Here is the transcribed townhall meeting with speaker names added based on the provided context and meeting dialogue. [0:00] **Mayor Spooner:** Call the Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 Faribault City Council meeting to order. Our first item is roll call. [0:05] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Present. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Here. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Here. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Here. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Here. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Here. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Here. And pledge allegiance. [0:21] **Mayor Spooner:** 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. [0:40] **Mayor Spooner:** Our second item is the approval of the agenda. [0:43] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. [0:47] **Council Member Rowan:** I'll second. [0:48] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Rowan. All those in favor signify by saying I. All opposed. Motion passes. Next item is a presentation for the safe summer kickoff proclamation. Chief, I can get you on camera. [1:18] **Mayor Spooner:** The office of the mayor of city of Faribault proclamation. Whereas the Faribault Police Department is sponsoring a community event and engagement opportunity at North Alexander Park on Safe Summer Kickoff, May 29, 2025. Whereas the Safe Summer Kickoff coincides with the last day of public schools and is focused on their students' families having a safe summer. Whereas all members of the community are invited to attend this event, engage with police departments, participate in interactive activities, interact with police department equipment, and observe police-led demonstrations. Whereas numerous local businesses and individuals have donated money and materials to provide safe summer kickoff attendees with free food, entertainment, and 150 bicycles and safety equipment given away. Whereas we encourage all citizens to attend and celebrate the year-end of our school year and the onset of a safe summer. Now therefore, I, Thomas Spooner, Mayor, do hereby proclaim Thursday, May 29th, Safe Summer Kickoff in the City of Faribault. [3:00] **Police Chief Sherwin:** It's going to be busy. [3:59] **Mayor Spooner:** On to item number four, approval of the minutes of May 13th, City Council. [4:05] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. Make a motion to approve May 13 City Council minutes. [4:13] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [4:15] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Doumbouya, second by van Sluis. All those in favor signify by saying I. [4:19] **Council Members:** I. [4:20] **Mayor Spooner:** All opposed. Motion passes. Request to be heard. Were there any up there? Consent agenda items, items 6A through 6H. Would anybody like anything pulled for discussion? Being none, I'll take a motion. [4:45] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner, I'd like to make a motion to approve consent agenda items 6A through 6H. [4:55] **Council Member Thiele:** I second. [4:57] **Mayor Spooner:** Second by Thiele. All those in favor? [4:59] **Council Members:** I. [5:00] **Mayor Spooner:** All opposed. Motion passes. Item number seven, public hearings. The first one is Ordinance 2025-2 annexing certain land from Wells Township into the city on its second reading. Harry Davis will give that. [5:20] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Thank you, mayor. Good evening. And for this particular item, this is the second reading of this ordinance. It's annexing land just next to our northern industrial park. There have been no substantial changes to the ordinance since you've last seen it. We're recommending approval. Alongside this is the summary publication of that ordinance. So that summary publication, just to note very quickly, requires, I believe, a three-fifths vote at minimum in order for that to pass. [5:51] **Mayor Spooner:** Any questions? Seeing none. Oh, guess we got to open public hearing. [5:58] **Council Member Ross:** I'll make a motion to open the public hearing. [6:06] **Council Member Rowan:** I'll second. [6:10] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion to open public hearing by Ross, seconded by Rowan. All those in favor? [6:14] **Council Members:** I. [6:15] **Mayor Spooner:** We're in our public hearing. Anybody like to speak on this matter? Seeing none, come forward. I'll take a motion to close public. [6:26] **Council Member Ross:** So moved. [6:27] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [6:28] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, seconded by van Sluis. All in favor saying I. We are out of public hearing. This is an ordinance. [6:40] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I will make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-2. [6:52] **Council Member Rowan:** Second. [6:54] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. [7:18] **Council Member van Sluis:** Move. [7:19] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [7:20] **Mayor