All right, it is 7 o'clock. I call the meeting to order. Please join me for the pledge of allegiance. 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. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Motion motion by council member Persman. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member Conrad. All those in favor say I. I >> oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. All right. Uh, is there anyone here for community comment tonight? >> Okay. Um, we have no presentations and reports. We have no public hearings. Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Motion by council member Ser. >> Second. Second by council member Pasco. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. All right. We do have one business item tonight. It is commission appointments. That's good. >> Thank you, mayor and councel. Um the city of Carver has two commissions, the heritage preservation commission and the planning commission. Um and those commissions are comprised of residents who volunteer their time and service to support the community. Commissioners play an essential role in reviewing applications and propo proposals, providing recommendations, and helping to guide the city's preservation and long-term planning. Each year, the city council makes appointments. Um, an application process is started and, uh, the city council then conducts interviews and those interviews were conducted on Monday, February 23rd. So, what I have before you is a listing of the um, open positions. There are two on the Heritage Preservation and two on the planning commission as well as a list of the applicants who had applied and interviewed for those positions. What I'll be looking for tonight is four separate motions. Um, and we'll take a vote on each and then I will fill in the spreadsheet accordingly. Great. Um, I think before we start, so we have two folks vying for two positions on the Heritage Preservation Commission. We have four folks vying for two slots on the planning commission. One of the decisions for these commissions is going to be harder than the other. Um that said, I think like I think we say this almost every year because on well for better or for worse, we do find ourselves with more applicants to the planning commission than we do, but it is I think the term is embarrassment of riches, right? Like these were all really solid candidates and everybody was fantastic and like honestly I don't think we can go wrong with any of these folks. Um, but with that, um, well, I'll start with the easy one. I'll start with, uh, Sandra Kelly for HPC. >> I'll make a motion to appoint Sandra Kelly to the Heritage Preservation Commission as a board member with a term expiring in 3129. >> I'll second. >> We have a motion by Council Member Conrad and a second by Council Member Pasco. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same side. Motion passes. >> Next is Jill. >> I'll make a motion to appoint Jill Finley to the Heritage Preservation Commission as a board member with a term expiring 312029. >> I'll second. >> All right, we've got a motion by Council Member Sar and a second by Council Member Pchman. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. Moving on to the planning commission. Um I will make a motion to appoint Sher Walsh to the planning commission as a board member with a term expiring on March 1st of 2029. I'll second. We have a motion by Mayor Johnson and a second by council member Conrad. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. I would make a motion to appoint Scott Ferman to the planning commission as a board member with a term expiring on March 1st, 2029. We have a motion. >> I will second. >> Uh motion by council member Pasco, second by council member uh Pchman, which is throw me for loop for the second time tonight. Uh any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Nay. >> Nay. >> All right. Motion passes on a 3-2 vote. Do we need to do a roll call vote? >> Uh, we don't need to. If the minutes can reflect the votes and everyone could hear clearly, there's no need for a roll. >> And who is the second? >> I was second. >> Okay. All right. Think we're done again. Like, and Drew, thank you for coming tonight. really appreciate it. Like, let's absolutely get you engaged in some way with the city >> and I would encourage you to apply again next year. I think I'm trying to think. Did you have to try two times to get on planning commission? >> I did. >> Okay. >> For city council, I don't remember. >> Okay. >> And I want to echo that, too. Uh I wasn't able to interview you in person, but I did read through your application. So, uh, please please apply again. Um, I had to choose. Uh, so, um, uh, Scott got it this time, but, uh, don't make this your last visit to city council. >> Courtney, can I say something? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I just wanted to say, too, um, for anyone who's watching or seeing, um, you know, having a nay vote on these is really hard because obviously, I mean, we wish we could take everyone. So, um I certainly don't want if Scott is watching to think that we or that I don't think he's a viable candidate as well. Um and I'm happy to welcome him to the planning commission the same as um any of our other qualified candidates who are also up um for the position. So, >> yeah, >> thanks to everyone who applied. >> Yeah, it would be great if these were 50 votes, but we don't talk ahead of time. That's a violation of open meeting laws. So we don't know where each other's heads are at collectively and that's why it's the sometimes awkward process of again choosing and making a really hard choice from a really really great candidate pool here. So all right thank you to everybody who applied. Okay, moving on. Communications Eric >> uh I'm gonna pass the ribbon cutting on to you. So no further communications. >> Uh Lord, other than the May 16th is our cleanup day. That's all I know or have to pass on for updates. >> Okay, Christie. Uh the HBC meeting this month is canceled. That is all I have. >> I have no communications either. Quiet month. >> Okay. Um let's see. First of all, uh this is our only meeting in March. Our next meeting is cancelled. So, we will not meet again until the first Monday night of April. Um, a few updates from the last couple weeks for me. On February 19th, we had the League of Monos Minnesota City's board meeting. Um, and we talked a fair amount at that meeting, like all kinds of um, league business that I will not share. You guys can find the minutes. Um, but what we did talk a fair amount about is the new yes to homes or the starter homes act which is kind of used to be called the missing middle housing legislation. Um, from the league's perspective and even today