Based on the context provided and the flow of the meeting, here is the transcribed townhall with speaker names added. *Note: The transcript mentions "Councilor Nelson" and "Councilor Hauschild" (phonetically transcribed in your text as "house child" or "host child"). While they were not in your initial list, they are clearly identified by the Mayor during the meeting.* [0:00] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** it's 6 30 let's stand for 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 [0:24] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** roll call please counselor geisler counselor nelson here counselor... [0:30] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** public hearings we have no public hearings this evening mr mulder would you like to address communications [0:38] **City Administrator John Mulder:** we give you the list of the correspondence we didn't include anything in the file right in the packet but if you want anything we can send that to you [0:47] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you um we had a short presentation at pre-agenda about the capital improvement plan for the next five years now we are on item eight public discussion that is a time when any individual can address the council about any item not on the agenda we ask that you limit your time to three minutes per person [1:11] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there anyone either present in chambers or online or wishes to speak to the council at this time [1:26] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there anyone that wishes to participate in public discussion with the council if so state your name and address for the record [1:42] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** last opportunity for public discussion [1:50] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** with [no] more public discussion we'll move on to the consent agenda do we have a motion for the consent agenda [1:58] **Councilor Hauschild:** so moved [1:59] **Councilor Nelson:** second [2:00] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor house child second by councillor nelson roll call please [2:07] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson hi counselor [hauschild] hi counselor geisler oh hi start over helen stern nelson hi counselor host child aye counselor geisler aye mayor boucher aye [2:25] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** ordinances we have the first reading for ordinance 2022-08 an ordinance amending title to the hermanntown city code by amending the official zoning map parcel eight zero 395-015800 zero eight zero [2:37] **City Administrator John Mulder:** in reference to returning payton acres to our three zoning that's correct uh this is the first reading so there will be no action this evening on this [2:46] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolutions resolution 2022-88 resolution approving question to be posed to voters regarding a proposed hermantown sales tax for the hermital community recreation initiative do we have a motion [3:04] **Councilor Geissler:** motion to approve [3:05] **Councilor Hauschild:** second [3:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor geisler second by consular host child mr mulder sir [3:12] **City Administrator John Mulder:** as you recall this was tabled from the uh our last meeting for a chance for public input and for um council to uh to review it a little bit further [3:23] **City Administrator John Mulder:** um and these are the if the special the legislature calls the special session does allow for one question we have one question ready if they don't you have the three questions one for the arena one for the uh fichner park improvements and one for the trails [3:43] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do you have any questions or comments from council is there any public input on this resolution [3:55] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-8 if so please state your name and address for the record [4:08] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** last opportunity for public input on this resolution roll call please [4:14] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** [Haus]child hi counselor [Geissler] hi [counselor] nelson hi mayor hi [4:23] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-89 resolution approving special use permit for construction of an accessory structure in excess of 1200 square feet in the r3 zoning district at 5243 hermantown road and imposing conditions thereon do we have a motion [4:44] **Councilor Nelson:** [motion to] approve [4:46] **Councilor Geissler:** [second] [4:47] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor nelson second by councillor geisler mr mulder [4:52] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so this was uh through the plan and zoning commission at their last meeting um this allows for the applicant to have a large accessory structure um there is also a variance because of some of the wetland impacts so that's what you're asked to approve tonight [5:14] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you any council comment on this or questions is there any public input on this resolution if so please state your name and address [5:30] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-89 [5:41] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on this resolution hearing none they'd ask for a roll call [5:47] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** conster geisler... [5:51] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-90 resolution appointing election judges for the primary election of august 9 2022 we have a motion [6:04] **Councilor Hauschild:** so moved [6:05] **Councilor Nelson:** second [6:06] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor house child second by counselor nelson mr muller [6:12] **City Administrator John Mulder:** this is a requirement as part of the election process where you need to appoint judges to uh for the primary and we'll have a resolution in the future for the general election in november [6:26] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you are there any questions or comments from council i'd like to thank all these people for stepping up and taking part in this it's a great help to the community and to our city clerk is there any public input on this matter if so please state your name and address for the record [6:52] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-90 [7:04] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** do we have any public input on this resolution either in chambers or online roll call please [7:11] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson aye council host child aye councillor geisler [aye] mayor boucher aye [7:21] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-91 resolution authorizing and directing the mayor and city clerk to execute and deliver amended lease agreement with state of minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension do we have a motion [7:38] **Councilor Geissler:** motion to approve [7:39] **Councilor Nelson:** second [7:40] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor geisler second by councillor nelson mr muller [7:45] **City Administrator John Mulder:** as i said in the memo we've released space in the old city hall since since 2013 to the bureau of criminal apprehension they have the subsequent agreements with the fbi and their security policy says that they need to have um this um management patrol agreement with all of these uh entities so that's a requirement of the lease [8:12] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you do we have any questions or comments from council is there any public input on resolution 2022-91 [8:22] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input if so please state your name and address for the record [8:34] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on this resolution [8:48] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor nelson hi mayor boucher aye [8:54] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** resolution 2022-[92] resolution approving a grant agreement between st louis county and the city of hermantown and authorizing and directing the mayor and city clerk to execute and deliver such grant agreement on behalf of the city of germantown do you have a motion to approve [9:13] **Councilor Nelson:** [motion to approve] [9:14] **Councilor Hauschild:** second [9:15] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by councillor nelson second by councillor hostchild mr mulder [9:21] **City Administrator John Mulder:** so back in september we applied for a grant to the county for planning purposes for broadband and um we just received the agreement back within the last month so we're asking the council to approve this grant agreement so that we could uh hire some people with a little more expertise than currently staff has for the broadband task force [9:45] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** thank you questions or comments from council i'm glad that we're able to get some seed money to get things moving hopefully we can get some other grants when it's time for construction specific projects we need to get the planning started first unfortunately the broadband expansion is going to be some type of a piecemeal program and may take advantage of opportunities as they become available uh anything else from council is there any [10:22] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** is there any public input on resolution 2022-92 if there's any public input on this matter please state your name and address for the record roll call please [10:44] **City Clerk Alissa McClure:** counselor geisler hi councillor nelson hi counselor [Hauschild] aye mayor boucher hi [10:55] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** uh next we have a motion to recess do we have a motion [11:00] **Councilor Geissler:** motion to recess [11:01] **Councilor Nelson:** second [11:02] **Mayor Wayne Boucher:** motion by counselor geisler second by counselor nelson all in favor aye oppose [none] and i'd like to thank uh