Spooner:** Okay, I have a motion by van Sluis, seconded by Thiele. All those in favor? [7:23] **Council Members:** I. [7:24] **Mayor Spooner:** All opposed. Motion passes. Next resolution 2025-144 order improvements, approve plans, and establish a bid date for 2025 miscellaneous street construction projects contract 2025-45. Mark DuChene, the director. [7:53] **Mark DuChene (City Engineer):** Thank you, Mayor Spooner, members of the council, and the public. Before you tonight is a public hearing for our miscellaneous street reconstruction improvement projects. We've kind of truncated this project. We're going to do the public hearing and order the plans and approve the plans and set the bid date all in one. There are some special assessments tied to this project, but they're being done at the proposers' request. So they waived all their rights to the hearings. Our 2025 miscellaneous street reconstruction improvement contract is actually three street segments. The new construction of Amber Court which is tied to the Riverview Ridge Plat project, and then the reconstruction and realignment of two intersections: Grant Street and Park Avenue on the north side of Trunk Highway 60, and then the Y-intersection of Old Forest Street and Division Street by Crown Cork and Seal. The first segment to discuss here is that Y-intersection. As you can see, the proposal here is to realign Old Fourth Street as it intersects with Division Street to hook it in to become more of a right angle. Following the county redoing the Old Fourth Street and Lindale Avenue intersection here a number of years ago, traffic on Old Fourth Street drastically decreased. We did traffic counts a year or two after that project was completed and there's three to four times the amount of traffic doing the movement from Division Street to Old Fourth Street. Rather than having to pull up to that intersection off of Division Street and crank your head at that goofy Y-angle, we'll actually make Division Street the through movement, and then if you're coming westbound on Old Fourth Street, you'll actually pull up to a stop condition at a 90-degree angle. Also worked to reconfigure that intersection after discussions with Crown Cork and Seal's management. They don't have a lot of truck traffic that goes out that way, but we've designed that intersection so a truck can make that right turn. The second street segment is the construction of Amber Court. The Klebers have purchased this parcel for development of a single-family home. As you recall, through the planning processes, they did not have legal frontage. In order to get them legal frontage, we came to an agreement to construct Amber Court off of Crystal Lane. This provides frontage for not only the Riverview Ridge parcel, but also the adjacent parcel. We've worked with the adjacent property owners on a cost-share agreement for special assessments. The city agreed to pay for the portion of street utility works for Amber Court up to the plat boundary of the Stone Ridge plat, which should have been done at the time of that plat, but was not. The third project in here is the realignment of Grant Street on the north side of Trunk Highway 60. A number of years ago, the city purchased 422 Park Avenue for the purpose of this realignment. We are going to pull back the Grant Street intersection at Park Avenue from Trunk Highway 60. Provide some stacking distance here for cars to stop at that stop sign to make turns onto or across Highway 60, similar to what was done when the Aldi development happened on the south side of the road. Total estimated project cost of just under $520,000 for all three road segments. I will mention previously when we initiated this project, First Avenue between Third and Fourth Street was included. We're still waiting for the county project to come together on that Rice County block, so we pulled that street out. We are looking at a bid date of June 18th to award construction the following week. We anticipate construction to start July/August with final completion in November. With that, I'll take any questions. [14:13] **Mayor Spooner:** Any questions for director DuChene? Being none, I'll take a motion to open the public hearing. [14:21] **Council Member Doumbouya:** I'll make a motion to open. [14:23] **Council Member Ross:** Second. [14:37] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Doumbouya, second by Ross. All those in favor to open public hearing? Anyone like to speak on this matter? Seeing none, this is your last chance. I'll take a motion to close public hearing. [14:56] **Council Member Ross:** So moved. [14:57] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [15:00] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Thiele to close public hearing. All those in favor signify by saying I. We are out of public hearing. I'll make a motion for acceptance. [15:15] **Council Member Ross:** I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2025-144. [15:20] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [15:22] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion to approve by Ross, second by van Sluis. Signify by saying I. Motion passes. Our third public hearing is Ordinance 2025-6, dedication of the public right-of-way along Grant Street. Mark. [15:45] **Mark DuChene (City Engineer):** Thank you, Mayor Spooner. Before you tonight is an action related to the one we just passed, and this is dedicating that portion of 422 Park Avenue that the city purchased as public right-of-way for the purposes of realigning Grant Street. The area hatched in blue here is the portion of the lot that was purchased. The remaining portion will be saved for a future action. We've talked to some folks who are interested in possibly purchasing it for a single-family construction. At this time, we are dedicating the portion that we need via ordinance. Before you tonight is the first reading. [16:58] **Mayor Spooner:** Seeing none, I'll take a motion to open public hearing. [17:02] **Council Member van Sluis:** So moved. [17:04] **Council Member Ross:** Second. [17:13] **Mayor Spooner:** Any people like to speak on this matter? Seeing nobody come forward, I'll take a motion to close public hearing. [17:23] **Council Member Ross:** So moved. [17:24] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [17:28] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Thiele to close public hearing. All those in favor say I. Passes. Motion to approve Ordinance 2025-6. [17:44] **Council Member Thiele:** So moved. [17:45] **Council Member Rowan:** Second. [17:56] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. [18:22] **Mayor Spooner:** On to items for discussion. Item A, Mighty Fine Coffee, 127 14th Street Northwest. We have a comprehensive plan amendment, zoning map amendment, preliminary and final plat changes, ordinance variance, and a conditional use permit. Harry Davis, once again. [18:49] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Thank you, mayor. We have a rather complicated project. These requests are made by Steve Underdahl. The comprehensive plan is to take this from an established residential neighborhood to commercial residential use. The first set of variances are for lot size and surface area. Zoning is to go from C1 to C2 to combine these two properties for a drive-thru specifically. For the comprehensive plan, staff does not see any issues. It's at the crossroads between two major city streets. We do believe it meets the criteria for the conditional use permit. The Planning Commission did hear some public comment in support of the use, and the commission did recommend approval. [23:51] **Mayor Spooner:** Any questions for staff? [23:53] **Council Member Ross:** Thank you, mayor. Just for clarification on the site plan—it looks like there are four or five parking spaces on top of the U of the drive-thru? [24:08] **Harry Davis (Planning):** There aren't any parking spaces there; it's all pretty much on the south side. [24:28] **Council Member Rowan:** Yeah, I've got a quick one. Dave, do you want all these as one motion or separate? [25:30] **Mayor Spooner:** All right. We'll take them individually. [25:42] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2025-132. [25:50] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [25:55] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by van Sluis on Resolution 2025-132, comprehensive plan amendment. All favor signify by saying I. Motion passes. [26:14] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Mayor Spooner, I make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-133. [26:18] **Council Member Rowan:** I'll second. [26:20] **Mayor Spooner:** Resolution 2025-133 variances on lot area and impervious surface. All in favor say I. Motion passes. Item number three, Ordinance 2025-4. [26:41] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-4. [26:45] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [27:09] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. Motion passes. Item number four. [27:30] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-134. [27:34] **Council Member Barnes:** Second. [27:38] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Barnes to approve resolution 2025-134. Final plats for Mighty Fine Coffee. All favor say I. Motion passes. Item number five. [27:56] **Council Member Rowan:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. Make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-135. [28:00] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [28:05] **Mayor Spooner:** CUP for 14th Street Northwest. All those in favor? Motion passes. Item number six. [28:20] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Approve Resolution 2025-136. [28:23] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [28:25] **Mayor Spooner:** Approved variance for parking area setbacks and drive-thru stacking spaces. All those in favor? Motion passes. Item B, Mala Auto Body, 190 20th Street Northwest. Harry Davis. [29:06] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Thank you, mayor and council. The applicant is Steve Underdahl representing Mala Auto Body. It's at 190 20th Street Northwest, located just north of Kwik Trip. The applicants have acquired the neighboring property and are looking to expand their business. They need to vacate a drainage and utility easement, plat to combine those two properties, and amend their current conditional use permit for major auto repair. Staff sees no issues with the vacation or the plat. At Planning Commission, there was no public comment and the commission gave unanimous approval. [31:24] **Mayor Spooner:** All right. I'll entertain a motion on item number one. [31:33] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner, I will make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-5. [31:37] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [31:40] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by van Sluis on Ordinance 2025-5 to vacate an easement. [31:55] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. On item number two. [32:15] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-137. [32:18] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [32:20] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Thiele to approve resolution. All favor? Motion passes. Item number three. [32:43] **Council Member Rowan:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to approve 2025-138. [32:46] **Council Member Barnes:** Second. [32:48] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Rowan, second by Barnes to approve Resolution 2025-138, approval of a conditional use. All favor say I. Motion passes. Item C, David Blae at 1216 First Street Northeast. [33:26] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Thank you, mayor. This is for a set of conditional use permit and some variances submitted by David Blae for his property at 1216 First Street Northeast. It's for a 4,000 square foot accessory structure. The property is about 7.3 acres. The request is to increase the accessory structure size. Next are variances to allow the location of the garage to be closer to the street than the house, and to go from the allowed 1,080 feet to 4,000 square feet. Staff sees no issues with the conditional use permit or the location of the garage, as it's on the flattest part of the site. For the next two variances regarding size, staff's point of view is that it doesn't meet the practical difficulty standard. However, the Planning Commission recommended approving all requests. They did ask City Council to direct staff to look into an ordinance amendment that would allow larger accessory structures on larger lots within the city. [38:48] **Council Member Ross:** Thank you, mayor. Um, just for educational purposes here, Mr. Davis, how does this affect future landowners of this piece if it's cut up? [39:05] **Harry Davis (Planning):** The lot has quite a bit of topography, so it might be difficult to develop or subdivide. You would not be able to have that accessory structure be on its own lot; you need an accessory structure to be tied to a principal structure. [40:11] **Council Member Ross:** And will they use the same horseshoe driveway? [40:58] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Yes, Council Member Ross. They will be using their existing driveway. [41:56] **Mayor Spooner:** Mr. Blae, would you like to say anything? [42:00] **David Blae (Applicant):** Oh, I was just going to say like we are on our own land. So, the odds of that being split down the road is probably zero. [42:39] **Council Member Rowan:** I did watch the original planning commission meeting. They were nearly divided more on the size of the lot. [43:02] **Mayor Spooner:** All right. We'll look at item number one, Resolution 2025-139. [43:15] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-139. [43:20] **Council Member van Sluis:** Second. [43:22] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by van Sluis. All favor signify by saying I. Motion passes. Item number two. [43:35] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. Make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-140. [43:40] **Council Member Barnes:** Second. [43:42] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Doumbouya, second by Barnes to approve variance for placing an accessory structure in the front yard. All favor signify I. Motion passes. Item number three. [44:05] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Mayor Spooner, if council does grant that particular resolution, it would be really helpful for staff to have some guidance because approving this is going to result in a lot of interest in similar things elsewhere in the city. [45:10] **Mayor Spooner:** Something you want tonight? [45:12] **Jessica Kinser (City Administrator):** Yes, we can put this on the June 3rd work session for more discussion. [45:22] **Mayor Spooner:** Attorney Riggs, do you have any thoughts on this? [45:30] **Scott Riggs (City Attorney):** I think Harry explained it very well—that you have an issue in your code that should be looked at if you are moving forward with this. [46:06] **Council Member Ross:** No living quarters in this, correct? [46:12] **Harry Davis (Planning):** No, Council Member Ross. Just an accessory structure or garage. [46:46] **Council Member Ross:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve Resolution 2025-141. [46:50] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [46:52] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion by Ross, second by Thiele. All favor signify I. Motion passes. Next item, Ordinance 2025-7. Harry Davis. [47:30] **Harry Davis (Planning):** This is to potentially allow "proof of parking" in commercial districts. We've had redevelopment projects where our ordinance requires an extreme amount of parking compared to what they actually use. This would allow businesses to build 70% of what is required, and the other 30% could be built later if staff determines it's needed—for example, if people start parking on the grass. [50:17] **Council Member Ross:** This applies only to commercial development, correct? [50:19] **Harry Davis (Planning):** Yes, Council Member Ross. Specifically non-residential. [50:49] **Council Member Rowan:** I still don't buy it because you're saying that it should be this, but we'll make an exception, but if it's not right, we'll hold you to the other standard. It just seems like a band-aid. [53:18] **Scott Riggs (City Attorney):** I understand exactly what you're saying, but this is the tool to get you there because we can't put numbers in the code that are perfect for every business. This gives the tool to staff to deal with it. [55:33] **Council Member Rowan:** I'll make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-7. [55:35] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Second. [55:49] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. Ordinance 2025-3, Harry Davis. [56:16] **Harry Davis (Planning):** This is the second reading of the amendment to the shoreline land uses. No significant changes. We recommend approval. [57:01] **Council Member Rowan:** Mayor Spooner, I make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-3. [57:05] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [57:11] **City Clerk Slechta:** Council member Barnes? **Council Member Barnes:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Doumbouya? **Council Member Doumbouya:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Ross? **Council Member Ross:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Rowan? **Council Member Rowan:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** van Sluis? **Council Member van Sluis:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Thiele? **Council Member Thiele:** Aye. **City Clerk Slechta:** Mayor Spooner? **Mayor Spooner:** Aye. Motion passes. [57:36] **Council Member Rowan:** Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve Ordinance 2025-3 summary publication. [57:40] **Council Member Doumbouya:** Second. [57:59] **Mayor Spooner:** All those in favor? Motion passes. Resolution 2025-145, Mark DuChene. [58:15] **Mark DuChene (City Engineer):** Council members, I'm excited to present final plans for the Northern Links Trail project. This dates back to 2009. This project would complete that trail extension from Huelet Avenue along the south side of Highway 3. We are proposing a box culvert trail crossing underneath the railroad. The railroad is allowing us to shut the rail down for 7 days. Total estimated project cost is just over $1.5 million, with over 50% funded through federal transportation dollars. [1:02:53] **Council Member Ross:** Is that going to affect the traffic on Highway 3 at all? [1:02:58] **Mark DuChene (City Engineer):** No, it won't affect Highway 3 traffic. [1:04:43] **Council Member Barnes:** I walk that path quite often. I wanted to commend the city because when there is graffiti, it's covered within a day or two. Good job on them. [1:05:04] **Council Member Rowan:** Mayor Spooner, make a motion to approve resolution 2025-145. [1:05:06] **Council Member Ross:** Second. [1:05:25] **Mayor Spooner:** Motion passes. Item number nine, bids. We have none. Boards, commissions, reports, announcements. [1:05:30] **Jessica Kinser (City Administrator):** Just some really quick updates. We closed the ash tree removal program. We're looking at 98 different properties with 179 different trees. Our next council chat will be on June 11th at 5:00 p.m. at the Great Hall to discuss the dams on the Cannon River. Also, the Residents Academy kicks off next Wednesday and is filled at 12 people. [1:07:33] **Council Member Rowan:** I'll be on vacation next week, so I will not be attending the meeting. [1:07:53] **Council Member Ross:** I have two announcements. This Saturday we have the Straight River Artsfest at Central Park and BBQ Fest is also Saturday. [1:08:20] **Council Member van Sluis:** I just have one. This past week my wife and I, former mayor-elect, and David Wanberg went to Würzburg, Germany to visit sister cities. I asked a manager there what the two biggest concerns were, and he said "housing and transportation." Unbelievable. 5,000 miles away and it's the same. [1:09:34] **Mayor Spooner:** If you have not been to the safe summer kickoff, you're missing out. Great job, Chief. It's this Thursday. Motion to adjourn. [1:10:00] **Council Member Ross:** So moved. [1:10:01] **Council Member Thiele:** Second. [1:10:02] **Mayor Spooner:** All those in favor say I. Adjourned.