it's been a little interesting to see how like the league is playing it versus metro cities. But this is something that has not withered on the vine and in St. Paul at the state capital. It's something that still has a tremendous amount of traction and it's the leak's perspective that this is a good bill. Um there are some other states that have not negotiated and have turned out with really terrible bills um that kind of clamp down on communities and like make no mistake there are still going to be some zoning requirements um some more density requirements for communities like ours but this seems to be a usable bill. So Brent forwarded an email from Metro Cities today and then it was also in the bulletin that we all got from the league today. So um there's more information on that, but it'll be interesting to see how that's going to play out in the during this year's session. Um we had the cover business alliance last uh or on fire Friday, February 20th. Um last week the public utilities commission met. That's where they ended up going with Plan B for the Great River Energy uh line up in Delgrren Township in Carver's Future Growth area. Um and it was again like a really great experience. We were third on the agenda and I think I told you that the first meeting that we attended um one of the commissioners um in particular like Commission Commissioner Tuma was like okay this is how this is going to work and really like it's a different governing body. it's a little bit different from what we do and I wasn't he did a really great job of like bringing me along. Um and I thought that maybe that was just because of this unique situation. I thought maybe it was just because I was the mayor. No, that's how he is because with the first person on the docket, like he was very kind and explained everything to them as well and just had a really great way of working with the community and as commissioners. So, um it's not a win or lose thing, but it feels like a win. We got route option B. I think that this is a lot better. And probably perhaps most um importantly is we had a seat at the table, which was the issue in the first place is that this was kind of happening without us being involved uh from the city's perspective. Um, last Friday we had the community leaders meeting and one of the updates that the uh, school district brought up was the transportation facility that's um, slated to go into Carver. I asked for a little bit more community engagement on that because I don't want that to make news when we go through a process here and that we approve site plans and, you know, plots and those kinds of things. So, um I think they're working on that. Um yesterday I had my mayor's office hours at Carver Elementary and it was kind of cool because I had a resident who had a question and I said, "Well, if you you have that again, here's the report a concern button on the city's website. I'm going to fill this out and just kind of like pretend like I haven't concerned, but make it really clear that this is just kind of a test. Um and then I'll show you how it works." And so I was able to show them how it worked. And then we were still talking and it wasn't more than like 20 minutes later and Brent emailed me back like got it received. And so I was like, see I told you the city responds very quickly. So um that was a little bit of a test you didn't know you were taking in email. >> What did you use an inco you know? So I was like see Johnson but I was like this is just a test you guys. >> Um and then this afternoon we had the ribbon cutting at Carver Oaks which was super cool. 43 units of affordable housing for folks who are 55 or better. Um the residents started moving in last month. And I was talking to Allison, I forgot if she said that they have seven or they've got like eight or nine that are filled already. One more person is like moving in tomorrow and they plan to be fully leased up within the first six months. So one of the residents was at the ribbon cutting today. So it was super cool to talk to her and like hear how excited she was about it. She said that her cats love the building because there's so much sunshine. Um, it's also, I think, worth noting that today, right now, is exactly 11 years from the Carver Crossing meeting where I think it was the final plat was approved for Carver Crossing. Um, and for those of us who were on the planning commission, Eric was the chair of the planning commission, which was a meeting that was hard that took place a few months before. Um but for those of us who are around um that was a really hard meeting. However, the 50 vote that that meeting yielded really paved the way for today's ribbon cutting. I'm not sure that we would have had a ribbon cutting for something like the building that we had cover place that we had probably well that was in September and then the ribbon cutting that today if we wouldn't have had those leaders in place who made that decision. Um, let's see. Just a few more things. Um, wanted to welcome Marty Ragnau to our business community. We approved a lease as part of our consent agenda for 490 Old Carver Road. Um, so super excited um to see to learn a little bit more about her business. Um, let's see. And then just echoing the the kudos for Brian. That was an email that was sent to me by a resident who said he came in to take a look at my windows and he found something that needs to be fixed before the inspection passes. So like I'm not sure that he necessarily passed inspection and he still had a really great experience with Ryan, you know. And then I think when I got new windows done they say like make sure you get your smoke detectors are in place and whatever and he helped with that and just it's so good. Like I will admit that I'm a little biased and I know that our folks are the best, but to hear it from our residents, like that's just super reassuring. So that is it for me. Yeah. >> Just uh in a kind of an irony moment, uh Dr. Arathki, the superintendent of the schools, just texted me uh tonight and just wanted me to pass along that she connected with the school board and relayed the request by the council or the mayor that the uh school district participate or engage the community in conversations about the future transportation center. So, your message was >> already delivered in a serendipitous manner. >> Fantastic. Maybe she's one of the tens and tens that are watching tonight. Okay, fantastic. Um, that's all I had. I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Motion by council member Conrad. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member Pchman. You guys always scare me like you want to stay here all night. Uh, all those in favor say I. I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes.