 is your call in the morning operating revenues increased 54 491 and 22 compared to 21 operating expenses and increased 69 654 and 22 compared to 21. so expenses increased more than revenues [Applause]. [1:02:40] **Ellissa Owens:** That trend is changing though correct the trend is changing things. Department of expenses increases came from so you almost set to do a forensic we've had some internal discussions and internal dialogue about where our expenditures were increasing we can absolutely give a snapshot for 2022 but those are some of the discussions that we've previously had when we had red flags and said look our expenses are are increasing faster than our revenues are we're outpacing ourselves so and so inevitably as you'll see here on the next page too on the liquor fund decreased in 2022 and that was something that had been called out previously and so we can give specifics as far as what line items those were if you but you have had some of these discussions and we can give a summary just to kind of refresh everybody's money right I could tell you a few different things right now but I would want to tell you with 100 certain date I think you realize were what it led to last year. [1:03:45] **Ryan McKeon:** Uh next page throws a profit percentage with the fund gross profit percentage increased by one percent and 22 compared to 21 and if your fund showed operating incoming 21 for 204 567 and 189 404 and 22. that includes a 25 547 of depreciation. Uh super funds at age 16 looks like operating revenues increased 44 362 and 22 compared to 41. operating expenses increase 78 529 and 22 compared to 21. Waterfront operating revenues increased 81 671 and 22 compared to 21 operating expenses increase fifteen thousand one sixty two and twenty two comparative 2021. Motor Vehicles operating Revenue has increased 24 194 and 22 compared to 2021 and operating expenses increased 22 263 in 2022 compared to 2021. [1:05:09] **Ellissa Owens:** Yes please I would just like to call out this is the first time we've seen that so they have been really creative with ways to generate Revenue in there um you know selling ATV plates and manuals and testing and they've really been working hard to come up with other revenue streams and I think what we're seeing here is it's paying off. So this is the first time because we do support the DMV fund with general fund monies with a transfer every year and this is the first time that our revenues outpaced our expenses in the DMV with all the fees that the state requires and so they're kind of pushing in the right direction so absolutely a plus for the work that they've been doing. [1:05:49] **Ryan McKeon:** I think the ramped up meetings electric fund operating revenues increase 2572 and 22 versus 2021 and Francis increase 9574 in 2022 compared to 2021. Uh key issues in the summary Point by the amounts for Debt Service deficits is an issue you could probably go on more about that unbalance is strong in the general fund but much is restricted general fund was up 1.35 million over budget for expenditures primarily due to 1.3 million on budgeted Capital all available General government the general fund was 534 000 over budget for revenues primarily due to intercom governmental revenues you know liquor fund continues to increase in that position all of you for allowing us to serve you CLA will get you there. We will have a full financial statement available for every city councilor to analyze and assess in addition to the PowerPoint presentation we always have them available at the city offices as well that's all public. [1:07:05] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Debt would it be more helpful if I also emailed this to everyone because I just got it so I printed out enough for everybody that I can also email it yeah any questions by the council good job and I appreciate that thank you actually I think we're doing quite well considering the inflation of increases 20 21 17 and a half percent and so considering that I think you're doing real well there's a few areas that slip but that's it's nothing compared to what it could be so thanks again Melissa [Ellissa] for the management of that and Ryan Taylor appreciate it. [1:08:35] **Ellissa Owens:** We'll start the budgeting process for 2024 here so we should have an initial budget presentation in September at the council meeting so we're kind of starting to work on all that in the background and you know work on increasing our position in all of our funds [Applause]. [1:08:51] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Very good moving on to 6B 2023 flood event Carlton County events HSN update. [1:08:58] **Ellissa Owens:** So the um state did meet the federal threshold as far as the flood event is concerned the 2023 don't run event so with that the city is eligible for 100 reimbursement between the state and FEMA for all of our expenditures. So we attended a meeting the Homeland Security emergency management team came to Carlton County and so we met with them last week I believe. So now we start the process of submitting all of our documentation and things like that that we've been working on in the background to help get reimbursement for those expenses in 2023. In addition we were made aware of FEMA 406 Public Assistance mitigation what that is is the Palm that's dedicated to funding projects to help mitigate damage in the future and so we're looking to do our due diligence on that to see if there's any type of project that could be funded with those monies in order to prevent future damage. So what what does that look like for the city we're working on that and making sure that we are due diligent and get whatever funding we can to reimburse our costs but also look at preventing additional damage in the future. So we'll keep you posted on that. [1:10:27] **Phil Entner:** Yes steel will roll the time element with those would be great I've had power I've got quotes for those here before okay and I will finally drum them back up. [1:10:45] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** So this is the first time though I've seen what we actually would help funding something yes yes absolutely. Any other questions to the council? Moving on to 6C Avenue parking discussion. [1:11:12] **Ellissa Owens:** So um the city Administration has been contacted by a few business owners on Elm Avenue regarding um parking issues so it's going to ask that the city council take a look at it and have some open discussion. I know in addition that Chief jutman [Law Enforcement Lead Kelly Lake / Chief] was contacted as well over some um neighbor disputes regarding the same subject as well so we were working with Chief John Chief Chapman as well on this particular topic. So the request has been made to the city that there'd be some type of adjustment or modification whether it be business hour parking for unlimited hour time frame of parking and facilitation and such. Reason being some of those business owners have um parking that's being taken up in front of their established businesses that um is that the cars never move and they stay in the same place for the extension of that businesses business hours in general so they don't have anywhere for their customers to park. [1:12:35] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** I guess I can tell you you know the theater's been having trouble talking from there all of them Avenue here. Uh the the vehicles that are the issue are the ones that are from the apartment complexes in here either it is old Carolyn or the apartment across from the theater. There's there's three units up above there and the guy will rent it out to two people to each one they can have each have two or vehicle so that can be up to six six vehicles and then they have friends that come and be visit their times and sometimes they even have a second vehicle that's in in bad shape or whatever and they'll leave them parked out on the road there. Sometimes there's Vehicles parked out on the road on Elm Street here I've seen them apart for up to two weeks it depends upon the the renters there's renters coming and going and I always try to communicate with them and ask them can you try to find you know a place to park that isn't taking up business space and some of them will will be helpful for you and some of them aren't and the way it is now if you have a vehicle purchased on your business and you go up and say well could you please move it I'm open for business here you don't have anything to stand on to be able to get them to move their vehicle like I said some of them will be agreeable to it and some not. This guy that has that bought the apartment across from the feeder there for for many years it must have been for you know well over 10 years at building set sap basically baking for a long time and nobody wanted to purchase that building the one reason because there simply isn't any parking for that they have two spots behind behind the building that they can use and that's you know not anywhere near adequate for for what they or for what they would need if they have that three apartments up there and then they also have the business down below and there's workers for that I'm not quite sure where those where the workers are parking right now but I do know that all the all the tenants are always out on Elm Elm Avenue. And uh I've talked to this guy that owns that building when we were having issues with the dogs go to the bathroom all over downtown and then up on on the roofs and talking to the previous owner this new owner he bought the building site on scene and I've talked to the one of the ranchers out there that that lived there for four years and he never ever met the owner of the building and the owner has a company management for him to find the renters and stuff like that and when I had talked to him on phone I I told them you know you can't have all these dogs here in that and he was like okay I'll try to work on that and then like about three months later it wasn't even at it but a month and a half the first people he rented it out to from people that had two large large uh black labs. So the guy doesn't really listen to when you call him up and share your complaints with them I've haven't been able to get anywhere with him I'll just giving up talking talking to him and then the cards out front it also leads to snow removal problems there's always somebody sitting in the vehicle out there and Adam always having to come and talk to Phil all about hey can we hit those vehicles to move and that and it's it's a hassle for for Phil's street department and I look at it when they turn that to a one-way and took down the two-hour parking signs to my knowledge the city never came and talked to any other businesses about taking those signs down so it was just kind of done without the businesses being aware that that was going to happen and you know I've I've talked about this issue with with Tim and Katie that I've just briefly touched with it with Ellissa because I've just been frustrated with the whole thing. But I look at it if if there was a parking if you could do it 8 AM to 8 PM business parking only and it doesn't really matter to me if they're a dog parked on there for two hours three hours or four hours as long as you're doing business downtown you know one of the problems is how do you even how do you even Force this you know to through law enforcement you know if there was two hour parking in the cops would always have to be driving by. [1:17:42] **Officer Chad Patterson:** And I I know exactly what you're talking about I've been there myself on several calls but the parking is for my own School the business is fall because they've talked to the tenants and the tenants saying yes I'll move my vehicle and then become a middle of the afternoon customer fun park they won't move it so when they call along for us can I go out there and have to talk to the tenant hey would you please move your vehicle it's legally park you know and nine times out of ten they do move it but it is a huge issue. [1:18:00] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Yeah I think you have to spend a lot of time on it you've seen me spend off quite a few I've been out there announced me quite a bit with the parking issue you got it we have to come up with some form of sign or somewhere like you said it's been the hours of eight and six or eight and five customers only but the problem with when you have like two hour parking or whatever and it's still like six o'clock then they come and they just park at four and then stay there from four you know those last two hours that's why I I had and being at the theater from eight to six doesn't exactly help out the theater because we're open later into the evening and and so is poor dairies and so is that the hair salon across from the theater so there are other businesses that are open later in into the uh Into the Night but it's it's an issue it's supposed to be a downtown business district and over here more Apartments have come in and it's just causing causing an issue I I do know that if we still had all these retailers downtown here I know that like Bert Koski amongst guys they would not have allowed this to go on as long as it has been going on but there just there needs to be you know you could call this guy and try to tell him that he needs to explain more to this records too about this about the situation but the fact is is that he just does not have the spacing for that many people using that business you know and these other businesses they're bigger taxes downtown and that they should have a right to be able to have parking in front of their businesses. [1:20:15] **Ellissa Owens:** I think uh The Next Step then you know for bringing this up then I think it's we're obligated to look at that we should uh canvas the other businesses at home um I think that's an obligation it's bad um close to that time and um it was a hardship then but the problem at that point was um employees and sure so we were trying to find a solution you know boys are off so the customers could use so I think that employees have not been doing that so much lately but I would say that there are employees parking on 4th Street and that you know like important areas and that you know they have a lot of workers over there and so on like Friday and Saturday night they could have five to six cards yeah I'm not so much concerned as they're there's delivery vehicles but uh there there's just that problem with with downtown of course to be able to find person sometimes I think with the old water tower lot there and that other lot there if there could possibly be some parking put in there there's an awful lot of utility poles in the way there and it's actually not a very large piece of property but uh it's could be possibly an option to open it up like this. I think it's a if you have consensus to take that step to uh Kansas City the business as well telling and bring that back for an agenda item for the next month. [1:22:00] **Officer Chad Patterson:** Yes because I could just interject really quick from a reinforcement perspective we would just need something to enforce I guess for us to be able to an ordinance or something that allows us to go there and say hey you need to move or this is what's going to happen and then if they don't then obviously. [1:22:15] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** So did I agree because I mean I I thought that myself you know how can you get people to come to the theater whenever they want to park. [1:22:23] **Ellissa Owens:** So yeah we would we as a police department would just need something to enforce consensus thank you. Moving on to 6D excuse me there chlorine question the prepared forecast. [1:22:50] **Phil Entner:** So we use that in our race party facility and we wanted us to separated process whether it is you will see one quote in your back it's the only one I could find the only one I could get on yourself is pliers and other benefits it is an awful lot of money however it isn't about it it was budget for him okay so yes tomorrow right now but for 30 days and how long is the product how long you know how long would it take to use it up what what's good for three days you know your uh prices the prices yeah yeah I mean but I mean how long does that last year that'll last us all year that'll last until this type of mixture because I purposely try to buy engine light or audience because prices are a little bit cheaper got you good pumpkins are called for 15 seconds oh yeah. [1:23:45] **Council Member:** Do you have a second? [1:23:48] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** All in favor say aye. [1:23:51] **Council Members:** Aye. [1:23:53] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Oppose? Motion carries. Thank you Phil. 6E Moose Lake Fire District board appointment discussion um I think always we know that uh and Bob passed away and he had been there he's been he's turned on it for many many years in the history of the city he was a representative. We have one council member it's also there um that has been on it now for five years five years already. [1:24:46] **Council Member Walter Lower III:** You've got a good job. [1:24:54] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Um so we have it off here right now. We can assign another council member to the fire district or if there are none you can open it up for public. So do we have a counselor that would like to serve a counselor I love it yes right all right I'm sure you don't need a sign you already did that but you didn't even take off just stay away you you know of one person I think that is interesting to hear one person that's you do have to open it up till I guess so okay could we advertise that please? It's one meeting a month you need um Tuesdays 6:30 the second Tuesday second Tuesday June 6:30 in the afternoon sponsor and they usually go about an hour and go over there last chance all right I guess we will advertise. Okay thank you success Brookfield Plains big contract discussion yep okay so we are going to go into a close session so F to M all those items will be discussed in the closed portion of the meeting that brings us down to the end. iPads yes... [1:27:00] **Council Member Kris Huso:** Um I was just wondering if you know that we're using currently are probably doing well free City Club administrative um I was wondering if they've been extremely effective students they know an hour he replaced a lot of computers or something but I've been having some problems trying to holding the charts and and thank you definitely having trouble with this I mean you could maybe look at which one's articles to talk today or not like that. [1:27:40] **Ellissa Owens:** You'll look at um see if they have package deals singular look at pricing and we'll talk to our to bc3 regarding the place they can come back with some options. [1:27:53] **Council Member:** Say that again I just want to look good assuming you're all alone they all would hurt you. [1:28:15] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** We'll go through seven through nine before we close. Number seven reports and corresponds at 7A the Minnesota Department of Education 2024 certification minimal local support. [1:28:30] **Ellissa Owens:** Oh yes so this is just a communication from the Minnesota Department of Education. This is the um minimum exp you know professional for expenditures for the library for 2024. So we'll be looking at this figure when we budget um we've had some issues in the past not hitting that Mark so we're going to make sure that we do so [Applause]. [1:29:05] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** The next correspondent 7b grade food home Agate Days thank you Craig. Craig is stepping away from uh um spearheading Agate Days. He's been doing it for I don't know how many years like it's many many years it's not a very good job fortunate to have yeah so as he is Thanking us for the support I like to thank them also for a good job of learning negative is always many many years city council communication. Melissa [Ellissa]... [1:29:40] **Ellissa Owens:** Um just to remember that we received from a citizen if anybody has any questions or wants to have a discussion on it please just let me know um Kathy [Troskey] wanted to make sure that this communication got canceled any questions for the council. We are the eighth committee and board meeting minutes. 8A is the park board regular meeting minutes for July 10 2023. I got one thing on the fire department near that City Works uh they didn't have them ready for some reason so we'll be getting them next month thank you. You're going to the park for it also our next meeting will be meeting at the arena and that's where we do the walk through all the parks. [1:30:22] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Um number nine announcements. We're gonna have Moose Lake City council meeting Wednesday September 13th at 4 pm right here. Lewis Lake Economic Development Authority Wednesday August 16th called Cameron to see the conference Wing. Moose Lake Library Lake commission regular meeting Tuesday August 15th 1 pm water light office. Bruce Lake housing Redevelopment boarding board Monday August 14th 11 A.M Hillside Manor office. Lewis Lake Area Fire District Tuesday September 12th 6:30 p.m. I'm going to Response Center lose weight Park Board Monday September 11th 5 p.m and actually we'll be meeting at uh maybe that's not at uh it's not right here. So with that do I have a motion to close our regular meeting? We are not a journey where I close it so can I have a second? [1:31:09] **Council Member:** Second. [1:31:10] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** All in favor say aye. [1:31:12] **Council Members:** Aye. [1:31:13] **Mayor Jim Michalski:** Opposed? Motion carries.